Where to Play Pickleball in Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa

"Do I have to travel into Tokyo to play pickleball?"

No. Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa together have more than 100 venues listed on Pikuru (as of November 2026), and a court close to home is a court you will actually keep using. Here is the greater Tokyo ring, by type.

Saitama: gymnasiums, plus a few you can book

Saitama has 34 listed venues, and gymnasiums dominate.

A few you can use without joining a group first:

• Sayama Motor School Pickleball Court (Sayama): indoor, dedicated pickleball courts, reservation based.
• Effect K (Tokigawa): dedicated indoor courts, reservation based.
• Rayom Tennis Center Kawaguchi (Kawaguchi): outdoor courts with lessons, open play and member sessions.

The rest are gymnasiums where local circles book the time slots: Tokorozawa City Gymnasium, Saiden Chemical Arena Saitama, Saitama City Urawa West Gymnasium, Saitama City Yono Gymnasium, Mihashi General Park Gymnasium, Omiya Gymnasium Civic Square, Iwatsuki Cultural Park Gymnasium, Fujimi City Citizens' General Gymnasium, Fujimino City Komabayashi Gymnasium, Fujimin Arena Hikoboshi, Sakado Citizen Sports Park Gymnasium, Sante Sakado, Suguroko Regional Exchange Center (Sakado), Mainichi Kogyo Arena Kuki, Kuki City General Sports Park, Gyoda Green Arena, Namegawa Town General Gymnasium and Higashimatsuyama City Minami District Gymnasium.

Outdoors, Omiya Kenpo Ground and Fujimino City Sports Park are also listed. Sports club branches (Tipness, Megalos, NAS, Central and others) are a growing option too.

Chiba: big arenas, and more and more dedicated courts

Chiba also has 34 listed venues. Alongside its big arenas, bookable dedicated courts are arriving.

• Picklr Makuhari (Chiba City): dedicated indoor courts, reservation based, with open play and lessons.
• The Pickle Bang Theory (Ichikawa): dedicated indoor courts, reservation based, with lessons.
• Pickle Terrace Kashiwanoha (Nagareyama): outdoor, bookable, and also used for lessons and events.
• Matsudo Tennis Club (Matsudo): dedicated outdoor courts, reservation based.
• Blueberry Hill (Katsuura): a resort with dedicated indoor and outdoor courts, reservation based.
• Yoshida Memorial Tennis Training Center, TTC (Kashiwa): play happens through classes and events.
• Sports Community Ichikawa-Urayasu (Ichikawa): indoor, also class and event based.

Group-run arenas and gyms include Funabashi Arena, Kikkoman Arena (Nagareyama), Oamishirasato Arena, Bardral Urayasu Arena Sub Arena, Kashiwa Central Gymnasium, Sakura City Gymnasium, Inzai Matsuyamashita Park General Gymnasium, Ichihara Green Park Seaside Gymnasium, Nobuatsu Citizens' Gymnasium (Ichikawa), Funabashi Athletic Park Gymnasium, Kamagaya City Eastern Learning Center and the Matsudo City Community Exchange Center gymnasium.

Outdoor listings include Fukutaro Tennis Courts (Kamagaya), Funabashi City Sports Park Tennis Courts, Obitsu-seki Park Tennis Courts (Kisarazu) and Royal SC Tennis Club (Noda), plus bookable courts at Tonoyama Tennis Garden (Chiba City) and Bellwood Tennis Garden (Matsudo).

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Kanagawa: Yokohama and Kawasaki out to Odawara

Kanagawa has 33 listed venues, centred on Yokohama and Kawasaki but spread widely across the prefecture.

• Ocean Pickle Club (Yokohama): dedicated indoor courts, reservation based.
• KPI PARK (Yokohama): dedicated outdoor courts, reservation based.
• Unicoourt Kawasaki (Kawasaki): indoor, reservation based.
• Oiso Prince Hotel (Oiso): a hotel with dedicated outdoor courts, reservation based.
• Masa Sports System (Samukawa): indoor, reservation based.
• GODAI Center South (Yokohama): a members-only facility.

Circle activity happens at Yokohama International Pool, Shin-Ishikawa Sports Hall (Aoba, Yokohama), Utsukushigaoka West District Center Gymnasium (Aoba, Yokohama), Honegori Arena (Sagamihara North Park), Odawara Arena, Seisho Sports Center (Odawara), Metax Gymnasium Hadano, Chigasaki City General Gymnasium and IIMURO GLASS Ayase Citizens' Sports Center.

Around Yokohama and Kawasaki especially, many sports club branches (Megalos, NAS, Tipness and others) and tennis schools are listed too.

Gyms almost always mean joining a group

This is the thing to understand about the greater Tokyo ring. Most gymnasiums and arenas are booked by local groups for their own sessions, so you cannot simply walk in. The way on court is to join the group that plays there.

On Pikuru, venues that need arranging in advance carry a "Prior Coordination Required" badge. When you see it, look for the group first.

How to search

1. Open the court finder at app.letspikuru.com and filter by Saitama, Chiba or Kanagawa.
2. Check each venue page for indoor or outdoor and how access works.
3. Follow a court, and you will be notified when a new event is published there.

The short version

• Want to book something now: Sayama Motor School, Effect K, Picklr Makuhari, The Pickle Bang Theory, Pickle Terrace Kashiwanoha, Ocean Pickle Club, KPI PARK, Unicoourt Kawasaki
• Want to play every week: join a circle at a gym near you
• Either way: Pikuru's court and group search

Whether you are picking up your first paddle or you have been playing for years, there is a court in your prefecture. The app is on the App Store and Google Play, and the web app is at app.letspikuru.com.

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