where to breastpump in tokyo?

Hi,

I have just given birth and will be travelling to tokyo very soon without my baby. In order not to interrupt my milk supply, I would like to pump my breastmilk while in Tokyo. Aside from my hotel room, what other places can I use my breastpump? Are there breastfeeding rooms in shopping malls? How can I find one?

Thank you.

It should be possible for you to pump in nursing rooms. I am sure Uco will give you more specific advise about how to ask where one is located. Breast feeding is very common in Japan, so they should not be hard to find. Alternatively you can try to contact La Leche Tokyo for advice.

Newer, larger malls (Aeon, Izumiya, Saty, etc.) and the kids floors of department stores (Takashimaya, Daimaru, Isetan, etc.) will have "nursery stations".
So do large hospitals and some hotels.

Not every nursery station will have an available outlet so a hand pump (or simply using your hand) is better than an electric pump.

Also, if you go to a super market, you can get (usually for free) "horeizai", which are little palm-sized packs for keeping food, etc. cold.
If you carry an insulated thermal pouch with a few horeizai in it, and take some breast milk bags, your day trips will be a lot easier.

thank you for your help. I'm looking forward to my trip! Japan has always been a friendly and accomodating place especially to the needs of a nursing mother.

I am sure I typed "advice" and not "advise."

Me? Well, it's been like 17 years since I last breastfed, but you can always ask for "ju-nyu-shitsu (breastfeeding room)." At some places (such as inside the Shinkansen express trains) the staff will surrender their private rooms for customers who need to breastfeed their babies.

how do u write breastfeeding room or nursery station in japanese?

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