Staying Cool in August

So Miss M is out of yochien on summer break and it is HOT. Now, I know all of you in the US say it is hot there too, but I do need to remind you that you have AC cars and drive most places you go. We walk, everywhere, in the heat. So, the goal for this summer has been to find fun things to do that keep us cool. Thankfully there are two splash pools within a short walk or bike ride from our apartment. However, once a week, I am trying to take Miss M to a museum. There are loads of them here in Tokyo and she is at the age where if you find the right one, she will enjoy it. On Friday, we went to the Natural History and Science Museum in Uneo park. We had been there before, but it is such a great museum that we still had fun enjoying the animals, dinosaurs, and hands on things you can do. Afterwards we found a bench under a shaded tree and had a picnic lunch with our friends and a play on the playground before heading home. It was a great day and made the heat seem doable.