Discovering the Attractive Qualities of Shinagawa!

Osaki area

IThe Osaki area has excellent transportation and plenty of commercial facilities near the train station. The area also has a quiet residential section in hilly areas such as Ikedayama. With new city planning in the works, commercial facilities, business offices and mid-/high-rise residences are being constructed.

Shinagawa City General Gymnasium

This gymnasium was constructed in 2006 as a joint facility with Shinagawa City Municipal Hino Gakuen school. It boasts a heated swimming pool, training room, a competition area/arena and martial arts area, and individuals or groups can use it for various sports. There are free-use times for areas depending on the day of the week and time of day. If you register, you can use areas freely and even receive the help of instructors.

Location: 2-11-2 Higashi-Gotanda Tel: 3449-4400 How to get there: An eight-minute walk from Gotanda Station on JR, Tokyu Ikegami Line or Toei Asakusa Line, or from Osaki Station on the JR or Rinkai Line Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Closed: Third Monday of the month (if this day is a national holiday, the facilities will be closed the following day) Eligibility: Residents who live, work or go to school in Shinagawa Note: A separate locker fee of 10 yen per use is charged in addition to the usage fee.

Heated swimming pool (25 m × six lanes)

Registered users can swim when Hino Gakuen students are not using the pool.
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 8:50 p.m.
Fee: 350 yen for those high school age or older; two-hour limit

Competition area/arena

Offers space for two basketball courts or tennis courts, or space for thirty ping-pong tables. The martial arts area, located on the same floor, has two types of areas suitable for judo, aikido, kendo or karate.
Fee: Free use, 200 yen per session

Training room

This area is equipped with five aero-bikes, various conditioning machines, tubes, dumbbells (up to 8 kg) and balance balls. You can choose between “free use,” in which you can use the equipment freely; “open program,” selecting a program you like; and “course program,” enrolling in one of the course programs offered. There is also a ping-pong/recreational room on the same floor, where you can use one of six ping-pong tables or practice things such as ballroom dancing.
Fee: Free use, 200 yen per session; open program, 400 yen per session
Note: Course program fees vary by course. (Please check the information when you apply.)

Nemunoki-no-niwa Garden (Silk Tree Garden)

Shinagawa City made the property of the former Shoda residence—the home of Her Majesty Empress Michiko’s parents—into a municipal park called Nemunoki-no-niwa Garden. This park was named after Nemunoki Lullaby, a poem Her Majesty wrote when she was a high school student. The park features a variety of rose called “Princess Michiko” that blooms from spring to autumn.
Location: 5-19-5 Higashi-Gotanda
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Fee: Free of charge