Visiting Japan

How to reach us, where to stay, and what to know before Shabbat in Tokyo.

Getting to the Chabad Center

Sengakuji station, exit a3 — 5 minute walk
Shirokane-takanawa station, exit 2 — 10 minute walk
1-5-23 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0074 — next to the Isarago crossing, at the top of Gyoran-zaka hill
+81-3-5789-2846 — if you get lost, any police box can point you to Chabad of Japan

Takanawa, Minato-ku · Tokyo 108-0074

Before you come

Hotels sorted by walking distance, with notes on electric keys and usable stairs. Our own apartment is one minute away.

Two kosher restaurants, an Israeli grocery, and the supermarkets that stock imported hechshered products.

Service times move with candle lighting. Reserve meals in advance so we cook enough.

Useful links

Jewish Community Center in Kobe — Rabbi Shmuel Vishedsky, for travel outside Tokyo
Tokyo Metro — subway maps and routes
Japan Guide — Tokyo