This municipal government-run hall has Japanese style tatami mat rooms. The tatami mats give a relaxed Japanese ambiance and are ideal for yoga in that they provides extra cushioning.

Quite a number of yoga teachers use this facility to hold classes and workshops because it is located in a fashionable area with close access from Ebisu and Daikanyama Stations. There is no shortage of places to go after class for a cup of tea or bite to eat.

This facility is quite old and is scheduled to be shut down and rebuilt in 2011/2012. Once complete the new building is expected to provide a much better environment for yoga practice. In the meantime, the existing building is kept clean, tidy and well maintained.

Venue

• Name: Ebisu Community Hall (Ebisu Kumin Kaikan)
• Address: 2-8-1 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
• Tel. 03-3461-3453

Facilities

• Shower: not available (please bring change of clothes)
• Changing rooms: not available (please change in the toilets: they are clean)
• Yoga mats: not available (please bring your own)
• Capacity: rooms #1+#2 combined fit 10 students (for standard yoga class)

Access

• 5 minutes walk from JR Ebisu Station (Yamanote, Saikyo, Shonan-Shinjuku lines)
• 5 minutes walk from Tokyo Metro Ebisu Station (Hibiya Line)
• 5 minutes walk from Daikanyama Station, (Tokyu Toyoko Line)
• Bus stop for Hachiko Bus Ebisu/Daikanyama Route “13-25 Ebisu Kumin Shisetsu” is right outside.

Directions

From Ebisu Station West Exit Police Box:

1. Cross the street.
2. There is a sushi roll shop on the corner, across which there is a Softbank shop.  Go down this shopping street.
3. You will pass a shoe repair shop and then “Bagel Bagel”, both on your right.
4. Go straight past the “Peacock” supermarket and then “Sunkus” convenience store, both on your left.
5. You will come to Ebisu-Nishi 1-Chome intersection, which is a five-road intersection. Consult the map so you don’t go down the wrong road.
6. Keep going in the same direction as you’ve been walking so far and go straight through the intersection.
7. Walk about 50 meters and the Ebisu Community Hall is on your left. As you’ll see in the photo above, it’s an old beige colored building with a bus stop right outside.
8. Go up the stairs from the ground floor (1F) lobby to the 2nd floor (2F).
9. Walk to the right of the reception. There is no need to check in with them.
10. Yoga classes are always held in the Japanese-style tatami mat rooms #1 and #2. There will be a sign for the class outside.