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City dog runs in Shibuya, soba with a dog menu on a covered terrace, and a hotel where the dog sleeps on the bed.
16 places6 categories15 neighbourhoods7 with an off-leash area
16 places, each checked against the venue's own information
Neighbourhoods covered: Shirokane, Minato-ku, Yoyogi-Kamizonocho, Shibuya-ku, Takanawa, Minato-ku, Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Omotesando, Tokyo, Shinkoiwa, Katsushika, Tokyo, Minato (Shibaura/Konan), Tokyo, Minato (Konan), Tokyo, Chiyoda (Otemachi), Tokyo, Akiruno, Tokyo and 5 more.
No photo yetA two-floor cafe from the anea group, with pancakes, lunch plates and a full drinks list under the motto 'a place to come home to before home'. It states that dogs are welcome to dine alongside their owners, and it cooks for them: dog meals and made-to-order dog portrait cakes.
No photo yetThe largest dog run in Tokyo: about 3,620 square metres inside Yoyogi Park, split into three fenced zones by the dog's weight and ringed by trees. The rest of the 54-hectare park is a leashed walk, managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association.
No photo yetA soba restaurant on the fourth floor of the NEWoMan Takanawa complex, beside Takanawa Gateway City. Its covered terrace admits dogs on a lead and serves a dog menu, including wanko soba, from 1 July.
No photo yetA hotel built specifically for dogs, opened in 2022 by Sumitomo Realty's Villa Fontaine near Shiba Park and Tokyo Tower. Dogs are allowed throughout the building, including on the guest beds, and there is a 76 square metre indoor dog run, a grooming salon and a dog kitchen.
No photo yetA health-focused cafe overlooking Omotesando with a spacious open-air terrace. Its official site announces that pets are welcome to join owners at terrace seats, making it a rare dog-friendly stop in the heart of Harajuku.
No photo yetA vegan-friendly cafe with a roughly 200 sqm natural-turf dog run and indoor ball-pool run attached, built for guests to visit together with their own dogs. The kitchen also serves handmade dog meals made from the same safe ingredients as the human food.
No photo yetA public Minato City park with a fenced dog run divided into general-use and small-dog sections, plus lawns and sports facilities. Free registration at the park administration office lets dogs run off-leash, and dog-run events are often held here.
No photo yetA waterfront park beside the Keihin Canal with a free dog run split into general and small-dog areas and an observation deck overlooking the water. Dogs can run off-leash after registration at the park administration office.
No photo yetA seasonal fenced dog park set along the Otemachi Kawabata green promenade, with separate small-dog and medium/large-dog areas that can be joined into one full park. Operations are announced on the official site, with the run cancelled in rain or strong wind.
No photo yetA large outdoor complex next to Tokyo Summerland with some of Tokyo's biggest dog runs (split by dog size), a seasonal dog pool, a wood-chip hiking course, BBQ areas and dog-friendly cafe restaurant AZEKIRI. Campers can stay overnight at lakeside and hilltop auto-camp fields with their dogs.
No photo yetAn Italian trattoria near Tachikawa Station that welcomes dogs not only on the terrace but inside the dining room, popular for dog birthday celebrations. Dogs must stay leashed or hooked on lead hooks and rest on the owner's lap or their own mat.
No photo yetA yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) restaurant on the first floor of Decks Tokyo Beach where dogs are welcome alongside their owners. The staff provide rental mats and water for dogs even for first-time visitors, and there is a dedicated dog menu.
No photo yetThe rooftop BBQ terrace of Aloft Tokyo Ginza, where dogs are welcomed in a reservation-only area limited to one group per day with up to four dogs per group. The hotel chef even creates a dedicated Dog Meal (beef or chicken set, ¥700).
No photo yetA cozy 25-seat semi-basement cafe-restaurant near Komazawa-Daigaku Station that explicitly allows dogs to accompany their owners. The owners' dog Hachi is a fixture, and cafe-style dishes and desserts are served until late.
No photo yetThe Odaiba branch of DOG DEPT, a dog apparel and goods brand whose cafes invite owners to relax over coffee and light lunch with their dogs. The kitchen also prepares dishes made for dogs.
No photo yetThe luxury Fairmont Tokyo offers the 'PAW-tastic' canine stay plan with private in-room check-in, a custom bed embroidered with the dog's name and face, a dog course dinner and organic dog breakfast. Guests receive food and water bowls, toilet sheets, toys, a chew bone and a dog-walking map.
Leash rules, off-leash hours and whether dogs are allowed inside are set locally and change without notice. Each listing here says what the venue or the responsible authority publishes, and the listing page links to the page we checked, so you can confirm the current rule before you set out. Outside a signed off-leash area, keep the dog on a lead.
No venue can pay to be listed or to rank higher, and no listing carries an invented rating or a stock photograph standing in for the real place. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will re-check it.
Riverside terraces in Nakanoshima, prefectural dog runs with a paw-wash, and a castle-side hotel with a 24-hour wash station.
Municipal off-leash playgrounds, a three-storey dog cafe by Seoul Forest, and Bark Rooms in Gangnam.
Air-conditioned cafes that take dogs indoors, NParks dog runs, and a Katong hotel with a published pet package.
A fenced dog zone inside Benjakitti, tree-shaded garden restaurants, and hotels that take pets at no extra charge.
A garden estate in the suburbs with a lake and a dedicated dog park, and an old-town cafe culture that has started opening its doors to dogs.
Dog cafes and a members' dog club around Canggu and Umalas, and resorts that publish their pet terms in writing.
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