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Is there a place I can go to really buckle down and focus on work/studying?
In my country I usually do that at the library but in Tokyo I can't seem to find anything one that's really suited for that. They don't really have any desks a… Preferably near Nakano/Shinjuku/Shibuya
In my country I usually do that at the library but in Tokyo I can't seem to find anything one that's really suited for that. They don't really have any desks and the atmosphere feels like it's for grade schoolers.
Any suggestions? I'd be willing to pay even. Thanks
I know a lot of people do that at home, but I just can't do it..
honestly for focused work in that area I'd check out the Nakano Marui coworking space, it's on the 7th floor and has individual booths with power outlets. costs like 500 yen for 30 mins or you can do a day pass for 2000, way quieter than a cafe and the desks are proper size
another option is the Shibuya Hikarie coworking lounge, it's on the 11th floor with a nice view and pretty strict about noise. they have these little cubicles that block out everything. a bit pricier at like 1500 for 2 hours but if you really need to focus it's worth it imo
for free spots the Shinjuku City Library has actual study desks on the 3rd floor but yeah I get what u mean about the vibe, it's more for kids during the day. the adult section is quieter tho if you go early morning or late afternoon
I'd actually recommend the Nakano Sun Plaza building's 4th floor lounge area. It's a business center with a shared workspace that costs 1,000 yen for a full day and has proper ergonomic chairs, which is rare in Tokyo. The key thing is they enforce a strict silence policy, so no phone calls or chatting, and the desks are spaced far apart. It's a bit hidden, take the elevator near the FamilyMart on the ground floor.
if you're near shibuya, the tokyu plaza shibuya has a "shibuya startup lounge" on the 6th floor. it's 500 yen for a day pass and they have these soundproof phone booths you can use for calls, plus proper desks with monitor stands. way less crowded than the hikarie one and the vibe is more "getting work done" than "instagram aesthetic"
also the nakano sunmall has a little known spot called "space nakano" on the 2nd floor above the donki. it's like 200 yen per hour, mostly older people using it for reading but they have individual desks with lamps. no wifi tho so bring your own pocket wifi or tether
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On the dental side, Sunday is the hard part. Most clinics close, but the 8020 network and Tokyo Medical Association run holiday emergency dental clinics (kyujitsu shinryo) in each ward, they take kokumin kenko hoken and you pay 30 percent. A checkup plus one filling typically lands around 3,000 to 5,000 yen out of pocket. For a regular weekday dentist near you, search your ward's website for "shika" and look for a clinic open Saturday.
Yeah ward-by-ward though, some only do emergency extractions.
true, though worth adding the kyujitsu clinic is triage only, they'll drill and temp-fill but you go back to your own dentist for the crown. also call ahead, some wards cap morning slots by 9am.