Children’s halls in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo: 6 places with free play groups for babies and toddlers

If you live in Setagaya Ward in Tokyo with a baby or a toddler, a ward children’s hall (児童館, jidokan) is a place to play indoors with your child, on a rainy day or any other day. The ward says anyone can use its children’s halls, from babies with a parent up to junior and senior high school students, and its page on drop-in play groups says they are free. This guide compares six of them, at least one in each of the ward’s five areas, on play-group days, walking time from the station and whether you need to sign up.

Walking times are from the station or bus stop given on each hall’s page on the ward website. Tap a name for details.

Hall (area)	Nearest station	Baby and toddler groups	Sign-up
Puresupo Ikejiri (Setagaya)	Ikejiri-Ohashi, 7 min	Tue and Wed mornings	Groups: drop-in. Circle: registration
Puresupo Daita (Kitazawa)	Shindaita, 1 min	Tue and Wed mornings	Groups: drop-in. Circle: registration
Puresupo Tamagawadai (Tamagawa)	Yoga, 5 min	Tue, Wed, Fri and Sat	Groups: drop-in. Circle: registration
Puresupo Kitami (Kinuta)	Bus stop, 2 min (no station)	Wed and Thu	Drop-in
Puresupo Kasuya (Karasuyama)	Chitose-Karasuyama, 10 min	Tue, Wed, Fri and more	Groups: drop-in. Circle: registration
Okusawa Kosodate Jido Hiroba (Tamagawa)	Okusawa, 8 min	Tue to Fri and more	Drop-in. Baby session: sign-up

1. How do the children’s halls work?

Setagaya Ward

The ward says a children’s hall is a place that raises children to be healthy and rich in spirit through play. You can use one from age 0, and babies and toddlers need an adult with them. The ward lists the halls’ opening hours as 9:30–18:00, and says some rooms and play may be limited for about an hour at lunchtime between 12:00 and 13:30.

Each hall runs a weekly “hiroba” (ひろば), a drop-in play session for babies, toddlers and their parents. The ward says these sessions have programs such as nursery songs, finger play, crafts and active play. The ward’s “Odekake Hiroba” (おでかけひろば) page says these play groups are free, though events may need a small actual cost, and that they are also held at children’s halls.

2. Puresupo Ikejiri Children’s Hall (プレスポ池尻児童館)

Setagaya area

The hall is a 7-minute walk from Ikejiri-Ohashi Station (池尻大橋駅, Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line, East Exit or South Exit), or a 6-minute walk from the Ikejiri or Mishuku bus stops. It is open 9:30–18:00 from Tuesday to Sunday. On Wednesday and Saturday it stays open until 19:00, but 18:00–19:00 is for junior and senior high school students only.

• Dandelion Hiroba (たんぽぽひろば). Every Tuesday, 10:30–11:30, for ages 0–1.
• Sunflower Hiroba (ひまわりひろば). Every Wednesday, 10:30–11:30, for ages 1–2.
• Play circle “Lion Kids” (らいおんキッズ). Registration for one year, for ages 2 and up.

The page says to take your valuables with you, because the office does not keep them, and to take your trash home.

Address: 2-3-11 Ikejiri, Setagaya Ward (東京都世田谷区池尻2-3-11). Google Maps. Phone: 03-3422-0411. Ward page (Japanese).

3. Puresupo Daita Children’s Hall (プレスポ代田児童館)

Kitazawa area

The hall is a 1-minute walk from Shindaita Station (新代田駅, Keio Inokashira Line). It is the closest to a station of the six. It is open 9:30–18:00, and on Wednesday and Saturday it opens until 19:00 for junior and senior high school students only. A nursing space is listed on its page.

• Pokka-poka Hiroba (ぽっかぽかひろば). Tuesday, 10:30–11:30, from when a child starts walking until kindergarten age. Drop-in.
• 01 Island (01あいらんど). Wednesday, 10:30–11:30, for expectant parents and children from birth until they start walking. Drop-in.
• Play circle (子育てサークル). Thursday, 10:30–11:30, for children born between April 2, 2023 and April 1, 2024. Registration is needed.

Address: 6-34-13 Daita, Setagaya Ward (東京都世田谷区代田6-34-13). Google Maps. Phone: 03-3469-6095. Ward page (Japanese).

4. Puresupo Tamagawadai Children’s Hall (プレスポ玉川台児童館)

Tamagawa area

The hall is a 5-minute walk from Yoga Station (用賀駅, Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line). It is open 9:30–18:00. On Wednesday and Saturday it is open until 19:00, but 18:00–19:00 is for junior and senior high school students only. It runs a drop-in group on four days a week.

• Osanpo Hiroba (おさんぽひろば). Tuesday, 10:30–12:00, for ages 1 to pre-school.
• Hinatabokko (ひなたぼっこ). Wednesday, 10:30–11:30, for age 0.
• Nikoniko Hiroba (にこにこひろば). Friday, 10:30–11:30, for ages 1–2.
• Family Land (ファミリーランド). Saturday, 10:30–12:00, for babies, toddlers and their parents.
• Mokumoku circle (もくもくサークル). Thursday, 10:30–11:30. Registration is needed.

The page says babies and toddlers must come with a parent or guardian. A child can use the hall alone from the first year of elementary school.

Address: 1-6-15 Tamagawadai, Setagaya Ward (東京都世田谷区玉川台1-6-15). Google Maps. Phone: 03-3709-4163. Ward page (Japanese).

5. Puresupo Kitami Children’s Hall (プレスポ喜多見児童館)

Kinuta area

There is no station near the hall. The ward lists two Odakyu Bus stops, each a 2-minute walk: “Kitami Jutaku” (喜多見住宅, route Koma 11) and “Kitami Chugakko” (喜多見中学校, route Koma 12). It is open 9:30–18:00.

• Hidamari Hiroba (ひだまりひろば). Wednesday, for ages 0–1, including expectant parents. Drop-in.
• Pokapoka Hiroba (ぽかぽかひろば). Thursday, for ages 1–3. Drop-in.

Bring a handkerchief or hand towel and a drink, according to the page. The page does not give a start time for these two groups, so ask the hall.

Address: 2-10-40 Kitami, Setagaya Ward (東京都世田谷区喜多見2-10-40). Google Maps. Phone: 03-3417-9151. Ward page (Japanese).

6. Puresupo Kasuya Children’s Hall (プレスポ粕谷児童館)

Karasuyama area

The hall is a 10-minute walk from the south exit of Chitose-Karasuyama Station (千歳烏山駅, Keio Line). It shares a building with the Kasuya Community Center (粕谷区民センター). It is open 9:30–18:00, and on Wednesday and Saturday it opens until 19:00 for junior and senior high school students only. It has a nursing space, an infant toilet and an AED.

• Kokko Hiroba (こっこひろば). Tuesday, 10:30–11:30, from age 1 to pre-school. Drop-in.
• Piyopiyo Hiroba (ぴよぴよひろば). Wednesday, 10:30–11:30, for expectant parents and age 0. Drop-in.
• Norimono Hiroba (のりものひろば). Friday except the 3rd Friday, 9:30–11:30, from age 1 to pre-school. Drop-in.
• Twins’ meeting (ふたごの会). 3rd Friday, 10:30–12:00, for expectant parents and ages 0 to pre-school. Drop-in.
• Wakuwaku Saturday Square (わくわく土曜広場). One Saturday a month, 10:30–11:30, for ages 0 to pre-school. Drop-in.
• Ohisama circle (おひさまサークル). Thursday, 10:30–12:00. Registration is needed.

Address: 4-13-6 Kasuya, Setagaya Ward (東京都世田谷区粕谷4-13-6). Google Maps. Phone: 03-3305-7171. Ward page (Japanese).

7. Okusawa Kosodate Jido Hiroba (奥沢子育て児童ひろば)

Tamagawa area

This is a play hall for pre-school children and their parents only (a child-rearing support hall). It is an 8-minute walk from Okusawa Station (奥沢駅, Tokyu Meguro Line). The ward page says it currently runs from a temporary site, 8 minutes on foot from the Okusawa Community Center. It is open 9:30–18:00 and closed on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, except the 2nd Saturday. The page also says staff take child-rearing questions at any time.

• Hokahoka Hiroba (ほかほかひろば). Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30–11:30, ages 0–1 and expectant parents.
• Sukusuku Hiroba (すくすくひろば). Wednesday, 10:30–11:30, age 1 and up.
• Delivery Hiroba @ Kuhombutsu (デリバリーひろば＠九品仏). One Friday a month, 10:30–11:30, at a district hall in Kuhombutsu (九品仏).
• Hokkori Time (ほっこりタイム). Once a month, 14:30–16:00. Drop-in.
• Saturday Hiroba (土曜日ひろば). 2nd Saturday, open use from 9:30 to 18:00.
• First-time Baby Time (はじめましての赤ちゃんタイム). Once a month, 14:00–14:30, for babies and parents who have not visited before. Sign-up is needed: call 03-3720-6331 or go to the hall.

Address: 4-8-14 Okusawa, Setagaya Ward (東京都世田谷区奥沢4-8-14). Google Maps. Phone: 03-3720-6331. Ward page (Japanese).

8. Which hall should I choose?

Setagaya Ward

Start with your child’s age and the day you are free.

• Age 0. Tuesday: Dandelion Hiroba at Ikejiri (ages 0–1). Wednesday: Hinatabokko at Tamagawadai (age 0), Piyopiyo Hiroba at Kasuya (age 0) and Hidamari Hiroba at Kitami (ages 0–1). Tuesday and Thursday: Hokahoka Hiroba at Okusawa (ages 0–1).
• Close to a station. Daita is a 1-minute walk from Shindaita Station. Tamagawadai is a 5-minute walk from Yoga Station.
• Older siblings. The five Puresupo halls also serve school-age children and teenagers, so they suit a family with an older child. Okusawa is only for pre-school children.
• Monday. The five Puresupo halls are closed on Mondays. Okusawa is open on Mondays.

Sources (checked October 2026)

• Setagaya Ward: children’s halls (Japanese)
• Setagaya Ward: visiting a children’s hall with your child (Japanese)
• Setagaya Ward: Odekake Hiroba (Japanese)
• Hall pages (Japanese): Ikejiri, Daita, Tamagawadai, Kitami, Kasuya, Okusawa
• Setagaya Ward official YouTube channel: Daita Children’s Hall study space (Japanese)