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Bandwagoner, die-hard fan or just here for the shared delusion of a room full of strangers screaming at a screen, there’s no escaping FIFA fever right now. The World Cup has been rolling through Tokyo one kick-off at a time, turning pubs into temporary embassies, cinemas into stadiums and a 1pm match into a perfectly reasonable excuse for a pint.
Whether you want to support your home team, cheer on Japan with a crowd, warm up a bar stool or go full Bend It Like Beckham on an actual pitch afterwards, here’s where to watch the games and where to play one of your own.
Where to watch
The Footnik, Ebisu and Osaki
A Tokyo football-viewing classic, The Footnik is exactly the kind of British pub you want when a match needs noise, beer and someone in the corner who knows far too much about group-stage mathematics. Both the Ebisu and Osaki locations are showing a heavy World Cup schedule, with reservations available online for bigger fixtures and some walk-in seating possible when matches are quieter.
For Japan’s June 21 match against Tunisia, the pub is going all in, with paid standing and reserved-seat packages that include free-flow drinks. Don’t leave without ordering the fish and chips, which are basically part of the Footnik viewing ritual at this point.
Address: Asahi Bldg 1F, 1-11-2 Ebisu, Shibuya (Ebisu); ThinkPark Bldg 1F, 2-1-1 Osaki, Shinagawa (Osaki)
Good to know: Match schedules and reservation prices vary by fixture. Japan vs Tunisia is scheduled for June 21 at 1pm.
Hobgoblin Roppongi
Hobgoblin Roppongi is built for exactly this kind of month: big screens, pub food, imported beer and the faint feeling that someone is about to start chanting at any moment. The Roppongi branch opened during the 2002 World Cup, so its football-bar credentials are not some sudden seasonal personality change. This is the real deal, proper-British energy, with fish and chips, homemade pies, bangers and mash, darts and multiple large screens showing live matches and replays. Live World Cup screenings are listed at ¥3,000 including two drink tickets, with seats handled first-come, first-served rather than by reservation.
Address: Aoba Roppongi Bldg 1F, 3-16-33 Roppongi, Minato
Good to know: Live screenings ¥3,000 with two drink tickets.
80’s 90’s Bar, Sangenjaya
For something less obvious than a sports pub, this Sangenjaya music bar is turning into a neighbourhood World Cup room for Japan’s matches. Usually, 80’s 90’s is a one-coin, request-friendly bar for nostalgic music videos, 46-inch screen energy and late-night Sangenjaya drinking, but during the tournament it becomes a cosy little football den. For Japan vs Tunisia on June 21, the bar is offering a ¥2,400 viewing plan with drinks, nachos and snacks included. It’s more local hangout than stadium atmosphere, but with their big projection screen and a little local shoulder rub, it’s slated to be a good time.
Address: Shinko Bldg 2F, 4-29-13 Taishido, Setagaya
Good to know: Japan vs Tunisia on June 21 at 1pm. Viewing plan ¥2,400.
Exbar Tokyo plus Shinjuku
Exbar is for people who want their World Cup with a side of arcade-bar chaos. Hidden under Shinjuku’s Taito Station, the venue mixes craft beer, game machines, big screens and a self-pour beer system, making it feel like someone plugged football into an amusement floor. The venue is showing selected World Cup matches on large monitors, including Tunisia vs Japan on June 21, with free entry, though entry may be limited when it gets crowded. Table seats can be reserved through Fansta for some screenings, so this is a good one to lock down if your group is not spiritually built for standing.
Address: World Bldg B1F, 3-35-8 Shinjuku, Shinjuku
Good to know: Open daily 10am-11.30pm, with games until 1am. Selected screenings; free entry, table reservations available for some matches.
82 Hamamatsucho
A slightly more polished sibling in the Hub universe, 82 Hamamatsucho is a useful pick if you want the British pub format without the painful memory of university pub-crawl days. The bar is showing Japan’s group-stage fixtures, including Tunisia vs Japan on June 21 and Japan vs Sweden on June 26, with evening replays also listed for both matches. Located in downtown, it’s an easy after-work or pre-commute choice, depending on how emotionally well you handle football at 8am. There’s also a Hub upstairs in the same building, so the whole place becomes a small vertical ecosystem of pint glasses and match anxiety.
Address: SVAX Daimon Bldg 1F, 2-1-20 Hamamatsucho, Minato
Good to know: Japan vs Tunisia June 21 at 1pm and replay at 7pm; Japan vs Sweden June 26 at 8am and replay at 7pm.
Toho Cinemas
For the person who wants to go big and absolutely does not want to go home, Toho Cinemas is turning Japan’s group matches into full-screen public viewings. This is not a bar atmosphere, obviously, but that’s the appeal: giant screen, surround-sound, no one blocking your view with a Guinness. Japan vs Tunisia will be shown on June 21 at 1pm at theatres including Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Roppongi Hills, Shibuya, Oimachi and Kawasaki. Japan vs Sweden follows on June 26 at 8am, because nothing says tournament commitment like watching football in a cinema.
Good to know: Selected Toho Cinemas. Japan vs Tunisia June 21 at 1pm; Japan vs Sweden June 26 at 8am. Tickets ¥3,000 (flat rate).
Blue-ing!, Tokyo Dome City
Blue-ing! is the clean, official-feeling fan zone version of a World Cup viewing. Run by the Japan Football Association, the space truly saturates you in a football culture hub, with a sleek green-space vibe and family-friendly energy. It’s a good option if you want atmosphere without sticky floors, or if you’re going with kids and want something more controlled than a pub at full scream. Japan’s June 21 and June 26 matches are both on the schedule, with different ticket tiers depending on the area.
Address: Tokyo Dome City, 1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo
Good to know: Japan vs Tunisia June 21 at 1pm; Japan vs Sweden June 26 at 8am. Tickets from ¥1,000 to ¥6,500 depending on area and age.
FIFA World Cup 2026 Public Viewing in Zepp Shinjuku
Zepp Shinjuku is treating the World Cup as a full show – as expected. The June 21 Japan vs Tunisia viewing is scheduled with a special talk show and guests including Ryo Miyaichi and Roland, while the June 26 Japan vs Sweden screening brings in names including Yoshito Okubo, Takashi Usami and Ryo Miyaichi. The series has already leaned big, with AKB48 appearing at the earlier Yokohama viewing, so expect more stage-show vibes. For the June 26 Shinjuku screening, reserved seats are listed at ¥7,700 and standing tickets at ¥5,500.
Address: Tokyu Kabukicho Tower B1F-B4F, 1-29-1 Kabukicho, Shinjuku
Good to know: Japan vs Tunisia June 21 at 1pm; Japan vs Sweden June 26 at 8am. June 26 tickets from ¥5,500, plus drink fee.
Three Monkeys Café Shinjuku
Three Monkeys Café Shinjuku is a sports-and-darts bar for people who like their viewing plans with a little resort-bar nonsense on the side. The venue has big-screen sports, darts, private rooms and party packages, which makes it good for groups who want to yell, drink and then pretend they are coordinated enough for darts afterwards. For the June 26 Japan vs Sweden match, open-floor viewing plans are listed from ¥3,500, with private-room packages from ¥5,000, both including all-you-can-drink until the match ends.
Address: Pasela Resorts Shinjuku Main Store 8F, 1-3-16 Kabukicho, Shinjuku
Good to know: Japan vs Sweden June 26 at 8am. Open-floor plan from ¥3,500; private room from ¥5,000.
Where to play
Iriya Central Park, Adachi
Iriya Central Park is better known to playground obsessives for its strange squid-like slide, but it also has a decent open ground used for youth baseball and youth football. When the ground is not reserved by groups, it can be used individually, making it a rare public park where kids can actually kick a ball around without immediately being scolded by five signs. This is more of a children’s football spot than an adult pick-up pitch, so keep it casual, local and under-15 friendly. Come for the squid slide, stay for the post-match victory lap around the park.
Address: 4-16-1 Iriya, Adachi
Good to know: Park is free to play in before 5pm to 8am
Tamagawa Greenspace Soccer Field
For a classic riverbank match, Tamagawa Greenspace Soccer Field gives you exactly what Tokyo does well: open sky, wide grass, trains somewhere in the distance and enough space to briefly forget the hustle and bustle of the city. The area has two designated soccer pitches, with reservations handled through the Tamagawa Ryokuchi management system, but the real appeal of Tamagawa is how big and green it is. If you’re not fussed about nets, lines or pretending this is the Champions League, you can still bring a ball and have a casual kickaround on the open grass where permitted.
Fees for the proper pitches are refreshingly reasonable compared to private futsal courts, with two-hour slots listed at ¥1,500 on weekdays and ¥3,000 on weekends and holidays. There are also paid showers, lockers and ball rental, so you can kick like a star and freshen up after like you didn’t just eat grass on your first tackle.
Address: 1-5-1 Tamazutsumi, Setagaya
Good to know: Soccer fields A and B. Two-hour use from ¥1,500 on weekdays or ¥3,000 on weekends and holidays.
Tatsumi no Mori Seaside Park
Right next to the dreamy world of Tatsumi no Mori Greenway Park, Tatsumi no Mori Seaside Park has a proper field where football and other ball games are allowed. The pitch is free after application, which is almost suspiciously nice for Tokyo, though the reservation process is very old-school: apply by fax, enter the lottery, then check for open slots by phone after the draw. The space is best for casual games rather than spontaneous pick-up, but the surrounding park area gives it a much softer vibe than a boxed-in city futsal court.
Address: 2-1-35 Tatsumi, Koto
Good to know: Free after application. Slots run 9am-5pm from February to October, and until 4pm from November to January.
Wadabori Park
Wadabori Park is the rare Tokyo sports field that can feel like a secret if you catch it on the right day. The park’s first and second athletic fields are used for track and football, with general public opening days on Wednesdays, the first Sunday and the third Saturday of each month, plus other open days when there are no group or priority bookings. The second field, Saibiyama Athletic Field, has a 400m track and a grass football field, making it a good pick for anyone who wants to run a little, play a little, and then collapse somewhere green along the Zenpukuji River. For private group use, you’ll need advance registration and a lottery, but for casual individual use, watch the public opening schedule.
Address: 1-15 Horinouchi, Suginami
Good to know: General opening on Wednesdays, first Sundays and third Saturdays, plus other unbooked days. Paid group reservations require registration and lottery.
Igusa Mori Park Athletic Ground
Set inside one of Suginami’s greener parks, Igusa Mori Park is a natural-grass field that can be used as one adult soccer pitch or split into two youth pitches, with rugby also in the mix. It’s mostly a reservation facility, but Wednesday afternoons are free open-use hours, making it one of the better low-cost options for anyone who wants real grass, fresh air and something that feels closer to a school sports day than a futsal grind. The surrounding park has lawns, trees and walking paths too, so even if your touch is tragic, at least the scenery is doing well.
Address: 4-12-1 Igusa, Suginami
Good to know: Free open use is generally Wednesdays 1pm-5pm, excluding holidays. Reserved use requires advance registration through Suginami’s public facility reservation system.
Chihaya Sports Field
Chihaya Sports Field is the clean, organised version of a casual kickabout: a proper artificial-turf multipurpose ground in Toshima that’s built for football, futsal, rugby and youth baseball. The facility opened recently enough to still feel fresh, with lighting, fencing, showers, toilets and even a nursing room. The best part is its Friday public opening, when the ground can be used for free without a reservation – ideal for anyone who’s feeling a little soccer-stir crazy. Just check the rules before you go, because some Fridays are reserved for junior-high-school age and under, and summer heat or bad weather can cancel the open-use window.
Address: 4-8-19 Chihaya, Toshima
Good to know: Free open use is generally Fridays 3pm-4.45pm, excluding holidays. The first and third Fridays of each month are for junior-high-school age and under, with guardians allowed.
Adidas Futsal Park Shibuya
The most cinematic place to play football in Tokyo is still the rooftop futsal court above Shibuya. Now located at Shibuya Stream’s Torque Court, Adidas Futsal Park Shibuya has a single non-sand artificial-turf court with lockers, showers, lighting and the kind of city view that makes even a failed shot feel slightly iconic. It’s also tied to Tokyo Drift location lore, which gives it extra main-character energy, even before you factor in the fact that it’s directly connected to Shibuya Station. Court rental starts at ¥12,100 per hour for visitors on weekday daytime slots, rising for evenings, weekends and holidays.
Address: Shibuya Stream 4F, 3-21-3 Shibuya, Shibuya
Good to know: Shibuya Stream 4F. Weekday hours generally 10am-8pm, with some irregular later openings. Visitor court rental from ¥12,100 per hour.
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