If you’re in Tokyo with your family but need a little grown-up time, there are many English-speaking babysitting services to choose from. Some companies offer additional services, such as housekeeping and handyman work.
Please note that all of the babysitting companies listed below have a registration fee and prices vary depending on your specific requirements, so please see their websites for comprehensive pricing information.
Alpha Kid’s Club
Locations Served: Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe), and Fukuoka
Alpha Kid’s Club offer babysitting, post-natal, tutoring, sick child care, and other related services.
Babysitters
Locations Served: Tokyo and Yokohama
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Babysitters provide international babysitters to suit any needs. They are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and will even come to your hotel to babysit. The service also has babysitters available who speak languages other than English, so please let them know if you have specific requirements.
Chez Vous
Locations Served: Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama
Website (babysitting section) | Price List: Regular Service (weekly or more) | Spot (1-2 times / month)
Chez Vous offers English- and Japanese-speaking babysitters and nannies, as well as a full-time housekeeping and other domestic services.
Honey Clover
Locations Served: Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba
Honey Clover provides babysitting in English, Japanese, French, Korean, and Chinese.the service works by membership, though non-members can also use the services (at higher prices) for short-term emergencies such as sick children.
Poppins
Locations Served: Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, and Kansai area
Poppins provides babysitting services (newborns on up), tutoring (up through entrance exam coaching!), and even trip accompaniment services. They can also care for sick children, if needed.
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