ASICS Run Tokyo Marunouchi
A shop and runners’ base by the palace: lockers, showers, rentals, a form lab and daily group runs.
Where to buy it
Japan is home to ASICS and Mizuno, and Tokyo sells running shoes in depth. Try shoes in the afternoon, when your feet are at their largest, and bring the socks you run in.
Older guides are out of date. Nike Harajuku moved next door in September 2025, into the Harajuku Quest building (its old building is now lululemon). adidas RUNBASE by the palace has closed, and so has Bain Douche, the runners’ bath at Hanzomon, since 2021. Every shop below was open when this guide was checked.
ASICS Tokyo Ginza
The brand’s first store, opened in 2007 and renovated in 2025, with a free 3D scan of both feet (check it is running before you go).
On Tokyo
Opened in Ginza in September 2025, On’s second-largest store in the world, with a run club space and lockers downstairs.
Nike Ginza
Opened in 2023 around running: shoe trials and run club sessions with pacers.
Stride Lab Tokyo
Ningyocho. Natural-running shoes, a foot-conditioning studio, a trail floor and hard-to-find fuel. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
HOKA Shibuya
Opened in December 2025: HOKA’s first three-floor store in Japan, with a run club floor and lockers at the top. HOKA Harajuku, a short walk away, has a club space too.
Nike Harajuku
Reopened in September 2025 in the Harajuku Quest building, next to its old home, with a ground-floor running floor and a form-analysis tool.
New Balance Harajuku
One of New Balance’s three flagships worldwide, reopened in December 2025 with a performance floor.
Salomon Store Tokyo
Doubled in size in 2024. Road and trail shoes on the ground floor.
DISTANCE Tokyo
A running boutique from Lyon, opened in March 2026: the big shoe brands beside smaller labels, and group runs.
Nike Shinjuku
Opened in April 2026 by Shinjuku station’s east exit: four floors, with running on the second.
Alpen TOKYO
Tokyo’s largest sports store, by Shinjuku’s east exit, with more than 10,000 running shoes from 16 brands on the ground floor.
ALPEN RUN Meiji Park
Opened in April 2026 in Meiji Park by the National Stadium: about 40 brands including Japanese labels, foot measurement, shoe trials and community runs.
Step Sports
A running and track specialist in Hongo, five minutes from Suidobashi station, with foot measurement.
MIZUNO TOKYO
Mizuno’s global flagship in Kanda Ogawamachi: eight floors, running form analysis and a foot-care station.
Japanese labels worth knowing
ELDORESO
Independent running wear from a Sangenjaya atelier, with ASICS collaborations.
Mountain Martial Arts
Tokyo trail-running apparel since 2012.
Answer4
A small ultra and trail label with a cult following.
and wander
Technical outdoor wear by two former Issey Miyake designers. More mountain than race.
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