Where to Play Padel in Tokyo: Three Venues, Real Prices and How to Book

Last reviewed 25 Oct 2026 · 27 min read

Padel is the walled-court racket sport that Spain and Argentina treat as a national pastime, and Tokyo has exactly three places to play it. That number sounds like a typo, and it isn't.

This guide is written for people who live in Tokyo, or are about to, and want to know where the courts are, what an hour costs, and how to get a booking without speaking fluent Japanese. It isn't a tourist list.

We're not going to tell you padel is booming here. The federation's own numbers are small, the venues are few, and every court in the city is outdoors.

We read the Japanese operator pages and the Japan Padel Association's material first, then compared them against what English-language guides say. The two disagree in a few places, and those gaps are the useful part, so we flag them as we go.

Detail	Answer
Padel venues in Tokyo	3: Sumida, Nerima and Chofu
Nearest stations	Tokyo Skytree, Kami-Shakujii, Nishi-Chofu
Court rental	¥4,000 to ¥7,000 per hour, split between players
Trial lesson	¥1,000 to ¥2,500
Court type	Outdoor only, as far as we can verify
Best for	Tennis players, groups of four, anyone who wants a social sport
Not ideal for	Solo players, anyone who needs indoor courts, last-minute weather-proof plans

Quick Answer: Where Can You Play Padel in Tokyo?

You can play padel in Tokyo at three venues, and nowhere else inside the metropolis that we could confirm.

The Japan Padel Association's court list names Padel Tokyo in Nerima Ward, Padel Tokyo Mizumachi in Sumida Ward, and Captain Tsubasa Padel in Chofu City. The rest of its nine Kanto entries sit in Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa. Like the other official pages we cite, it's published in Japanese.

If you want the easiest first visit, go to Mizumachi. It's one minute on foot from Tokyo Skytree Station, it has the longest opening hours, and its trial lesson includes a free racket.

If you want the cheapest hour, Chofu lists the lowest weekday rate. If you want the venue that has been around longest, that's Nerima.

Pick Mizumachi for convenience, Chofu for price, and Nerima for history.

What Padel Is and How It Plays

Padel looks like tennis played in a glass box, and most of what trips up newcomers comes from that box.

The court is 20 meters by 10 meters, about 70% of a tennis court, enclosed by tempered glass and wire mesh, according to the Japan Padel Association. The ball stays in play after it hits a wall, which is why rallies run so long.

The Rules in Two Minutes

The Japan Padel League's beginner guide sets out the basics. Scoring follows tennis: 15, 30, 40, game. The sport is doubles only, two against two.

The serve is the biggest change if you play tennis. The ball must bounce once, and you strike it underhand below waist height into the diagonal service box.

A ball that hits a wall without bouncing first is out. A ball that bounces and then hits the wall is still live.

The racket is short, solid and perforated, with no strings. The ball is a little softer and lower-bouncing than a tennis ball.

You can learn all of this in one trial lesson. The skill is in the angles, not the rulebook.

What a First Session Looks Like

A trial session is short and low-pressure, and the venue pages describe it consistently. You arrive about 10 minutes early, which Nerima asks for explicitly, and you collect a rented racket and shoes.

The lesson lasts 60 minutes. At Mizumachi the racket is free for the trial, and the venue gives out about ten practice balls without charge.

After that you either book a court with friends, join the monthly school, or go home having spent ¥2,500. All three outcomes are fine.

A trial teaches you the serve and the wall rules, and the rest comes with repetition.

Padel, Tennis and Pickleball Are Different Games

Padel isn't a small tennis court with walls bolted on. The underhand serve, the doubles-only format and the walls change how you move.

Pickleball is a separate sport with its own paddle and a smaller court, and padel is not a version of it. If you're still deciding between the two, our guide to where to play pickleball in Tokyo covers its courts, costs and noise debate.

Padel shares a family tree with tennis, and that is about all it shares with pickleball.

How Big Is Padel in Japan, Really?

Padel in Japan is small and growing from a low base, and the figures in circulation don't agree with each other.

The Japan Padel Association page puts the number of competitive players at about 60,000 and registered tournament players at about 1,600. It gives no date for either figure, so treat them as a rough scale rather than a count.

Facility numbers are easier to track. The press release for Padel Tokyo Mizumachi's January 2023 opening said Japan had 20 facilities and 37 courts. The federation's current list shows 27 facilities nationwide.

That is seven more facilities in under four years, though the two counts come from different sources and may not be measured the same way.

The federation's target, as cited by a Japanese padel guide site, is one million players by 2030. That is a goal, not a measurement, and the distance between 60,000 and one million tells you how early this is.

One recent event gave the sport a visibility bump. Padel was a medal sport at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya this fall, and Qatar took gold in the final on 3 October.

The press release also called Mizumachi the third padel venue in Tokyo. Nothing has been added to the federation's Tokyo list since, so the supply you see today is the supply that existed in January 2023.

A Short Timeline of Padel in Tokyo

The timeline is short enough to fit in a list, and every date comes from an operator page or a press release.

• 2013: the first padel courts in Japan open in Tokorozawa, Saitama, per the Mizumachi press release.
• November 2019: Padel Tokyo posts a notice ending its cancellation waiting list for rental courts from December, so slot-based booking was already in place.
• 20 August 2022: Captain Tsubasa Padel opens in Chofu, and online booking there had opened on 29 July.
• 21 January 2023: Padel Tokyo Mizumachi opens in Sumida.
• 16 September 2023: Chofu holds its four-court grand opening.
• September to October 2026: padel is a medal sport at the Asian Games in Nagoya.

Federation milestones, which we found only on a commercial padel guide site and haven't linked, put the Japan Padel Association's founding in 2016 and Japan's entry into the International Padel Federation in 2017.

Three venues since January 2023 is the number to remember.

Where Japanese and English Coverage of Padel Disagree

The most useful thing we found is a gap in framing: Japanese sources sell padel as a school you join, while English guides sell it as a court you rent.

Every Tokyo venue page leads with its lesson school. Padel Tokyo and Mizumachi both charge a ¥9,800 admission fee and a monthly fee for four 80-minute lessons. English-language visitor guides we found mostly describe walking up, renting a court and playing.

Both are true. They are different products, and you should know which one you're buying.

The second gap is noise. Mizumachi's own page marks 8:00 to 9:00 and 20:00 to 22:00 as silent time, a detail the English guides we read leave out. We read it as a request to keep volume down at the edges of the day, but the page doesn't spell out the rule, so ask before you book an early or late slot.

The third gap is scale. English-language padel coverage tends to borrow the language of Spain and Latin America, where padel is described as a mass sport. Japanese sources, including the federation's own, describe a sport that is still being introduced.

We looked for resident discussion on Japanese forums and Q&A sites and found little that was usable. The picture here comes from operator notices, the federation and Japanese blogs, so we have no forum complaints to pass on, and we won't invent any.

Read the Japanese material and you'll expect a school; read the English and you'll expect a drop-in court.

Padel Tokyo Mizumachi (Sumida): The Easiest Place to Start

Mizumachi is the venue we'd send a first-timer to, because the station is practically the front gate.

Padel Tokyo Mizumachi sits at 1-32-4 Mukojima in Sumida Ward. Tokyo Skytree Station is a one-minute walk, and the venue's page lists Oshiage Station (Tobu line) and Honjo-Azumabashi Station (Toei Asakusa Line) at five minutes each.

It has three outdoor courts and is open every day from 8:00 to 22:00. The page says it may close early when it rains or when nobody has booked.

The operator is Padel Asia Co., Ltd., which also lists the Nerima venue on its site. Mizumachi itself is a waterside development under the elevated Tobu Skytree Line tracks, so the courts sit in a mixed-use space with shops nearby rather than inside a sports club.

Court rental is priced per court, per hour, tax included:

When	Price per court per hour
Weekdays, 8:00 to 18:00	¥5,000
Weekdays, 18:00 to 22:00	¥6,000
Weekends and holidays, all day	¥7,000

The facility opened on 21 January 2023, according to the operator's press release, and it sits under the elevated Tobu tracks in the Tokyo Mizumachi development. The opening price in that release started at ¥4,400 an hour, so the rate has risen since.

A trial lesson is 60 minutes and costs ¥2,500, once per person. The racket rental is free for the trial, and the page offers ¥500 off if you register through the venue's LINE account.

For a trial booking, use the booking page or the LINE account. The page notes that the phone is often unanswered, so LINE is the recommended route.

If you're weighing Sumida as a place to live as well as play, our guide to living in Sumida Ward covers rent, neighborhoods and transit around Oshiage and beyond.

Mizumachi gets the highest weekend price of the three, and the best access.

Padel Tokyo in Nerima: The Original Venue

Padel Tokyo is the venue that calls itself the first padel facility in Tokyo, and it feels more like a tennis club than a stand-alone padel site.

It sits inside Zenpukuji Park Tennis Club at 1-4-48 Sekimachi-minami, Nerima Ward. The operator's page gives a 10-minute walk from Kami-Shakujii Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line, or about 15 minutes by bus from JR Ogikubo Station.

There are two outdoor courts with sand-filled artificial turf, open from 9:00 to 22:00. A Japanese lifestyle blog said in November 2024 that Tokyo had only three padel facilities, which matches the federation's list today.

Rental is cheaper than Mizumachi:

When	Price per court per hour
Weekdays, 9:00 to 18:00	¥4,800
Weekdays, 18:00 to 22:00	¥5,200
Weekends and holidays, all day	¥6,600

Lessons run on the same monthly school model as Mizumachi. A weekday daytime plan of four 80-minute lessons is ¥12,400, which the page works out to ¥3,100 per lesson, and weekends and weekday evenings are ¥13,400.

Racket rental is ¥400, shoes are ¥300, and a locker is ¥220. Practice balls are free in sets of ten.

If a regular weeknight game is part of your plan and you're also looking for a flat, our guide to living in Nerima covers neighborhoods, rent levels and commute times across the ward.

Nerima is cheaper than Mizumachi, but the walk from the station is ten minutes.

Captain Tsubasa Padel in Chofu: Cheapest Weekday Hours

Chofu is the outlier: it's the cheapest on weekdays, and it is the hardest of the three to reach without a car.

The venue site puts it at 1-6-2 Fujimi-cho, Chofu, right off the Chuo Expressway's Chofu Interchange. It's a 13-minute walk from Chofu Station and a 10-minute walk from Nishi-Chofu Station.

The courts carry the name of the Captain Tsubasa football manga, whose creator has been a public advocate of padel. Hours are 9:00 to 22:00, all year.

Prices are the lowest of the three. Weekdays from 9:00 to 19:00 are listed at ¥4,000 an hour, with an ¥800 surcharge at night. Weekends and holidays from 9:00 to 22:00 are ¥6,000 an hour.

The page doesn't say whether the rate is per court or per person, so confirm that before you book. We've assumed per court elsewhere in this guide for comparison, and you should check it.

A one-hour trial lesson is ¥1,000, the lowest we found. The venue opened on 20 August 2022.

Court counts conflict. The venue's own site announces four courts from a September 2023 grand opening, while the federation's list shows two outdoor courts now, with four arriving in October. We couldn't settle which is current, so call ahead if you're bringing a group.

Chofu is the budget pick if you have a bike, a car or a bit of patience.

Padel Courts Near Tokyo: Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa

If the three Tokyo venues don't suit you, a handful of padel courts sit just over the prefecture line, but we can only verify the basics.

The federation's list names Padel One Tokorozawa and Assemble Omiya in Saitama, Padel and Futsal Hare-nochi-Hare, GIARDINO and Padel Academia Sakura in Chiba, and Chigasaki Padel Club in Kanagawa. Tokorozawa has three courts and is described on the list as one roofed court plus two outdoor courts, though a separate directory labels it indoor. Hare-nochi-Hare lists four courts, two indoor and two outdoor.

We couldn't verify stations, walking times or prices for these, so we haven't printed any. Check each venue's own page before planning a trip.

The only indoor court we found at all is at one of these out-of-town venues, and that is not a reliable fallback for a rainy Saturday.

For a game inside the city, you're choosing between three outdoor sites.

Which Padel Venue Should You Choose?

The right venue depends on three things: where you live, how many people you're bringing, and how much each hour matters to you.

Start with geography. Mizumachi suits the east side of the city, with the Tobu Skytree Line and the Toei Asakusa Line close by. Nerima suits the northwest, on the Seibu Shinjuku Line. Chofu suits the west, and it's the venue where a car or a bike helps most.

Then think about group size. Mizumachi has three courts, so a group of eight can book two at once and still have a third in reserve. Nerima has two, which is enough for one match plus a second booking if you're early. Chofu lists four, with the caveat above.

Price comes last, because the gaps are smaller than they look. Chofu's weekday daytime rate is ¥1,000 per court-hour below Mizumachi's, which works out to ¥250 per person in a foursome. That saving disappears fast if the trip costs you extra time or a train fare.

A few quick rules:

• First-timer, no gear, no car: Mizumachi, because the trial includes a racket and the station is a minute away.
• Cheapest repeat play, with a bike or car: Chofu, once you've confirmed the rate is per court.
• Lessons on a weekday daytime plan: Mizumachi or Nerima, which both list ¥12,400 a month.
• Northwest Tokyo or the Seibu line: Nerima, and plan for the ten-minute walk.

If two venues are equally convenient, pick the one with the longest slot you can actually use.

What Padel Costs in Tokyo: Courts, Trials and Lessons

A padel court is cheap per person and expensive per hour, which is why most bookings are for four.

Here are the three venues side by side, using each operator's price page as of October 2026. Court rental is per hour, tax included.

Venue	Weekday daytime	Weekday evening	Weekends and holidays	Trial lesson
Padel Tokyo Mizumachi	¥5,000	¥6,000	¥7,000	¥2,500
Padel Tokyo (Nerima)	¥4,800	¥5,200	¥6,600	¥2,500
Captain Tsubasa Padel (Chofu)	¥4,000	¥4,800 (with ¥800 night surcharge)	¥6,000	¥1,000

Source: the three operator pages cited above, retrieved 25 Oct 2026. Chofu does not say whether its rate is per court. Treat these as current listings rather than fixed ceilings.

What a Game Costs Per Person

Divide a court by four and the hourly rate becomes ¥1,000 to ¥1,750 each. Add ¥700 if you rent a racket (¥400) and shoes (¥300).

Venue and time	Court per person	With rental gear
Mizumachi, weekday daytime	¥1,250	¥1,950
Mizumachi, weekend	¥1,750	¥2,450
Nerima, weekday daytime	¥1,200	¥1,900
Nerima, weekend	¥1,650	¥2,350
Chofu, weekday	¥1,000	¥1,700
Chofu, weekend	¥1,500	¥2,200

These figures are our arithmetic: the listed court price divided by four players. Chofu assumes its rate is per court, and its rental prices come from a Japanese padel directory rather than the venue.

A Saturday doubles game at Mizumachi therefore costs four friends ¥7,000 for the court, or ¥2,450 each if everyone rents gear. That's about what you'd pay for a cinema ticket and a coffee.

What Lessons Cost

The school model adds a fixed layer. Both Mizumachi and Nerima charge a ¥9,800 admission fee, then a monthly fee for four lessons of 80 minutes.

At Nerima, weekday daytime is ¥12,400 a month and weekday evenings and weekends are ¥13,400. At Mizumachi, weekday daytime is ¥12,400 and weekday evenings and weekends are ¥14,000.

Your first month on a weekday daytime plan therefore costs ¥22,200 (¥12,400 plus the ¥9,800 admission). On a weekend plan at Mizumachi it's ¥23,800.

Trial lessons let you test the game before paying any of that. Each person gets one trial at Mizumachi and Nerima.

Lessons for Kids and Juniors

Families get their own tiers. Mizumachi lists junior lessons at ¥9,600 a month for four 80-minute sessions and kids' lessons at ¥7,400 for four 60-minute sessions, on top of the same ¥9,800 admission fee.

Nerima lists a Junior B weekday plan at ¥9,600 and a junior team that trains on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for ¥16,000 a month. We haven't verified age cutoffs for any of these tiers, so ask which group your child would join.

For a family, the admission fee is the part to budget for, because it's charged per child.

Three Ways to Budget a Month

Here are three realistic months, using one-hour bookings and our per-person arithmetic from above.

Pattern	What you do	Cost per person
Casual	Two weekday daytime games at Mizumachi, rented gear	¥3,900
Weekend regular	A weekly weekend game at Nerima, four weeks, own gear	¥6,600
Weekend regular, rented gear	The same month with rackets and shoes rented each time	¥9,400
School	First month of weekday daytime lessons at Mizumachi or Nerima	¥22,200

These are our calculations from the listed prices, assuming four players share each court and the venue's rate is per court.

The school costs several times the casual month, and most of that is the one-off admission fee. From the second month the school costs ¥12,400 on a weekday daytime plan.

A casual month is the cheapest way to find out whether you'll still want to play next month.

The cheapest way to learn padel in Tokyo is one ¥1,000 trial in Chofu, and the cheapest way to keep playing is a weekday court split four ways.

How to Book a Padel Court or Lesson in Tokyo

Booking is simple once you know that each venue runs its own system, and all three pages are in Japanese.

Booking a Court

At Mizumachi and Nerima, rentals go through an online booking page on the venue's own site. Both pages say same-day use is possible if a slot is free.

Chofu also has an online booking page, which its site says opened on 29 July 2022. It lists a contact form and a phone line as backups.

Pick a weekday daytime slot if you can. It's the cheapest tier at all three venues.

Booking a Trial or Lesson

Mizumachi takes trial bookings through its booking page or its official LINE account, and recommends LINE over the phone. Nerima uses an online form, the phone or email, and asks you to arrive 10 minutes before the start.

Nerima's page says dates outside the scheduled trial slots need a LINE message. Regular lessons there are arranged by phone or email.

A Message You Can Copy

A short LINE message in Japanese gets you most of the way. For a trial lesson, send something like this, with your own date and time:

はじめまして。体験レッスンを予約したいです。希望日は10月30日(金)の14時です。1名で、初心者です。ラケットとシューズを借りたいです。よろしくお願いします。

In English: "Hello. I'd like to book a trial lesson. My preferred date is Friday, 30 October at 14:00. It's one person, a beginner. I'd like to rent a racket and shoes. Thank you."

For a court, change the request to コートを使いたいです (I'd like to use a court) and give the date, start time, number of players and length. Keep it to one request per message.

A short, specific message gets a faster answer than a long one.

If You Don't Read Japanese

The pages work with browser translation, but we couldn't confirm that any of the three offers English booking. A July 2026 English guide to Mizumachi tells readers to book through the official site and doesn't say whether the site has an English version.

LINE is the practical route for questions. A short message with a date, your number of players and "trial lesson" will usually do the job, and a translation app will cover the reply.

Book on the venue's own page, use LINE for anything unusual, and expect to read Japanese through a translator.

What to Wear, Rent and Buy

You don't need to buy anything before your first game, and the venues are set up that way on purpose.

Mizumachi and Nerima both rent rackets for ¥400 and shoes for ¥300. Both give out about ten practice balls free, and a basket costs ¥300.

The Japan Padel League guide lists sportswear and tennis or futsal-type shoes as the standard outfit. Padel-specific shoes exist, but you don't need them on day one.

When you do buy, expect entry-level rackets to start around ¥12,000 and go past ¥38,000 on a 2022 manufacturer price list. That's illustrative, since prices have moved, and we haven't verified a Tokyo shop, so rent for a few sessions first.

Rent first, buy later, and don't spend ¥30,000 before you know you'll come back.

Outdoor Courts, Rain and Silent Time

Every padel court we could confirm in Tokyo is outdoors, and that shapes when you can play.

Mizumachi's page says it may close early in the rain or when no one has booked. Nerima and Chofu list outdoor courts too, and none of the three pages describes a roof.

None of the three pages we read states a rain-cancellation or refund policy, so ask when you book. Tokyo has a rainy season and hot summers, so plan a backup. Book weekday daytimes in the cooler months if you want the best chance of a dry game.

Noise is the other constraint. Mizumachi labels 8:00 to 9:00 and 20:00 to 22:00 as silent time, and it sits under an elevated train line in a mixed-use development.

The venue's 2022 press release also lists changing rooms and showers, which helps after a summer game.

Treat the early and late slots as quieter sessions, and check the rule before you book them.

Finding People to Play With

Padel needs four people, so the practical problem for a newcomer is finding three others.

Some groups organize meetups on the event site Luma. One listing, Tokyo Padel Nerima, was a past session held at Padel Tokyo on 4 August 2026, written in Indonesian, at ¥2,000 per person for two hours with a racket included.

We also found a listing for a Night Padel session in Oshiage on 11 August. These are run by individuals, not the venues, so details change and you should confirm them with the host.

A trial lesson is the other route, since it puts you on court with an instructor and often other beginners. Schools help too: a monthly class puts you on the same court at the same time as the same group, which solves the fourth-player problem without any messaging. If you've got friends who play tennis or squash, ask them to come along and split the court.

A fourth player is worth ¥1,250 of court cost, so the awkward part of the booking is the invitation.

Padel in Tokyo as a Foreign Resident

You don't need a Japanese resident's account to play padel in Tokyo, but you'll need some help with language.

All three venue sites are in Japanese, and bookings run through web forms and LINE. A free browser translation tool handles most of it.

The costs are no different for foreign residents on the pages we read, and none of the three describes any membership or residency check for court rental. That absence is not a promise, so ask before you commit to a school.

If you're choosing where to live partly around your hobbies, start with the station. Mizumachi is in Sumida near Tokyo Skytree, Oshiage and Honjo-Azumabashi stations, Padel Tokyo is a short walk from Kami-Shakujii on the Seibu Shinjuku Line, and Chofu is in western Tokyo near Nishi-Chofu and Chofu stations.

When people ask us how to choose a neighborhood around a sport, we start with the weekday evening commute, because that's when you'll actually use the court. Tell us which venue you want to be near and we can build a shortlist of buildings around that station.

A court that's fifteen minutes from your front door gets used, and one that's an hour away becomes a plan you cancel.

Pros and Cons of Playing Padel in Tokyo

Padel is easy to start and hard to schedule, and the list below shows where each of those comes from.

The Pros

• Rentals cover everything: rackets, shoes and practice balls are available at the venues, so your first game costs nothing in gear.
• Trial lessons are cheap: ¥1,000 at Chofu and ¥2,500 at Mizumachi and Nerima.
• A shared court is good value: roughly ¥1,000 to ¥1,750 per person for an hour, if you split it four ways.
• Mizumachi is easy to reach: one minute from Tokyo Skytree Station.
• The walls keep the ball in play: rallies last, so beginners get more swings.

The Cons

• There are only three venues: if yours is full, there isn't a fourth to try inside Tokyo.
• All Tokyo courts are outdoors: rain and heat decide your week.
• Mizumachi has silent time: 8:00 to 9:00 and 20:00 to 22:00.
• The booking pages are in Japanese: we couldn't confirm English booking.
• Schools add fixed costs: a ¥9,800 admission fee comes before the monthly fee.

The pros are about the sport and the cons are about the infrastructure, and in Tokyo the infrastructure is the harder problem.

Who Should Play Padel in Tokyo

Padel suits people who already have, or can find, three other players.

Tennis players will pick it up fastest, since the scoring is the same and the strokes carry over. Friends or colleagues who want a social activity after work, with a shared court cost, are the obvious fit.

It also suits anyone who likes the idea of a sport with a short learning curve and long rallies. Mizumachi and Nerima both run trial lessons that need nothing but sportswear.

If you can be flexible about weekday daytimes, you'll pay the least and meet the fewest crowds.

Office teams, language-exchange groups and university friends also fit well, because a booked court gives the group a reason to meet on a fixed evening. A group chat with four names and a standing weekday slot is usually all it takes.

Padel in Tokyo rewards people who plan a few days ahead and bring a group.

Who Should Skip Padel in Tokyo

Padel isn't the right sport if you want something spontaneous, indoor or solo.

You need three other people for a standard game, and the sport is doubles only. If you play alone, tennis against a wall, a gym or running will serve you better.

If you need to play in all weather, the three Tokyo venues can't promise you that. The only indoor option we found sits outside the prefecture.

If you live in the far east, north or south of the metropolis, getting to one of three venues may take longer than the game does.

Skip padel if you need reliability, and take it up if you can handle a cancelled Saturday.

Padel vs Tennis vs Pickleball in Tokyo

Padel sits between tennis and pickleball in the way the courts feel, but the supply in Tokyo is much thinner.

Sport	Court	Serve	Format	Supply in Tokyo	Best for
Padel	20 x 10 m, glass and mesh walls	Underhand, below waist	Doubles only	3 venues	Rallies with a group
Tennis	23.77 x 10.97 m, open	Overhead allowed	Singles or doubles	Many public courts	Cheap, regular play
Pickleball	Compact, open	Underhand	Singles or doubles	Dedicated clubs	A quick social game

Padel and tennis court sizes are from the Japan Padel League guide. Tennis and pickleball supply is described in our own venue guides.

If you want cheap and frequent, tennis wins. Our guide to where to play tennis in Tokyo covers the ward and metropolitan facilities, their prices and how their booking systems work.

If you want a casual social game with a low entry cost, pickleball has more dedicated clubs in the city. Padel is the one with the glass walls and the longest rallies.

Choose padel for the game itself and tennis for the price.

Practical Advice from E-Housing

A few habits make the three venues much easier to use, and none of them needs Japanese.

• Book weekday daytimes first. It's the cheapest tier at all three venues.
• Message the venue on LINE if the booking page is confusing, and keep the message short.
• Ask whether Chofu's rate is per court before you split the bill.
• Confirm Chofu's court count if you're bringing more than four players.
• Plan a rain backup, because the courts are outdoors and Mizumachi may close early.
• Rent gear for the first two sessions, then decide whether to buy.
• Check silent-time hours at Mizumachi before booking early or late.

If padel is one reason you're picking a neighborhood, tell us which venue you'd like to be near. At E-Housing, we work with foreigners, expat families, international students and working professionals across greater Tokyo every day, and we can match you with listings within a short ride of Sumida, Nerima or Chofu.

Start with the venue, then pick the station.

Final Verdict: Should You Play Padel in Tokyo?

Yes, if you can get three friends to commit and you accept that your options are limited to three outdoor sites.

The plan we'd follow is simple. Book one weekday daytime trial at Mizumachi, which costs ¥2,500 with a free racket, and invite three people for a rented court the following week.

Only after that should you consider the ¥9,800 admission fee and a monthly school. The trial and one court rental will tell you whether the game suits you.

Padel in Tokyo is small, which is the whole reason to try it before it gets crowded. The federation lists 27 facilities nationwide, so this is a scene where being early means knowing the staff.

The honest limit is supply, because three venues serve a city of this size.

FAQ: Padel in Tokyo

Is there padel in Tokyo?

Yes. Tokyo has three venues: Padel Tokyo Mizumachi in Sumida, Padel Tokyo in Nerima and Captain Tsubasa Padel in Chofu.

How many padel courts are there in Tokyo?

Roughly nine, if you add up the venues' own pages: three at Mizumachi, two at Nerima and four at Chofu. The federation's list shows Chofu with two courts and four to follow, so confirm that one by phone.

How much does it cost to play padel in Tokyo?

A court costs ¥4,000 to ¥7,000 per hour depending on the venue and time. Split four ways that is ¥1,000 to ¥1,750 each, plus ¥700 if you rent a racket and shoes.

Can beginners play padel in Tokyo?

Yes. Mizumachi and Nerima offer 60-minute trial lessons at ¥2,500, and Chofu lists one at ¥1,000.

Do I need to bring my own racket for padel in Tokyo?

No. Mizumachi and Nerima rent rackets for ¥400 and shoes for ¥300, and the Mizumachi trial includes a free racket.

Is there indoor padel in Tokyo?

No indoor court is listed at any of the three Tokyo venues. The nearest indoor option we found is outside the prefecture, and we could not verify the details.

How do I book a padel court in Tokyo?

Use the booking page on the venue's own site. All three offer online booking, and Mizumachi recommends LINE for questions.

What is padel?

Padel is a doubles racket sport played on a 20 by 10 meter court enclosed by glass and wire mesh. The ball can bounce off the walls and stay in play.

How do I get started playing padel?

Book a trial lesson. At Mizumachi it's ¥2,500 for 60 minutes, once per person, with the racket included.

Is padel the same as pickleball?

No. Padel uses a solid stringless racket on a walled court, while pickleball uses a paddle on a compact open court.

Is padel popular in Japan?

Not yet by the numbers. The Japan Padel Association cites about 60,000 competitive players, and its list shows 27 facilities nationwide.

Can I play padel in Tokyo at night?

Yes. All three venues are open until 22:00, though Mizumachi marks 20:00 to 22:00 as silent time.

Was padel in the 2026 Asian Games?

Yes. It was a medal sport at the Aichi-Nagoya Games, and Qatar won the final on 3 October 2026.

Are there padel meetups in Tokyo for foreigners?

Yes, some. Individuals post sessions on the event site Luma, including at Nerima and Oshiage, but the hosts change and you should confirm details first.

Does padel cost more on weekends in Tokyo?

Yes. Weekend and holiday court rates are about ¥1,800 to ¥2,000 higher per hour than weekday daytime at all three venues.

What should I wear to play padel in Tokyo?

Wear sportswear and tennis or futsal-type shoes. Rental shoes are ¥300 at Mizumachi and Nerima.