Gyms for tourists in Shiba 2025
Tokyo >> Shiba / Hamamatsucho
Shiba/Hamamatsucho, located next to Ginza in Tokyo, is best known for the popular Tokyo Tower.Also, it is a convenient area to go to Haneda International airport. It takes 25 min from Hamamatsucho station. So, if you need to stay in Tokyo just for 1 night for transit and want to go to a gym, this is a good area to stay. Though it is not a big city, there are a decent number of hotels and restaurants between Hamamatsucho station and Tokyo Tower. For fitness travelers, there are 3 local gyms with day pass (and 3 Anytime Fitness gyms for members). As most hotels with gym have small fitness room with only cardio machines, it would be better to stay at a hotel near those local gyms. There are many hotels in this area. You can choose depending on your budget. See my recommendations below the map.
Local gyms selling a day pass in Shiba / Hamamatsu-cho
Below gyms (Red icons on the map) sell a day pass to travelers in Shiba area.
Gold’s Gym Hamamatsucho : Open Mon-Fri 7.00-23.30, Sat-Sun 9.00-22.00.Day pass costs JPY3300 per visit. Check the official gym website.
In the Gym Hamamatsucho: Open Mon-Thu 10.00-22.00, Sat 10.00-21.00, Sun 10.00-18.00, Closed on Friday. Day pass costs JPY3300 per visit. See the official gym website.
Minato City Sports Center: Open Mon-Sun 8.30-22.30. Closed 1st Monday of the month. It is one of the best public gyms in Tokyo. Though its location is not so convenient for tourists (not in a major entertainment district), it is still convenient to move around as it is a 5 min walk to both Tamachi and Mita train stations. This public gym is great value for money, with a day pass costing only JPY300 per visit.
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Recommendation: Gold’s Gym Hamamatsucho is close to Hamamatsucho station, and it is a great gym. This gym even has a small sauna room.
Anytime Fitness in Shiba / Hamamatsu-cho
If you are an Anytime Fitness Member in your home country, you can use 1100+ Anytime Fitness gyms in Japan 24/7 for free (your home country’s membership covers the cost). You can use the same security key tag to enter. Often Anytime Fitness gyms in Japan are hard to find as they are located in the back street or on the 2nd floor of big buildings. In this area, there are 3 gyms in convenient locations as follows (Purple icons on the map).
Recommended hotels in Shiba / Hamamatsu-cho
If you want to stay at a reasonable quality hotel in this area, my recommendation goes to Richmond Hotel Tokyo Shiba. This 3-star hotel is close to Shiba park (good for jogging) and walking distance from Tokyo Tower. Starbucks coffee is on the ground floor and a convenience store is across the road. It is not a fancy hotel but a very comfortable hotel to stay. And most importantly it takes 12 min walk to Gold’s Gym Hamamatsucho, and if you are an Anytime Fitness member, you can go to Anytime Fitness Shibahamamatsucho in 8 mins walk. It is also convenient to go to Haneda airport. You can walk to Hamamatsucho station in 10 mins and take a monorail for 20 mins to go to the Haneda airport.
If you are a serious fitness traveler managing your diet carefully, you might want a kitchen in the room. For those, Section L Hamamatsucho is a good option. It is not a fancy hotel at all (it is rather AirBNB style apartment) but they have a kitchen and washing machine in the room. The location is great being close to the Hamamatsucho station (5 mins walk) and Gold’s Gym Hamamatsucho (8 mins walk). It is a bit hard to find in the middle of many buildings. I lost walking around for 10 min with a Google map in hand !
If you want to stay relaxed in this area, The Celestine Tokyo Shiba is a good option. This old school hotel is very comfortable with friendly staff. I liked a large business lounge I could use for free (rare in Tokyo) and the quality of breakfast was very good. It is a bit quiet area but there is a small but lively entertainment area called Tamachi. You can walk there in 4 mins and enjoy all kinds of food. There is a spacious gym room in this hotel, but only cardio machines are available. If you are an Anytime Fitness Member, you can walk to Anytime Fitness Tamachi in 4 mins.
