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Long shot. I'm in Okayama, Japan with work and have some time off. Luckily have a work colleague here who also climbs. Does anyone know of a climbing gym near here or even better, does anyone know of any local (English speaking) guides who could take two of us to any local crags? Google search has brought nothing up.

While I'm at it - anyone have any recommendations for the best climbing gym in Tokyo? There are so many cool looking ones I have no idea where to go and we will be there next week.

Many thanks!

In reply to Cheryl:

Rocks Bouldering Gym looks ok.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/rocks-BOULDERING-GYM/318213858223742
There's Climbing Space Lism as well.

In reply to Cheryl:

Pump 2 in Nakanoshima (Tokyo) is good although not central. http://english.pump-climbing.com/

Thanks for replies. Funnily enough four of the hotel's receptionists just located this same gym in Okayama for me! (It was a real team building exercise!)

In reply to Cheryl:

I used to climb at T-wall when I was staying in Tokyo because it was very close to my residence. At the time they had 3 locations in Tokyo and now I believe already five.
http://twall.jp/
Good thing about T wall is that you can use your membership card at all the locations (both bouldering and lead) so you don't have to keep on signing up and paying the membership fee.

(Japanese gyms have a membership system which requires you to pay a one time only membership fee usually between 1000 /2000 yen, very annoying for singel visits). At the Pump branch I know you can get in without paying membership when identified as a tourist, or at least I could in Yokohama.

The best, by far, gym I've been to for both climbing and bouldering is Climbpark Basecamp by Yuji Hirayama. It's a bit outside of Tokyo, but easily reached by the trains ( Seibu Ikebukuro Line)
http://b-camp.jp/iruma/
They have recently opened a bouldering gym in Tokyo which I've never been to
http://b-camp.jp/tokyo/

Dai Koyamada has a bouldering gym between Tokyo and Yokohama which I also liked
http://www.project-climbing.com/

In reply to Cheryl:

A great guide took me and a friend out on some multipitch routes in Ogawayama last weekend. Would be happy to pass you his contact.