Stay Active
So, you want to go to the gym but don’t know where to start? Here at AJET we have got you covered!
See here for a list of links to the local gym and sports facilities around Niigata Prefecture.
However be warned , many of the following links lead to pages in Japanese, so you will either need to dust off your Japanese skills or use the almighty Google Translate and hope for the best.
if you know of any facilitates not listen on this page, please get in touch so we can add it.
Northern Niigata
Murakami
Sekikawa
Tainai
Serio
Shibata
Local JET recommendation:
(waiting for recommendations)
Niigata city and surrounding Areas
Niigata city
Agano
Tagami
Tsubame
Tagami
Yahiko
Local JET recommendation:
(waiting for recommendations)
Mid Niigata areas
Kashiwazaki
Kariwa
Nagaoka
Mitsuki
Izumozaki
Local JET recommendation:
(Waiting for recommendations)
Yukiguni areas
Ojiya
Uonuma
Minami
Uonuma
Tokamachi
Yuzawa
Yuzawa
Tsunan
Local JET recommendation:
S.H:
I went to a gym in Tokamachi called Tokamachi Sogo:
十日町市総合体育館
https://g.co/kgs/wcbgu9
They have a training room downstairs with weights and treadmills, etc. Also table tennis tables, a running area upstairs, basketball hoops and a climbing wall. Super cheap to buy a gym card or you can pay 200 yen (I think) ,for a one-off but you can’t use the training room without an induction first.
Southern Niigata : JIM Block
Local JET recommendation:
M.M.P
I used to go to Haneuma Arena in Myoko city
They have a track for running and you can rent the whole gym for decent prices. They also have a small fitness studio, everything is cheap cause it’s run by Myoko city. (the training room is 200 yen per person)
http://sports-arai.jp/sisetsu/sougoutaiiku.html
P.H:
I go to Kakizaki Dome (kakizaki , Joestsu area)
It has a inside running track , and a basic weights training room with stair and bike machines. While its nothing fancy , it is only 300 yen per use and the staff are always friendly.
Sado
Local JET recommendation:
A.S:
I used to go in Sado. There are city-run gyms in Ryotsu and Sawata. There is also a smaller gym with an indoor pool in Mano.
両津総合体育館
2343-1 Umezu, Sado-shi, Niigata-ken 952-0005
0259-27-7080
https://maps.google.com/?cid=10085409975893847236
サンテラ佐渡スーパーアリーナ
75-1 Kubota, Sado-shi, Niigata-ken 952-1325
0259-67-7645
https://maps.google.com/?cid=589420981699543487
1675 Yoshioka, Sado-shi, Niigata-ken 952-0312
0259-55-2566
https://maps.google.com/?cid=16018723279680561934