Urban climbing club kingfisher — Local services in Osaka

Modest - no crowds - 2200 yen in total, including registration fee, on Saturday (1000 registration fee) if in by 12:00 (early bird special)

Skill level /setting between level 3 - white and level 4 - yellow - is interesting (and akin to V4 US). Could do half yellow, half blue, no greens for me!

Gym isn’t teeny tiny, but not enough routes to make this a regular gym - for me anyway.

I could return from time to time, but may not sign up for a month.

Bathroom on premise. Decent size changing room and they give you a key to a locker to...

The gym is small but super fun! There are problems for all levels, staff is super friendly and although i was the only gaijin on this day, the climbers were very nice with me and the vibe was incredible! Another good thing: the problems are easy to read (not multiple one on on top of the other). I won't give 5 stars just because there is no warm up space. There are locker and a small changing room. I highly recommend...

My fourth gym in Japan visited and I really digged the atmosphere. Certainly less commercial and chain-like compared to nearby gyms. The staff were friendly and helpful although all advice was in Japanese. The lower level routes required a good sense of balance and creative grips to ascend. I found myself being encouraged by shouts of "がんば！" from the other climbers when they knew I needed a...