This municipal government-run facility has very large Japanese-style tatami mat rooms. Tatami mats are great because they provide added cushioning and create a relaxing atmosphere.

This facility has the largest tatami rooms of any community hall in Shibuya Ward, and so is quite popular among independent yoga instructors as a venue.

The hall is in the upscale residential neighborhood of Yoyogi 5-Chome. If you are lucky enough to be in rooms #1 or #2 during the daytime, you’ll have a fantastic view of Yoyogi Park.

Venue

• Name: Yoyogi-Hachiman Community Hall (Yoyogi-Hachiman Kumin Kaikan)
• Address: 5-1-15 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
• Tel. 03-3466-3239

Facilities

• Shower: not available (please bring change of clothes)
• Changing rooms: not available (you can change in the toilets: they are clean)
• Yoga mats: not available (please bring your own)
• Capacity (for standard yoga class):
  • Tatami rooms #1 and #2: 20 students each or 40 students combined
  • Tatami rooms #3 and #4: 10 students each or 20 students combined

Access

• 6 minutes walk from Yoyogi-Hachiman Station (Odakyu Line)
• 6 minutes walk from Yoyogi-Koen Station (Chiyoda Line)
• 5 minutes walk from Hachimanshita Bus Stop (Shibuya #61, #63, #64, #66 buses)

Directions

1. Exit from either Yoyogi-Koen Station Exit #1 or Yoyogi-Hachiman Station South Exit (they are about 20 meters apart on the same street).
2. Turn right and walk across the Odakyu line train tracks.
3. Turn right immediately across the tracks, before the “Dream Factory” sign.
4. Walk along the small street beside the train tracks, and follow the curve around.
5. You will pass a small temple on your left, and then a parking lot on your right.
6. You will reach a small intersection, but keep going straight till the next intersection.
7. Turn left and walk up the hill.
8. You will see the Yoyogi-Hachiman Community Hall on your left, a big white concrete building with sliding glass doors on ground level (B1).
9. Reception is on the 1st floor (1F), but there is no need to check in with them. Go directly to the room on the third floor (3F).
10. The room may change depending on the date, but yoga classes are always held on the 3F. There will be a sign for the class outside the room.