Kyoto
Kyoto keeps its old capital outdoors, gardens and hillsides rather than rooms where children have to be quiet. Red gates run up the hill at Fushimi Inari in a tunnel you follow as far as you like, and Arashiyama's bamboo path is flat and short.
Family-checked spots for this area are on the way. Gion & Kiyomizu · Arashiyama · Fushimi · Uji · Kyoto Station Area