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 within walking distance of Shinjuku Station, the city’s most active train terminus. There also is no shortage of places to go after class for a cup of tea or bite to eat.
Venue
- Name: Yotsuya Community Hall (Yotsuya Kumin Hooru)
- Address: 87 Naitomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
- Tel. 03-3351-2118
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: 10~20 students (standard yoga class), depending on the room used
Map
Access
- 5 minutes walk from Shinjuku-gyoenmae Station (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line)
- Immediately opposite Shinjuku 1-Chome Bus Stop (Shinagawa 97 Bus, running from Shinjuku Station West Exit to Shinagawa Depot)
- 15 minutes walk from Shinjuku Station
Directions
- Come out of Shinjuku-gyoenmae Station’s Exit #2. The road you are facing is called Shinjuku-Dori.
- Turn left and walk past a Lawson convenience store on your left.
- Keep walking until you reach Shinjuku 1-Chome Intersection.
- Yotsuya Community Hall is diagonally across the intersection.
- In the lobby will be an information board with the classes for the day. Yoga classes are usually held in either a meeting room on the 11th floor or a tatami room on the 12th floor.