Indoor playgrounds in Japan

Maybe the press is spinning this as a place to play without worry about accidents or germs, but I’m pretty sure that has jack shit to do with why parents *actually* go. I’ve taken my son, as have some of my friends, and when hearing people praise the place, none of us have said anything about accidents or germs. We go because:

You can play in the middle of winter or summer without freezing or frying.
You can play even when it’s raining, which is great for the rainy season.
In addition to park playstuff, like sandboxes, they also have ball pits, tricycle race courses, play kitchens with play food, blocks, picture books, foam obstacle courses, and a big bouncy-room (the inflated things you can jump around in) with no time limit.

I’m sure this is just a matter of someone deciding to spin the 衛生、事故 angle into a news story, and interviewing parents there until they hit someone who said something that matched their predecided new angle.

Also, the price they report is odd. I’m pretty sure we played there for a whole day for something like 1500 yen

gee.. the indoor playgrounds over here are way cooler! and less expensive (i think).