A 60 by 30 m international-size rink, open every day of the year since 1994
The rink in Shinjuku began in 1963, when an indoor pool was built during the extension of the Jingu pool so that it could serve as a skating rink. Until 1993 it skated from mid-October to early April. In 1994 the sliding roof was removed, a Canadian ceiling curtain was fitted and the rink began to run all year, with a ceiling 13 metres high.
In 2000 the ice was enlarged to the international-standard 60 by 30 metres to help train competitors. A 2009 renovation gave the rink its present interior, and a later rebuild gave it an exterior meant to look like ice and automatic entry gates.
The operator says the rink is almost always quiet from after Golden Week to mid-November and often crowded at weekends from mid-November. It is 10 to 14 degrees inside in summer and 5 to 8 in winter, and a Family Mart stands in the heated room beside the ice.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Public skating on an ordinary day costs ¥1,600 for adults (high school and over) and ¥1,000 for children (junior high and under); on specific days (weekends and holidays from December to March, and days the rink names) it is ¥1,800 and ¥1,200. All prices include tax. Skate hire is ¥600 for the day and a companion who only watches (elementary school age and over) pays ¥500.
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Skate hire is ¥600 for the day, with figure skates from 15 cm to 31 cm and hockey skates from 19 cm to 31 cm.
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Tickets can be bought in advance on the rink's website (smartphone only, with a chosen date) or from the ticket machine on the day.
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Anyone accompanying a skater who does not skate needs a ¥500 spectator ticket from elementary school age up; pre-school children do not need one.
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The rink's own car park beside the building holds 9 cars, one of them a space reserved for disabled drivers; it charges ¥600 for the first hour from 5:00 to 21:00.
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The rink's facility page lists a multipurpose toilet and a nursing room.
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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.
