Upload photos of wildlife taken in Adachi City to the app, observe autumn nature and help create the city’s own wildlife guide. Those who complete the quest can enter a prize drawing.
Nature events
Explore event ideas connected to Nature, with practical details and source links on each listing.
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Explore Tokyo nature through 8K video, a large map with tablets and wildlife-sound rhythm activities, plus research by Minato schoolchildren. The exhibition includes a balancing-dragonfly craft on September 16–October 12: 10:00–18:00, last reception 17:45, about 15 minutes, around 5 people per session, free with no booking. Grade 3 and younger must be accompanied by a guardian aged 18 or over.
Explore seasonal grasses, flowers and insects in the normally closed Suntory Hall rooftop garden. Combine with Music Week; closed October 7.
A citizen-participation survey recording urban wildlife through Biome, with Link Biotope also worth exploring. Claiming achievement points is separate from joining the survey and takes place at Gateway Studio on October 31.
Four extended evenings to observe animals and hear autumn insects. Elephants, tigers and polar bears are scheduled until 19:30; some bird areas, apes and the children’s farm close earlier
Outdoor lawn cinema with food-education quizzes, stargazing and readings. Choose films to suit your child’s interests and comfort level
Walk approximately 4 km along the Arakawa River, visiting 5 booths to learn about nature through wildlife quizzes and missions. No registration required. Check in near the Senju Shinbashi Green Space parking lot or the Ogi Golf Driving Range. Bicycles cannot be used for the rally, and no car or bicycle parking is available.
Conservation exhibits, stamps, island talks and keeper presentations. Coloring Oct 17, 13:30–14:30; storytelling Oct 18 at 11:00; wildcat sticker makeovers both days 10:30–12:00 and 13:30–15:00
A day trip to walk through an autumn forest with a forestry professional, discover its secrets and views, make preserved foods using forest produce, and visit Hinohara Factory.
Explore Odaiba's parks with wildlife specialists, observing birds and insects and discussing their connections to everyday life and ecosystems. Bad weather moves the programme indoors.
A family gardening activity to create a mixed planter using autumn and winter flower seedlings and Halloween decorations.
Look for small creatures in Marunouchi and contribute to an autumn survey of urban biodiversity.
Learn about red pandas, pheasants and other animals sharing giant pandas’ highland habitat in China through a stamp rally. There are currently no giant pandas in Panda Forest.
A day-long nature tour from the Tokyo Station area to Hinohara Village, with an autumn forest walk and woodworking, including places reserved for Meguro City parent-child participants.
A community event bringing people together across generations and disabilities for nature observation in Mejiro no Mori and indoor activities such as treasure-hunt games.
Walk through the forest looking for acorns and other tree nuts in an autumn nature-observation session for children and their parents.
Experience tea indoors or outdoors in a historic garden, including an English-interpreted tea session, plus ikebana and Edo tsumami crafts. Kabuki, paper cutting, traditional acrobatics and puppetry are also featured.
A day-long nature tour from the Tokyo Station area to Hinohara Village, with a mountain-trail walk and forest wreath making, including places reserved for Meguro City parent-child participants.
A day trip by bus for single-parent families in Taito City, departing from Taito City Office to visit Hachimitsu Kobo and Kamogawa Sea World in Chiba Prefecture.
Fish for gobies and observe waterside life around Sakurabashi Bridge on the Sumida River. Those interested can also register in advance for the concurrent Let’s Investigate River Water activity.
Activities include displays of Animal Welfare Week posters and pet photos, an introduction to the Tokyo Metropolitan Animal Welfare and Consultation Center, a stamp rally, stage events and more.