Individual use

We welcome not only Sumida Ward residents, but also all people from far and wide. No need to register with the Gymnasium to use its facilities.We offer a ‘pay as you go’ system, as well as a reduced monthly fee payment plan.

Available facilities

  • Arena (for individual users)
  • Swimming pool
  • Budo hall (for individual users)
  • Multi-purpose athletics field (for archery only)
  • Training room
  • Studio

Available sports activities

  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Badminton
  • Table Tennis
  • Archery
  • Judo
  • Kendo
  • Martial Arts

In addition, there are a range of sports lessons and programs available.

Age limits for facilities

Some of the facilities have age restrictions. For details, please refer to the table below. A circle (○) means the age group is allowed to use the facility. An x mark (×) means the age group is not allowed to use the facility. A triangle (△) means the age group is allowed to use the facility with restrictions.

Three years old (*1) to pre-school
Locker rooms
To be accompanied by a guardian
Warm bath
To be accompanied by a guardian
Main Pool
To be accompanied by a guardian
(A guardian may accompany up to two children.)
Infant Pool
To be accompanied by a guardian
(A guardian may accompany up to two children.)
Pool Program
×
Exercise Machines
×
Cardio Machines
×
Studio
×
Budo hall
△(*4)
Running Course
×
Arenas
△(*4)
Rooftop Facilities (Archery)
×
Elementary school (*6)
Locker rooms
The appropriate locker room for the gender of the guardian may be used.(*7)
Warm bath
△(*2)
Main Pool
△(*2)
(A guardian may accompany up to two children.)
Infant Pool
△(*2)
(A guardian may accompany up to two children.)
Pool Program
×
Exercise Machines
×
Cardio Machines
×
Studio
×
Budo hall
△(*3)
Running Course
△(*2)
Arenas
△(*2)
Rooftop Facilities (Archery)
○(*3)(*5)
Middle high school(*6)
Locker rooms
The appropriate locker room for the gender of the guardian may be used.
Warm bath
○
Main Pool
○
Infant Pool
○
Pool Program
○
Exercise Machines
×
Cardio Machines
○
Studio
○
Budo hall
○
Running Course
○
Arenas
○
Rooftop Facilities (Archery)
○(*5)
High school or higher
Locker rooms
The appropriate locker room for the gender of the guardian may be used.
Warm bath
○
Main Pool
○
Infant Pool
○
Pool Program
○
Exercise Machines
○
Cardio Machines
○
Studio
○
Budo hall
○
Running Course
○
Arenas
○
Rooftop Facilities (Archery)
○(*5)
  • Children aged three and over may use the facility, provided that they are accompanied by a guardian and are toilet trained. Guardians should be 18 years old and over, and high school students are not eligible to be guardians.
  • Elementary students up to third grade may use the facility, provided that they are accompanied by a guardian (a guardian may accompany up to two children).
  • Group users do not need to be accompanied. Escorted individual users may use the facility.
  • Escorted group users may use the facility. Not available to individual users.
  • Qualified users may use the facility for archery.
  • Middle high school students may use the facility individually after 6:00 p.m., provided that a guardian accompanies, escorts, drops off and picks up, or observes them. However, Sumida City Gymnasium stipulates that a guardian should at least take individual middle school student users to and from the gymnasium to prevent accidents on the way between the facilities and home. If a guardian wishes to observe the children by going beyond the entrance gate (where the guardian is not using the facilities), please ask at reception.
  • Elementary school students from first to third grade who require the assistance of a guardian to get dressed may use the appropriate locker room for the gender of the guardian.
Usage time restrictions
Four-year-old children to third-grade elementary school students: May use the facilities during all time slots, provided that an adult (at least 20 years old) accompanies them (a guardian may accompany up to two children).
Fourth-grade elementary school students to 15-year-old children before high school: May use the facilities on their own until 6:00 p.m. After 6:00 p.m., they may use the facilities, provided that a guardian picks them up (a guardian does not have to take them to the facilities).

Methods of using some facilities

Badminton

A group may use a court. If there are a lot of users, the courts will be used for 15-minute periods.

Basketball

[Tuesdays] From 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The courts may be used freely from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., provided that only half of a court should be used for playing games.
The remaining half of the court may be used for practicing shooting.
Our instructor will be available to guide users in playing games from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
(The instructor will divide the users into teams.)
[Fridays] From 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The courts may be used freely from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., provided that only half of a court should be used for playing games.
The remaining half of the court may be used for practicing shooting.
Our instructor will be available to guide users in playing games from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
(The instructor will divide the users into teams.)
The courts may be used freely from 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
*The conditions for use in 1) apply.

Futsal

Futsal games and a range of futsal lessons are held in the multi-purpose arena for individual participants.
Players and staff of Fugador Sumida, the futsal team, serve as instructors.
The details and schedule are as follows:

Tuesdays (1:00p.m. to 2:30p.m.)
beginners
Wednesdays (1:00p.m. to 2:30p.m.)
basic training
First, third, fourth and fifth Friday of the month (7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
futsal games for individual participants
Second Friday of the month (7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m.)
futsal lesson
Details of futsal events (PDF)

Pool

Please observe the following when using the swimming pool:

  • Be sure to bring a towel when using the swimming pool and/or the warm bath.
  • Users are required to wear athletic swimwear (please avoid wearing revealing swimwear).
  • Please wear a swim cap.
  • Do not use a float, beach mat, or the like (a ring with a diameter of less than 1 meter for infants may be used in the infant pool only).
  • Users must be at least three years old (children who are not toilet trained may not use the swimming pool, even if they are three years old or over).
  • Electronic devices such as music players may not be used in the swimming pool.

Precautions for use

[About the use of the locker rooms]
Please do not wear shoes, including slippers, in the locker rooms. Users should have bare feet or wear socks only.
Be sure to bring a towel when using the swimming pool and/or the warm bath.
[About the use of the facilities]
Users should wear suitable clothing for exercising (e.g. training wear, T-shirt and shorts) and sports shoes for indoor use (excluding in the swimming pool).
Those under the influence of alcoholare not permitted entrance.
The entire grounds are completely non-smoking.
Shoes that may damage the surface of the floors are not permitted (leather shoes or heels). Please avoid wearing shoes with black soles because of possible black marks on the floor.
[About belongings]
No user belongings can be held at the reception desk. Please avoid bringing items that are larger than the lockers.
*All lockers within the facilities are half-sized.
Users should leave their valuables in the safes (free of charge) next to the reception desk or take them to the facilities that they are using and manage them under their own responsibility.
*Please do not leave valuables in the lockers. We take no responsibility for the theft of any items that are placed in the lockers.