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10 Best Public Swimming Pools in Tokyo

Tokyo, formerly Tokio and now officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is Japan’s capital and largest city. With an estimated 37.468 million residents in 2018, its metropolitan area is the most populous in the world.

You won’t need much persuasion to visit Tokyo, the vibrant, fast-paced town that is the epicentre of Japanese cuisine, fashion, and late-night nightlife.

The summer heat is approaching, which means the city’s many great public pools are preparing for peak season.

Let us now take a look at the top ten best public swimming pools in Tokyo.

1. Aqua Field Shiba Park Pool

The Aqua Field Shiba Park located across the street from Shiba Park, Zojoji Temple and Shiba Park Playground is best known for its summer-only pool that offers nice views of nearby Tokyo Tower.

It is open from July to September between 9 am and 8 pm. The facility turns into a three-court futsal centre during the colder months.

The main pool has a water depth of 50 mm 脳 18m, 8 courses and time zones. The children’s pool is equipped with a slide and night lighting. Children over the age of three are allowed in the pool, but they must be toilet trained.

There is a second-floor terrace, which is equipped with deck chairs.

2. Meguro Citizens Center Gymnasium Pool

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A short distance from Meguro Station on the JR Yamanote Line, or the Namboku Subway is Meguro Citizen’s Center, a complex that combines various facilities for the citizens of Meguro and the general public to enjoy. Its sports facility includes the Meguro Citizens Center Gymnasium Pool.

The main pool has a water depth of 50 mm 脳 25m. The pool is open between July and September from 10 am to 9 pm. Babies must be out of diapers to enter the pool. We recommend you to visit the pool during the weekday as it gets crowded on the weekends in late July and August.

3. Kanamachi Park

Kanamachi Park, which opened in 1950, is one of Katsushika-oldest Ku’s public parks. It has a playground, a small natural pond, and an outdoor pool that is open during the summer. It is near the Kanamachi water purification plant.

The main pool is 11 meters wide and 25 meters long, with a shallow area for small children. As with other pools, you must wear a fitting swimming cap for hygiene reasons, which is strictly enforced.

Once each hour, there鈥檚 a mandatory 鈥榬est period鈥� of between 5-10 minutes where all attendees must vacate the pool. This is done to allow for a safety check to be carried out as well as a change of lifeguard.

4. Edogawa-Ku Sports Land

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Edogawa-ku’s Sports Land houses the following facilities an indoor skating rink, swimming pool, training gym, and rooftop tennis and futsal courts. The swimming pool is opened to the public in summer for swimming and as an ice-skating rink during winter.

The Edogawa-Ku Sports Land has two children鈥檚 pools. One of the kid鈥檚 pools has a slide attached. The pool measures 25 meters long, 6 lanes, 1.1 meters wide and 1.3 meters in depth.

Rules and admission fees are different depending on the season, so please make sure to check the schedule and admission fees on the website.

5. Haginaka park swimming pool

Haginaka park has multiple pools of different sizes and shapes, as well as indoor and outdoor waterslides. Here, you can enjoy water slides, swimming pools, sunbathing in the outdoor pools and lazy-rivers.

The pool is open Monday to Sunday except for Wednesdays from 9:30 am to 9:00 pm and charges depend on the season or period.

The pools are usually very crowded on weekends and public holidays, to avoid this traffic its best to visit the pools on weekdays. The recommended swimming time is two hours. Haginaka Park Pool is located in Ota.

6. Shinagawa-Kumin Park Community Pool

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Shinagawa Kumin Park is a large natural landscape that runs north-south for over a kilometre and covers nearly 13 hectares (31 acres).

The park was created in 1987 by filling in a section of the Katsushima Canal, the water from which still feeds the park’s main lake. Among other things, it has an aquarium and two swimming pools.

One of the pools is pear-shed and another is an Olympic-style pool. The swimming season is from July 7 to the second Sunday in September.

7. Minato-ku Sports Centre

Minato-ku Sports Centre has located on floors 3 thru 8 Minato Park Shibaura. There are two pools in this facility and two jacuzzis.

The large pool has six 25m lanes and 1.2m depth with a walking area consisting of two 25m lanes at a depth of 1.05m the small pool measures 25m by 7m with an elevated floor of 70cm to 1m.

While using the pool Individuals with tattoos are asked to cover their tattooed areas while they use the facilities. The recommended time to stay in the pool is 2hours however if you wish to extend an overstay charge applies.

8. Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is a sporting complex in Sendagaya, Shibuya, built-in 1954 for the World Wrestling Championship. It was also used as the venue for gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics and hosted the table tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

The gymnasium is a one-minute walk from Sendagaya Station on the Ch奴艒-S艒bu Line and Kokuritsu Kyogijo Station on the Toei Oedo Line.

The sub-arena contains an Olympic-sized swimming pool measuring 50m by 20m, with eight lanes and seating for 900 people. This is where the Japan Waterpolo Championships are held. There is also another pool with 6 lanes that measures 25m by 13m.

9. Tatsumi International Swimming Center

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Tatsumi International Swimming Center was opened in 1993 as a metropolitan and regional speciality centre to serve as the central swimming facility in Tokyo.

Its purpose is to widely promote the sport of swimming. It is one of the largest official swimming centres among sports facilities tasked with sports administration in Tokyo, and also in the country.

The main pool meets international standards where numerous competitions have been held, and it is also the water polo venue for the Tokyo 2020 Games. There are 3,600 fixed spectator seats in the arena.

The sub-pool is located in the same area as the main arena and can host competitions. It is used as a warmup pool for athletes when competitions are held at the main pool. It is also used for pool walking when the facility is open to the public.

This diving pool is 25m long and 5m deep, with 4 fixed diving blocks and 8 diving platforms. The 10m diving platform is 3m wide, making it ideal for synchronized diving, diving, and artistic swimming competitions.

10. Sumida City Gymnasium

Sumida City Gymnasium is a multi-purpose arena in Sumida, home venue for Fugador Sumida from the Japanese futsal league, and also is the secondary venue for the Sun Rockers Shibuya basketball team. The opening took place on April 1st 2010.

On the 1st floor, there is an indoor swimming pool measuring 25 meters with moveable seven lanes and a kids swimming pool with a 50cm water depth.