Unko Museum Tokyo with Kids: Tickets, Ages & Our Honest Review

Unko Museum Tokyo is a colorful, interactive short visit for children who enjoy silly games and photo spots. "Unko" means "poop" in Japanese, and this Odaiba play space is built around cartoon poop-emoji characters — it's clean, bright, and genuinely funny. My 5-year-old daughter laughed for a solid hour straight.

As a local dad who's taken my daughter here myself, here's what it actually is, what it costs, and whether it's worth fitting into your Odaiba day alongside LEGOLAND and Miraikan.

Table of Contents

• Quick Facts
• What Is Unko Museum, Actually?
• How to Book Tickets
• Our Visit: What Happened, Hour by Hour
• What Locals Know
• Food, Diaper Changing, and Practical Notes
• Getting There
• Verdict

Quick Facts

Ticket option: Check Unko Museum Tokyo tickets on Klook (affiliate link). Confirm the Tokyo location, child age bands, entry time and cancellation conditions before paying.

What Is Unko Museum, Actually?

Before you write this off as too weird or too gross for a family trip — don't. In Japan, "unko" (poop) is a beloved comedy character in kids' culture, similar to how silly bathroom humor shows up in cartoons everywhere, except here it's built into an entire cheerful, pastel-colored museum. Nothing is realistic or dirty-looking; everything is a smiling, soft-serve-shaped cartoon character in candy colors. Think of it as a giant, walkable meme — and one of the most purely photogenic attractions in Tokyo for family social media.

It's located on the 2nd floor of DiverCity Tokyo Plaza in Odaiba, a different building from LEGOLAND Discovery Center at DECKS Tokyo Beach. Miraikan is in a separate museum building too. Allow outdoor walking time between them, especially in rain.

The Unko Fever screen during our visit — the attraction is inside DiverCity Tokyo Plaza.

How to Book Tickets

Start with the official English ticket page and FAQ, or compare the English-language Klook option above. Same-day tickets are also sold at reception when capacity permits; advance booking is useful on busy dates.

Choose your entry time around food and toilet breaks. The official FAQ says tickets cannot normally be canceled or rescheduled and there is no re-entry after leaving. Check the terms shown by your seller before payment.

The adult price varies by date; children's tickets have separate age bands. Confirm the final family total on the calendar, including accompanying adults, before buying.

Our Visit: What Happened, Hour by Hour

We arrived a few minutes before our booked entry time and joined a short line of other families with the same time slot — we were inside within about 10 minutes.

The opening video. Right after entry, everyone watches a short introduction film (shown with English and Chinese language options) that sets up the museum's over-the-top premise. Everyone shouts "unko!" together at the end before moving on — my daughter thought this was hilarious before we'd even seen an exhibit.

Making your own poop. The first interactive station has kids sit on a toilet-shaped seat and shout a cue word to "produce" an on-screen poop character in a color of their choosing. My daughter picked a sparkly pink one. You're handed a little wand-like prop here, which is your cue that the self-guided, wander-freely part of the museum has begun.

MY UNKO MAKER — every kid picks a pastel toilet, sits down, and shouts. It sets the tone for everything after.

Photo spots everywhere. A huge portion of the museum is really a string of elaborately designed photo backdrops: a kaleidoscope room where poop characters multiply infinitely around you, a "flying poop" backdrop, a mock convenience store stocked with poop-themed products, a neon sign wall, and a princess-tea-party-themed set. We enjoyed taking photos here, but you do not need to use social media to enjoy the sets.

The volcano. A giant poop "volcano" sits at the center of the museum and periodically erupts, launching soft plush poop balls into a surrounding ball pit, which kids then scramble to collect. This drew an instant crowd every time it went off.

Hop! Step! Jumpoo! This was, without question, my daughter's favorite part of the entire museum — she would have kept playing if we had let her. Poop characters are projected onto the floor and kids stomp on them to rack up points on a big display. It's simple, physical, and endlessly repeatable, which is exactly what a 5-year-old wants.

The animal derby. Four cartoon poop-animals race randomly while kids cheer from team sections. My daughter picked a favorite and yelled "go, go!" the whole way through.

The derby racers — fluffy poop-animals, tails and all, waiting for the start.

The throwing game. This had the longest wait of our visit — about 30 minutes — and offers several versions (aim for a target that "grows flowers," or one where you break through a wall to reveal world landmarks). My daughter got 9 throws and made it to a virtual Mt. Fuji; kids who land 100+ hits can reach places like Alaska on the display map. Budget extra time here if your kids want a turn.

Draw your own poop / graffiti wall. Two separate stations let kids decorate a toilet-shaped canvas with stamps, or actually draw with markers on a whiteboard version — both get displayed on a gallery wall afterward. My daughter proudly pointed out her drawing to every stranger who walked by.

My daughter's masterpiece — decorated toilet canvases go up on a gallery wall for everyone to admire.

The poop shout booth. Kids yell "unko!" into a microphone, and an animated poop appears in a size that (amusingly) has no real relationship to how loud they yelled. My daughter got "elephant size" and was thrilled.

The mini arcade. A small games corner (about a 10-minute wait for each game the day we went) includes a poop-themed spinning-top battle and a catching game where kids grab falling plush poops out of the air — trickier than it sounds.

The finale. The last room before the exit is dark and cosmic, with dozens of glowing, multicolored poop shapes hanging like a starfield. My daughter's exact words: "So pretty... even though it's poop."

The finale room — genuinely beautiful, which is a strange thing to say about hanging poops.

What Locals Know

• Book the first slot of the day if you can. Our entry wait was about 10 minutes, but that is one visit, not a queue guarantee. We waited about 30 minutes for the throwing game.
• This is a short, tightly designed visit — not a half-day outing. Most families are in and out in 60–90 minutes, which makes it very easy to pair with something bigger the same day.
• Don't schedule it back-to-back with nothing else. Because sessions are short and timed, it slots naturally into an afternoon after lunch, before or after another Odaiba stop, allowing time to walk between separate buildings.
• There is no maximum-hours pressure — unlike ticketed theme parks, you're not trying to "get your money's worth" over many hours. Let your kids linger on their one favorite station (for us, that was Hop! Step! Jumpoo!) instead of rushing through everything.

Food, Diaper Changing, and Practical Notes

There are no restrooms inside the museum itself. Staff will remind you at entry, but plan ahead — use the restrooms in DiverCity Tokyo Plaza before your entry time, since once you're in, the nearest facilities are a bit of a walk away.

For food, diaper changing, and nursing, use the general facilities in DiverCity Tokyo Plaza, the mall the museum sits inside — it has standard shopping-mall-level baby facilities and a food court with familiar options for picky eaters (rice bowls, noodles, and Western fast food are all available).

Getting There

From Tokyo Station, the simplest route takes about 35–40 minutes with one transfer:

Fares total about ¥490 one way. All Yurikamome stations have elevators, so the route is stroller-friendly the whole way.

If you're already on the Rinkai Line, Tokyo Teleport Station is the closer option — about a 6-minute walk to DiverCity on a mostly flat, covered route.

From Daiba Station (Yurikamome, the elevated automated line with great harbor views kids love), it's closer to a 10-minute walk.

If you're driving, DiverCity has an on-site parking garage (¥500 for the first hour, ¥250 per 30 minutes after, 2.3m height clearance, cash only — bring coins or bills, as card payment isn't accepted at the gate).

Japan travel note: unlike many Western parking garages, cash-only payment is still common at Japanese mall garages even though shops inside take cards everywhere — keep some yen on hand for parking specifically.

How much English will you need?

Unko Museum Tokyo's official website is fully translated into English, including pricing and FAQ pages, so booking and planning ahead is straightforward. The museum also states that much of its on-site signage is translated into English, and in practice language barely matters here — most of the experience (the photo backdrops, the volcano, Hop! Step! Jumpoo!, the throwing game) is visual, physical, and self-explanatory rather than instruction-heavy. One thing we can't confirm either way is how much English the on-floor staff speak, so don't count on detailed English conversation with them — lean on the translated signage and the visual, hands-on nature of the exhibits instead.

Verdict

Good for: families with kids roughly age 3–10 who love silly, physical, photo-heavy attractions; anyone building an Odaiba day around LEGOLAND and Miraikan who wants a short, high-energy stop between the two; parents chasing genuinely shareable photos and video from their Japan trip.

Skip if: you have a tight schedule and can't spare 60–90 minutes plus travel time for what is, honestly, a novelty attraction rather than an educational one; or if bathroom humor named directly in the attraction's title just isn't your family's thing or your child dislikes loud sounds, bright lights or crowded interactive areas.

Our honest take: it's silly, it's not deep, and that's exactly the point. My daughter particularly enjoyed the floor game and the derby. Choose one main Odaiba attraction and add this only if the timing, budget and your child's energy fit.

I visited Unko Museum Tokyo with my own daughter as a Tokyo-based dad. Prices and hours change — always confirm on the official booking site before your visit. Questions about planning your Odaiba day? Reach me through the contact page.

More help planning your day

• LEGOLAND Discovery Center: our visit