Ito, Shizuoka: Lunch with Kids Without a Car (High Chairs, Nursing Rooms)

For lunch with children in Ito, Shizuoka, the first answer is Ito Marine Town, a roadside station about 5 minutes by bus from Ito Station. Three of its restaurants state on their official pages that they have children's chairs and tableware (Izu-naka Banban Shokudo, Marina Observation Restaurant, and Izu Kogen Beer's Cafe Restaurant by the Sea), and the facility itself publishes two nursing rooms and free stroller loan at the tourist information desk. If you are pairing lunch with a zoo or a theme park, Izu Shaboten Zoo has five places to eat and a baby room, and Izu Granpal Park's restaurants serve lunch 11:00-15:00 (Bekka Pusan until 14:30). Everything here is inside Ito City, reachable without a car, and every hour, fee and facility was checked on the official sites on 2026-09-13; anything we could not confirm is marked as not listed.

The short answer by situation

Stroller age (0-2): Ito Marine Town. Two nursing rooms (hot water, microwave, changing table), baby chairs in the multipurpose toilets, free stroller loan at the information desk. Eat at Banban Shokudo (tatami seating) or the Marina Observation Restaurant (28 tatami-room seats).
Ages 3 and up: Izu Kogen Beer's Cafe Restaurant by the Sea is the one that lists a children's menu (150 seats inside, 72 on the terrace). With animals: the Forest Animal Restaurant GIBBONTEI inside Izu Shaboten Zoo.
Seafood: Banban Shokudo (makanai-don, Ito dried-fish set, sea-view seating) or the fisherman's marinated bowl at Izu Kogen Beer (2,910 yen incl. tax).
Theme-park day: Izu Granpal Park's restaurants open for lunch 11:00-15:00 (Dinosaur Restaurant last order 14:30); stroller loan is free.
Coming by car: Ito Marine Town's car park holds 296 cars and is free around the clock (operator's site).

As of 2026-09-13, from each official site (linked in the sections below).

Ito Marine Town: the family facilities are published by the operator

From Ito Station, the Tokai Bus bound for Marine Town takes about 5 minutes (200 yen adults, 100 yen elementary school and under; the adult fare becomes 220 yen from 1 October 2026, see the getting-around section); on foot about 15 minutes. Parking for 296 cars is free around the clock. Open every day: shops 9:00-18:00 (varies by area), restaurants 11:00-19:30 last order, breakfast 6:00-9:00 at the spa restaurant only (the Marina Observation Restaurant's own page runs the breakfast menu to 10:00; see the note below). As of 2026-09-13, from access, hours and the Tokai Bus main-routes fare table PDF.

Nursing rooms: two, with hot water, changing table, nursing chair, microwave and air conditioning; open 9:00-21:30.
Changing tables: in the "Happy Yellow Toilet" and the Bazaar building's ground-floor toilet; the two multipurpose toilets also have changing tables and baby chairs.
Kids' toilets: one each for boys and girls in the Happy Yellow Toilet.
Strollers: free loan at the tourist information desk, 9:00-17:00. Indoor elevator.

As of 2026-09-13, from the facilities page.

The three restaurants that list children's chairs and tableware

Izu-naka Banban Shokudo (rice bowls, set meals): 11:00-19:30 last order. 82 seats, non-smoking, tatami and table seating, sea-view seats. The official page says children's tableware and children's chairs are available. Signature dishes: makanai-don, Banban-zen, Ito dried-fish set (prices not listed).
Marina Observation Restaurant (breakfast, rice bowls, set meals, noodles): open 6:00-20:00 (19:30 last order), breakfast menu 6:00-10:00. 28 table seats, 4 terrace seats, 28 tatami-room seats. Children's chairs and tableware available. The dried-horse-mackerel breakfast set is the listed favourite.
Izu Kogen Beer, Cafe Restaurant by the Sea (rice bowls, Western dishes, craft beer): 11:00-20:30 last order, last entry 20:00, closes 21:00. 150 seats inside, 72 on the terrace (pets allowed there), private room available. The official page says: families welcome, children's menu, children's tableware, children's chairs. Fisherman's marinated bowl 2,910 yen (incl. tax), takeaway version 1,500 yen, wasabi-cream and whitebait pizza 1,850 yen.

As of 2026-09-13, from Banban Shokudo, Marina Observation Restaurant and Izu Kogen Beer. The floor-wide hours page says restaurants 11:00-19:30 last order and breakfast 6:00-9:00, which differs from the breakfast end (10:00 at the Marina Observation Restaurant) and the closing times on the shop pages, so confirm on the day if you plan to eat early or in the evening.

The other restaurants are Soba Dining Raku (soba, udon, sakura-shrimp tempura), Izu Marusu (sushi, fried dishes, terrace), Ramen Jan Marine (ramen, set meals), Izu Hamayaki Honpo (grilled seafood) and Sandwich House SAZANKA (bread, coffee). Their pages do not mention children's facilities, so this article treats them as not listed (as of 2026-09-13, restaurant list). First Japanese bath with kids at the adjoining day spa? Read onsen etiquette for first-timers first.

Izu Shaboten Zoo: five places to eat and a baby room (Futo, Ito City)

1317-13 Futo, Ito City. Hours 9:30-17:00 (last entry 16:30), seasonal changes, open every day; 19-27 September 2026 (Silver Week) has extended hours, 8:30-17:30. Admission on weekdays (outside long holidays) is 2,800 yen adults (junior high and up), 1,400 yen elementary, 700 yen ages 4 and up; on holidays (weekends, public holidays and long holidays) 3,000 / 1,500 / 800 yen. The official fee calendar marks every day of 19-27 September, weekdays included, as a peak "special day" and does not say which fee applies on those weekdays, so check the calendar on the day. As of 2026-09-13, from hours and fees.

Food inside the park: Forest Animal Restaurant GIBBONTEI (capybara burger, with capybara and red-panda plush toys at the seats), Hanamusubi (cactus soba and udon, wild-vegetable soba and udon, tempura bowl), Chinese Ciao (seafood ramen, seafood dipping noodles, ramen with half fried rice), Cafe Cherie (curry, red cactus-fruit soft serve) and Bell Station (cactus burger, takeaway). Hours and children's menus are not listed on the official page.
For families: a baby room (changing and nursing); paid stroller rental, limited numbers, first come first served; packed lunches are "basically allowed" and can be eaten on benches in the park (never feed the animals); coin lockers; credit cards are accepted for entrance tickets (main and pedestrian gates), at GIBBONTEI and at the Animal Mart gift shop, and are not listed for the other four eateries; there is no ATM in the park.
Getting there: Tokai Bus from stop 5 at Ito Station bound for Shaboten Koen (routes I60, I61, I65-I67), about 49 minutes per Tokai Bus; the zoo's own access page says about 35 minutes from Ito Station and about 20 from Izu-Kogen Station, so check the timetable on the day.

As of 2026-09-13, from the restaurant and shop page, FAQ, access and Tokai Bus sightseeing access.

Izu Granpal Park: lunch restaurants open 11:00-15:00 (Futo, Ito City)

1090 Futo, Ito City. Admission on weekdays 1,600 yen adults (junior high and up), 1,000 yen elementary, 500 yen ages 4 and up; weekends, holidays and peak season 1,700 / 1,100 / 500 yen. Day and night sessions are separate. Stroller and wheelchair loan is free; coin lockers 200 yen. As of 2026-09-13, from the fees page.

Dinosaur Restaurant: lunch 11:00-15:00 (last order 14:30); evenings follow the Grand Illumination hours (closes 20:30, last order 20:00).
Restaurant Marchis: 11:00-15:00, closed Thursdays, 80 seats (pets allowed on the terrace).
Fukuro-tei cafe and eatery: 11:00-15:00, irregular closures, 44 seats; black curry, soba, udon.
Korean home cooking Bekka Pusan (白家釜山): lunch 11:00-14:30, closed Tuesdays, 70 seats.
Takeaway corners (Cafe Rīche, Oasis): 11:00-15:00, irregular closures.
Children's menus and chairs are not listed. From Ito Station, Tokai Bus from stop 5 bound for Shaboten Koen via Granpal Koen, or for Akazawa Kaigan (routes I39, I65), about 30 minutes; from Izu-Kogen Station about 20 minutes by Tokai Bus.

As of 2026-09-13, from the restaurant and shop page, access and Tokai Bus sightseeing access.

Getting around at lunchtime without a car

From Ito Station, the Marine Town bus takes about 5 minutes, the Shaboten Koen bus from stop 5 about 49 minutes, and the Shaboten Koen or Akazawa Kaigan bus via Granpal Koen about 30 minutes. Adult one-way fares change on 1 October 2026 (current → from 1 October): Ito Station to Marine Town 200 → 220 yen, to Shaboten Koen 880 → 1,010 yen, to Granpal Koen 740 → 850 yen; Izu-Kogen Station to Shaboten Koen 430 → 490 yen, to Granpal Koen 340 → 390 yen. The 100 yen child fare to Marine Town is the current figure on the operator's site; revised child fares are not in the main-routes table. Check the route search for the day's times before you leave. As of 2026-09-13, from Marine Town access, the Tokai Bus fare revision notice, the main-routes fare table PDF (revised 1 Oct 2026) and route search.

Half day (ages 0-2): Ito Station to Marine Town (about 5 minutes). Eat at Banban Shokudo or the Marina Observation Restaurant from the 11:00 opening, rest in a nursing room (9:00-21:30), borrow and return a stroller at the information desk (9:00-17:00).
Full day (ages 3 and up): A 9-something bus from stop 5 to Izu Shaboten Zoo (about 49 minutes), lunch inside the park (GIBBONTEI and four others), a 13-something bus back to Ito Station, then the Marine Town bus for shopping and a rest.

Times are a guide as of 2026-09-13; check Tokai Bus service status on the day.

Ito City's "Baby Stations" and the tourist association's filters

Ito City registers facilities with baby beds and nursing rooms as "Baby Stations" and publishes the list (as of August 2025) as a PDF, with a note to confirm each facility's closing days and services in advance. The Ito Tourist Association's gourmet search can be filtered by features such as "nursing room available" and "recommended for families", which makes it the primary-source starting point for independent restaurants near Ito Station. The association's family model course (by car: Izu Teddy Bear Museum, Izu Shaboten Zoo, Izu Granpal Park, Mt Komuro, Ito Marine Town, mandarin picking) does not schedule lunch as a separate stop; its Granpal Park description mentions the "Pirate Restaurant GRANTEI" and Restaurant Marchis (the park's own restaurant page now lists the Dinosaur Restaurant and has no GRANTEI). As of 2026-09-13, from Ito City, Baby Stations and the Ito Tourist Association gourmet page.

Seafood with children

The two restaurants that state family facilities officially and serve seafood are Banban Shokudo (makanai-don, Ito dried-fish set, tatami and sea-view seating) and Izu Kogen Beer's Cafe Restaurant by the Sea (fisherman's marinated bowl 2,910 yen incl. tax, children's menu). For Ito's local fish dish, see what uzuwa is. As of 2026-09-13, from the official pages linked above.

For a rainy day, Ito on a rainy day with kids; for a dry day, Ito sightseeing without a car or the one-day model course.

FAQ

Is there a family-friendly lunch place near Ito Station?

Yes. Ito Marine Town, about 5 minutes by bus (15 on foot) from Ito Station, has three restaurants that list children's chairs and tableware (Banban Shokudo, Marina Observation Restaurant, Izu Kogen Beer's Cafe Restaurant by the Sea), plus two nursing rooms and free stroller loan. For independent restaurants right by the station, use the Ito Tourist Association's gourmet search with the "nursing room available" and "recommended for families" filters. Checked 2026-09-13.

Can I have lunch with children at Ito Marine Town?

Yes. Restaurants open 11:00-19:30 (last order) every day. Banban Shokudo (tatami seating, children's tableware and chairs), Marina Observation Restaurant (28 tatami-room seats, children's chairs and tableware) and Izu Kogen Beer (children's menu, tableware and chairs) state this officially. Nursing rooms 9:00-21:30, stroller loan 9:00-17:00. Checked 2026-09-13.

Where can children eat seafood for lunch in Ito?

At Ito Marine Town: Banban Shokudo (makanai-don, dried-fish set, tatami and sea-view seats, children's tableware and chairs) and Izu Kogen Beer's Cafe Restaurant by the Sea (fisherman's marinated bowl 2,910 yen incl. tax, children's menu). Checked 2026-09-13.

Can I bring a packed lunch into Izu Shaboten Zoo?

Yes. The official FAQ says packed lunches are basically allowed and can be eaten on benches in the park, rubbish goes in the designated bins or home with you, and nothing may be fed to the animals. The park also has five places to eat, including GIBBONTEI, and a baby room. Checked 2026-09-13.

Verification

Checked on 2026-09-13 against the official sites of Ito Marine Town, Izu Shaboten Zoo, Izu Granpal Park, the Ito Tourist Association, Ito City and Tokai Bus; no phone or on-site checks. Fees, hours, closing days and facilities change, so re-check before you go. Tokai Bus fares change on 1 October 2026 (revised amounts are in the getting-around section). All source URLs are in the sections above.