B-PUMP TOKYO Akihabara — Local services in Tokyo

B-Bump Akihabara is a well-managed climbing gym that offers a comprehensive and enjoyable experience for both novice and experienced climbers. Upon arrival, visitors are required to register, which is a standard procedure designed to ensure safety and liability coverage. After signing the waiver, climbers must watch a safety video ensuring that everyone is well-informed before they begin climbing.

The facility is equipped with convenient amenities, including lockers, pigeonholes, and a shoe rack located in both the male and female restrooms. These features allow climbers to securely store their belongings while they focus on their climbing session. Vending machines for water is available payable by apple pay!

One of the highlights of B-Bump Akihabara is its friendly and approachable staff, who speak fluent English. This makes communication easy for international visitors and contributes to a welcoming atmosphere, ensuring that everyone feels comfortable and supported.

For parents who wish to accompany their children but do not plan to climb themselves, the gym offers a reasonable admission fee of 1,100 yen. This makes it a family-friendly environment, allowing parents to supervise and encourage their kids as they climb. Do bring your student pass especially tertiary level for tertiary rate. Passport or photo ID is encouraged to bring if you lost the member card.

In terms of climbing routes, I find that B-Bump Akihabara has a more approachable and friendly selection compared to its counterpart in Ogikubo. This can be particularly beneficial for beginners or those looking to improve their skills without feeling overwhelmed.

One of the standout features of B-Bump Akihabara is its rooftop open-air bouldering area, which includes challenging black boulders on level 3. This unique space provides climbers with an opportunity to enjoy bouldering outdoors while still benefiting from the structure and safety of a gym environment. It’s especially enjoyable during the warmer months, making it a fantastic option for those looking to experience bouldering in a refreshing and natural setting.

Overall, B-Bump Akihabara is a versatile climbing gym that caters to a wide range of climbers, providing a safe, welcoming, and enjoyable experience...

B pump is one of the more famous bouldering gyms on Tokyo. Unfortunately that comes with a hefty price tag (literally) and a crowded gym. I went on a weekend so it's no surprise that it was crowded, but note that more than half of the patrons are international visitors and tourists so I suspect the gym is still quite crowded even on weekdays. The fee is expensive compared to other Tokyo gyms and there's also an initial registration fee. Our visit cost 4,400 yen.

The gym is big and spacious, with 4 floors of rock walls, with the last floor having an outdoor rooftop area (closed due to the rain) and an endurance wall. However this has also got to be one of the most crowded gyms I've been to. You have to wait for a few goes before you get to work on your project.

Routes are hard but still plenty of doable and challenging routes for beginners and intermediates. I had fun on the wall despite the crowd. The style here is quite powerful but there are also a handful of dynamic and coordi moves.

The facilities can be kind of old so you do have to take care and be careful. One of the mats on the third floor was falling apart. The mats are also soft and the pillars/walls too near in some parts, so be careful when falling. Down climb when you can.

There's a toilet and changing room. No water coolers.

Shop was very well stocked. Lots of equipment even for lead and outdoors like harnesses and rope. Also had a good variety of shoes - La Sportiva, Unparallel, So iLL had the...

To begin with, it's obviously quite a big gym, especially for Tokyo. It spreads over four floors, with the top floor having an outdoor island that was fun to climb on. The 3rd floor seemed to be the most popular one -I guess because of the vein neon lighting integrated into the wall.

Overall, there were some well crafted and challenging climbs, with the level being about a grade lower than the Ogikubo branch. I enjoyed climbing in the island in the roof even though it was pretty humid up there. I also liked the indoor traverse wall on the same floor. I wasn't a big fan of the black wall on the third floor as it was short and its colour made seeing the holds quite difficult, especially the darker ones with chalk on. That wall was also textured to be shaped like real rock which was my first time experiencing -that's how older walls used to be, I think. The second floor was higher and also had some enjoyable climbs.

The quality of the climbs, although generally pretty decent, was lower than at the Ogikubo branch. Then again, that's not that hard to do, so no big criticism here.

There is a climbing shop in the first floor which is always useful to have in a gym.

The changing rooms and toilets were sufficient. I would have liked one more sink and another toilet cubicle onto he first floor, though, is there was a queue at the end of the night, which made the space feel quite tight.

The staff were friendly...