Who it is for

Families visiting Japan, international families living here, and Japanese families locally.

Ages

From a few months old to 18. Your child spends the day with local children their own age — the same rooms, classes and schools Japanese and international families living here use for their own.

What you book

Half a day, a full day, or several days together — a nursery place, a drop-in room, a day at an international school, or a real lesson: calligraphy, piano, karate, soroban.

How it works

You find it, book it and pay in the app. We handle the provider, the payment and the day.

In your language

English or Japanese in the app, whichever you read — no paper forms and no phone call in a language you do not speak. The listing says whether staff speak English, before you book.

Give your child Japan, in the language you already speak.

What you have been putting off

The long bus ride. The onsen. The massage. Omakase. A film, all the way through.

What your child gets

Time with children their own age, doing something they cannot do at home — and would talk about for a year.

What you get

The rest of it back. Or three hours of nothing at all, which is also allowed.

Wanting a few hours to yourself is not a failure of love. It is how the other twenty-one stay good.

Registered and checked

Entity verification before a single place goes live — 履歴事項全部証明書, 登記事項証明書 or 開業届. Then one third-party document (liability insurance, or a governing body with its own standards to lose) and a signed safety declaration covering premises and staff.

On the listing

The price, the ages taken, the hours, what to bring, whether a parent stays or it is a drop-off, and whether staff speak English.

What they are told

Allergies, medication, dietary needs and anything you write down go to that provider, for that booking — and to nobody else. Declare a severe allergy and only providers with confirmed epinephrine and anaphylaxis training can be booked.

At the door

One adult brings the whole party. The provider recognizes them from their verified photo and the name on the booking — the same check at pickup, or add another adult yourself, in advance.

Your child is not handed to anybody we cannot name.

When you book

The card is stored so the day can go ahead. Nothing is taken.

Free to cancel

Until the cutoff on your booking — 24 hours, 3 days or 7 days before, depending on the provider. The listing says which, before you pay. Two taps, no email, no explaining yourself.

Then

The charge goes through at that cutoff, and after it the booking is non-refundable. Book inside that window and there was never a free period — the booking screen says so before you pay.

They cannot take you

Some providers read the request before confirming. If they decline, or the clock runs out, nothing is charged.

You will never meet a charge you were not shown first.

1. 1 Search your city and your dates. Filter by your child’s age and by English-speaking staff. You see only what is genuinely open on those days.
2. 2 Choose. Some providers confirm on the spot; others read your request first — the listing says which before you commit to anything.
3. 3 Pay in the app. You get the address, the hours, what to bring, and a person to reach if the day changes.

Use TABITOTS at checkout and your first booking is 5% off.