Meiji Jingu Gaien Ice Skating Rink — Attraction in Tokyo

As you can see here are customers ICE(Icy Comments Evaluation) in English from non-Japanese visitors, they left two common comments, "Over priced", and "Way crowded". Hell-ya, because of electricity bills for maintaining rinks operation. Admission fee, JPY 1,340, boots rental, 500yen, for 30 - 60 minutes for skating in general sessions, Vamos! Ice rinks in Japan normally rip off your money someone like you to collect your pocket money and reimburse deficit balance! Going to any ice skate rinks in Shinjuku, Yokohama in winter high seasons is gonna be wasted your money definitely. For me, skating for 30 - 50 minutes sometimes weekends and holidays, not quite often through the years, and moreover, I have ever given up on in winter time, especially from holiday seasons upto "Golden week". Now a days due to crazy people there who are in skate rinks have been inspired by Chinese circus art level super champion skaters tend to start have skating leisure and they believe " We can do acquire techniques whatever when we learn from skating sessions". They affect me by stalkers act. Very greedy. Sticky. Have been annoyed by stalkers act against "Intelectual right" for my insightful practice ideas. We need more rinks such as back in 1970 era, and would happily welcome to have new "All season - yearly open" ice skate rinks more for my stay fit and fun, wish we could have number of skate rinks in Japan were increasing as same numbers as facilitated such as Moscow Russia, but not that much, wish we have twenty rinks more in down town Tokyo and Yokohama. At least sounds good to me if numbers of rinks are increasing. Depends on skating facility, purpose of skating, e.g. speed, short track, curling, ice hockey, and figure have to be split by purpose of skate. If there are limited purpose skate rink possible, if there are full circle compulsory figure schools run sessions to learn classic style and skating skills foundations will make me happy. "Over crowded!". Because, its packed by visitors purpose and level are its "Varieties". Competitive skating minded young children, age around 11, with double Axel and some triples, other young pupils age by 18, with double jumps who are not ready to be in serious competitive opportunities, adult skaters with clumsy postures and moves with experience over a decade or some skaters have small competencies but long run experience, finally, way strange moves beginners who have been skating less five years...oh well, whatsoever.... Levels are diverse. Not easy to share a space in one rink with different levels. Pretty much stressed out. Lots of new born stalkers who are sticky and bitching around on me tenaciously!!!!! Old grandmother babahs & guys who don't have skating curve theory in wrong practice menu. They don't recognize good things bad things, simply "I want to start practce Axel! "I want to try flying spins and death drop!" People do believe "I can do any I want if I learned from lessons." and begging their coach in a private lesson. They don't know their wishes are not gonna make it anyway. Hope people who have huge budget to learn in overseas, for fun or serious both, please take some sessions to learn in Russia or the U.S. That should be "No guarantee for all", acquiring techniques easily depends on personal physical background if you learned a lot in westerner coaches. And lastly, in November to April - Season in winter to spring ... sucks. Paid admission fees help maintenace bills. Once again, if you had budget, please take some lessons in the U.S./Canada/Russia for fun or for serious. I know children have summer session in overseas sometimes with their coach skating community connection. There are sessions for adults for fun in overseas especially in the U.S./Canada. Originally, skate is a sport from western countries. "Sports illustrated - Figure Skate" from the U.S. is well-known technique guide book and popular. Russian competitive skaters who are a coach need more pupils for their living! If so, That'll be great helps for me to skate in spacious rinks in...

Ice skating is always fun! Newly (beautifully) renovated entrance. Ticket machines are available in English. Elevator entrance is hidden to the right side. Baby, handicap friendly - there is a family bathroom with diaper changing and you can use a stroller/wheelchair around the rink. You can bring your own skates or rent, there are coin lockers (you get your money back), and a few changing rooms. There is a heated room complete with a kiosk and tables. These tables and seats are usually occupied by moms and snacks. There are a number of bathrooms throughout the place. The center and the ends of the rink are for private lessons, divided by cones, so you really only have choice but to just go around in circles if you're not taking a lesson. It's usually very crowded, so you just have to go round and round. This place is more for private lessons and young couples trying to skate...but it's still a fun...

Overall, it’s not bad. The first hour they’re open is the best, by the second hour it gets really crowded. Masks are super required, but it’s not super apparent - i spoke with three different staff members as I went in and got my skates. No one mentioned masks. I slated for 10 minutes until a fourth staff member came up to me told me to get off the ice if I didn’t have a mask. I told him I had one in my bag and I’d go get it and he was incredibly rude the entire time. Think, angsty teen with a poor attitude. I ended up cutting myself on the locker trying to get my mask out from the little door’s window because they won’t refund the 200 yen to open it fully, even though there were no indications of masks needed. Some of the staff are alright, some are just awful. Take that into...