Gym in Japan (Cost, Location, Services)

If you are planning to get a typical gym membership in Tokyo, Japan, you should expect to spend at least 8,000 yen or 80 dollars a month. It is expensive as hell and the reason for this is due to the lack of demand of gym membership and the cost of rent in. You will find famous gyms like Gold’s Gym or Anytime Fitness. Unlike America however, Japan has special city gyms which are funded by the government. They usually do not have monthly fees but charge based on how many times you use it.

Gym Fees

Besides costing about 8,000 yen, sometimes they will charge you extra to use other gyms in other cities. I checked with a Gold Gym close to Ikebukuro and they charged an extra 2000 yen in order to use all Gold Gyms through out Japan. [per month] You may think that it is cheaper to purchase a gym membership some where in a rural district and then get the pass to use all gyms but one of my friends tried that and it doesn’t work. The reason for this is that the gym that you use the most of will be where you will have to pay. If you are using the gym in Tokyo the most then you will have to pay Tokyo fees.

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