Learning jiu-jitsu in Shibuya and Harajuku

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• EXFIGHT, Daikanyama · Official site
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  Za HOUSE Bldg 3F/4F, 1-34-17 Ebisu-nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (2 min from Daikanyama Station) · 03-5457-1013 · Kickboxing, grappling, jiu-jitsu, and MMA plus yoga and dance classes, all inside one membership by the gym's own description · Trials book through the site's online reservation system (cost and conditions shown inside the booking flow)
  Last checked: 2026-07-18
• Fight Fit Nakameguro, Toikatsu Dojo chain · Official site
  Free trialNo-giStriking classes too
  Cotton Bldg 3F, 3-16-1 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0051 (4 min from Nakameguro Station) · 03-6412-8589 · Sparring is banned chain-wide: classes are technique and fitness only, so a beginner who wants to roll will outgrow this room. The chain markets a 90-percent-beginner, zero-intimidation environment · A free trial booked through a one-minute form or LINE, with trial-designated cells marked on the timetable (verified 2026-07-18) · Monthly membership runs regular 9,000 yen (7,900 for middle and high schoolers, 6,800 for elementary), locker 10,100, wear 13,400, and premium 14,500, every tier unlimited across all branches. A bank transfer fee is 330 yen a month and sports insurance is 3,300 a year, in Japanese yen
  Last checked: 2026-07-18
• MUSE Jiu-Jitsu Academy, Yoyogi · Official site
  03-5371-8980 (reception 10:00-21:00) · Head instructor Hashimoto Kinya, a black belt and one of Japanese BJJ media's central figures, with frequent guest-instructor specials drawn from his network by the page's own account · There is no separate trial; you simply pay per visit, enroll in the annual sports insurance (1,850 yen), and wear your own T-shirt under the gi (verified 2026-07-18) · A single visit is 1000 yen, and 500 yen for women and students, with no monthly commitment and payment made per visit. Guest instructor special classes are priced per event, and sports insurance is a separate 1,850 yen a year, in Japanese yen
  Last checked: 2026-07-18
• Oga Dojo Shinjuku · Official site
  Free trialDaytime classesFranchise network
  New State Mena Bldg 122, 2-23-1 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053 (5 min from Shinjuku New South exit, ground floor) · 080-6640-7438 (Oga's own cell, the school's published line) · Oga Mikio himself teaches Tue 20:00 and Wed 14:00 per the dojo's own calendar; by the dojo's own account the first Japanese black-belt jiu-jitsu world champion and author of the Newaza no Gakko series · One free trial across the three dojos, booked through the site form by 8pm the day before (walk-ins pay the 3,000-yen visitor rate); sparring is optional for trial visitors and training wear is fine (verified 2026-07-18) · New enrollment is 9,900 yen with a gi and belt gifted, waived for Newaza World alumni, experienced players who own a gi, judo dan holders, and short term residents. Monthly plans run special member 14,300 yen (unlimited plus a monthly 30 minute private), standard 11,000 (unlimited), a twice a month plan 7,700 (with 1,100 per extra session), and women, students, and kids 7,700 unlimited. Family gets 20 percent off, a hold is 1,100 yen a month, and joining online returns 500 yen cashback, in Japanese yen
  Last checked: 2026-07-18
• Reversal Gym Tokyo Standout, Yoyogi-Uehara studio · Official site
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  Isami Bldg B1, 2-41-10 Tomigaya, Shibuya-ku (7 min from Yoyogi-Uehara Station) · 03-3481-6521 · The posted grid names Ono Takashi for Wednesday jiu-jitsu and Yamanaka Kenya for the Thursday intermediate class (belts not published) · Jiu-jitsu, kickboxing, and MMA in one gym, with all four studios open to members · Observation is free anytime; the trial costs 2,000 yen, waived if you join the same day; bring a gi and call ahead since classes can change day-of (verified 2026-07-18)
  Last checked: 2026-07-18
• UNO DOJO Harajuku sessions, inside Gold's Gym Harajuku Tokyo · Official site
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  Velox Bldg, 6-31-17 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 (Gold's Gym Harajuku Tokyo) · 03-5766-3131 (the Gold's Gym Harajuku front desk, which handles enrollment) · Head trainer Caol Uno; the dedicated jiu-jitsu trainer Sagae Toshiyasu holds a 2021 black belt from Imanari Masakazu per his own published bio · A beginner-centered program by its own description, with gi and glove rental until you buy your own · No free trial: observation is free during class hours by telling the Gold's front desk you are there to watch UNO DOJO; no visitor drop-ins, and enrollment is processed at the front desk (verified 2026-07-18) · Enrollment is 0 yen and the monthly fee is 16,500 yen for the full day plan covering every class at both venues. Sports insurance is 2,050 yen a year, a hold is 550 a month, and the first fees are paid by cash or card at the desk, in Japanese yen
  Last checked: 2026-07-18
• Wajutsu Keishukai HEARTS, Shinjuku · Official site
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  03-6383-4057 (LINE @282pasif) · Representative Osawa Kenji, an MMA veteran; the grappling instructors are published with competition credentials, but no BJJ black belt is shown anywhere on the site · One membership covers every class and free-training window, with MMA, kickboxing, jiu-jitsu, and grappling taught by active pros · Trials book by LINE, phone, or the mail form; the 2,200-yen trial fee refunds in full if you join (verified 2026-07-18) · Enrollment is 11,000 yen plus a 4,400 registration fee. Full time membership is 13,200 yen a month for adults, 11,000 for male students, and 10,450 for women, while a daytime membership is 9,350 for the HEARTS Shinjuku weekday 15:00 to 18:00 window. Kids, at Komazawa only, is 9,900 yen for twice a week or 7,700 for once, and personal lessons run 4,950 to 5,500 at member rates, in Japanese yen
  Last checked: 2026-07-18
• Yoyogi Forest Jiu-Jitsu Club · Official site
  No observation visits; beginners get one free member-accompanied trial, and joining starts with the site's numbered self-introduction email, followed by phone directions from the station on the day (verified 2026-07-18) · Joining costs 10,000 yen, which covers a 7,000 enrollment plus a nine ticket book at 3,000 (333 a ticket). After that a nine ticket book is 3,000 yen, or 333 a session, valid three months since March 2023. Shower tickets are 1,000 yen for nine, and a member introduced visitor pays 500 a visit, in Japanese yen
  Last checked: 2026-07-18