{"id":3654,"date":"2026-06-11T12:05:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T03:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/news\/pickleball-one-shimbashi\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T03:05:37","slug":"pickleball-one-shimbashi","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/pickleball-one-shimbashi\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo's First Urban Indoor Facility \"PICKLEBALL ONE GINZA SHIMBASHI\" Opens in Shimbashi -- From 6 a.m. to 11 p.m."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Shinbashi, an indoor pickleball facility usable from morning to night has been born.<strong>\u201cPICKLEBALL ONE GINZA SHIMBASHI,\u201d Tokyo's first urban-type indoor pickleball facility, opened on November 1, 2025, on B1F of the Uchisaiwaicho Heiwa Building, a 3-minute walk from Shinbashi Station<\/strong>. The courts are open from 6:00 to 23:00 on weekdays and weekends and holidays alike, becoming an urban base where you can play before heading to work or on the way home.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_1\"><strong>A 3-minute walk from Shinbashi Station, accessed via an underground passage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The facility is on B1F of the Uchisaiwaicho Heiwa Building at 1-5-2 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. It's a 3-minute walk from Shinbashi Station and can be accessed through an underground passage. The hotel \u201cMercure Tokyo Hibiya\u201d is attached on the upper floors of the building. Reservations began on October 22, 2025.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_2\"><strong>From 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The biggest feature is the length of the hours. The courts are open from 6:00 to 23:00 regardless of weekday or weekend and holiday. The shop is open from 10:00 to 21:00. You can use it in ways that fit the city-center rhythm of life\u2014working up a sweat in the early morning before heading to the office, or playing until late at night. The concept is \u201cFUN AS ONE,\u201d usable regardless of age, gender, or athletic skill.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_3\"><strong>Courts and fees<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are two types of court. It has the \u201cOne Court,\u201d 90 cm narrower than regulation size for games, and the \u201cFun Court,\u201d three-quarters the length for practice and drills.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>One Court<\/th>\n<th>Fun Court<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Weekday 6:00-18:00 (1 hour)<\/td>\n<td>7,000 yen<\/td>\n<td>5,000 yen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weekday 18:00-23:00<\/td>\n<td>8,000 yen<\/td>\n<td>6,000 yen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weekends and holidays<\/td>\n<td>10,000 yen<\/td>\n<td>8,000 yen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Open play is, per person per hour, 2,000 yen on weekday mornings, 2,500 yen on weekday afternoons, 2,500 yen on weekend and holiday mornings, and 3,000 yen on weekend and holiday afternoons. Paddle and shoe rentals are also available.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_4\"><strong>Operated by Heiwa Real Estate and Pickleball One<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The facility is owned and held by Heiwa Real Estate Inc. (representative executive president Kiyoyuki Tsuchimoto). The operating partner is Pickleball One Inc. (representative director Shusaku Kumakura). Lessons are scheduled to start in sequence from January 2026 onward, and open play from December onward. It also has a specialty shop, drink sales, changing rooms, and showers.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_5\"><strong>Impact on readers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An urban indoor facility usable from 6 a.m. is unaffected by weather and suits people who want to play to fit their life schedule. Located at the transport hub of Shinbashi, it's easy for business travelers and businesspeople to stop by. The stable environment unique to indoors also suits lessons and beginner practice.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_6\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Combining long hours and near-station convenience, \u201cPICKLEBALL ONE GINZA SHIMBASHI\u201d is a facility that blends pickleball into urban life. Its positioning as Tokyo's first urban-type indoor facility could become a model for similar facilities going forward.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_7\"><strong>Related Articles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/japan-facility-boom\/\">Pickleball courts popping up at hotels and commercial facilities one after another\u2014the full picture of the facility rush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/osaka-sakai-courts\/\">Six courts, the most in western Japan, on a Sakai, Osaka hotel rooftop\u2014turning lodging facilities into competition hubs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/japan-pickleball-population\/\">Japan's pickleball competitive population is 330,000, with 11.89 million potential<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"index_8\"><strong>Source<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000000162.000024148.html\">Pickleball One press release (PR TIMES)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PICKLEBALL ONE GINZA SHIMBASHI opens November 1, 2025 in the B1F of the Uchisaiwaicho Heiwa Building, a 3-minute walk from Shimbashi Station. 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