Anytime Fitness Shinjuku-Gyoenmae

This is for my fellow foreigners.
I came to this gym as it is the only 24 hour gym in this area. I am staying in yoyogi hoping to come to this anytime fitness to get a workout in while on vacation.
As the other review said and it was posted on the front, it is only staffed from 11am-​8pm, so if you come at those times you can purchase a day pass for 500 yen (ichi nichi pasu).
Sadly, I came at about 7am and it was a carded entry so I was not able to get in. Through the window it did look clean and I saw there were lockers/​cubbies for you to use for your belongings.
Hopefully some of you found this useful.
P. S. The MARKER on the map is INCORRECT. The address is correct but the MARKER is NOT correct. I went to the marker first and it was not there, made my way to the address listed and it was there.

My hotel in Shinjuku has no fitness center, so I was getting a bit stir crazy and needed a workout. I decided on this Anytime Fitness because it is the Japanese version of 24 Hour Fitness (of which I’m a member in the US) and so I thought they might be a little more able to handle English-​speaking gaijin. And since there aren’t any English-​language reviews yet, I’m adding this one.
Note that while it is indeed 24-​hours for members, I think the place is only staffed from 11am-​8pm. Even during the day the door is locked, but the tollbooth-​sized staff room is right near the door, so try knocking. The guy on staff spoke very little English and at first he didn’t want to let me in. He wasn’t exactly welcoming, but was nice enough. Eventually we were able to communicate that I just wanted a 1 time pass. That wording is apparently more familiar than day pass for them, and holding up one finger might help.
The good news is that the day pass is only ¥500, which is barely $ 4. I had to fill out a form where all the questions were Japanese. But the attendant was warming up to me by this point and helped me fill it out. He requested ID and I gave him my passport which he copied and then returned.
Like most things in Tokyo, the gym is very small. Instead of lockers they have a couple rows of cubbies. I think stealing is very rare in Japan so this works, but I’d keep my valuables in pocket anyway. They have very tiny individual changing, shower rooms, and at least one toilet room (with sink built into the toilet top). There is a women’s changing/​shower area too, but obviously I didn’t explore that. I didn’t actually change or shower there anyway, since I wore warm enough workout clothes to the gym.
In terms of equipment, there is a small stretching area, a cardio area with standard treadmills/​ellipticals, a machine area, and a freeweight area. The place was not very crowded on a Friday afternoon. The machines all have towels clipped to them. I’m not sure of the exact protocol for those as I just brought my own hand towel from the hotel to wipe things down after using them.
There are several signs banning nude workouts with a censored picture of a naked guy admiring himself in a mirror. I’m not sure if that is a joke or an actual problem they have or what. Weights are obviously in KG (I wish US gyms did that too), but some of the machines gave lb equivalents as well. One wall was painted baby blue, which you wouldn’t see in a U.S. gym. They were playing American pop music. like Beyoncé’s Halo.
They made it clear that visible tattoos are not allowed here. I don’t have any, and I consider it a BS rule, but it’s something to keep in mind.
I didn’t see any drinking fountain, but they had beverage vending machines where I bought a 550ml water for ¥110 which is less than $ 1.
I got a great workout and I’m glad I went. I hope this review helps some other gaijin!