Friday, September 29, 2017

Where are all of the parks around here?

Japan has TONS of parks for your little ones to play in.  The key is finding them.  The equipment is different.  Not as "safe" as back in the states.  Metal slides, monkey bars and not always that safety mat.  There's an app on the Google Playstore/ App store called "PARKFUL".

The trick to this is getting a japanese iTunes account.  How do you do that??  Watch the YouTube video to find out!  You need a second Email address.  Don't worry, you shouldn't need a credit card.

And this video will show you how to get a Google Play one.

All you'll need to do is type in the word "PARKFUL" into the search bar and it should pull up the app.  It's white with a green and blue bubble thing that makes it look like a fountain.  The app is in Japanese of course, but it's fairly simple to use.

Once you open the app, click the location button next to the house.  This will show you where you are.  If you don't see a green box with a letter in it, zoom out.  The parks are labeled S,M,L, XL.  Obviously, the bigger the size, the bigger the park.  

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