Tokyo Gaijins Basketball Club 
• Tokyo Gaijins organizes pick-up basketball sessions regularly on weekends and at night during the week. We play five-on-five indoor pickup basketball games at Minato-ku Labor and Welfare Hall and/or sometimes at Minato-ku Sports Center. We have a total of around 880 members/subscribers on our mailing list. 80% of the members are foreigners from all over the globe and about 20% are Japanese. An average of around 20~25 players participate on weekends and 15~20 players on weeknights game including around 1~2 female players. We only organize upper-intermediate and competitive level pickup games. However, beginners and lower intermediate level players are welcome to join every session FREE OF CHARGE . You can shoot/run around on breaks but we will not let you join the pick-up games. Come play hoops with us!
How to join:
• Read the membership, rules and guidelines carefully • Fill-up the membership form • Join the mailing list • Check upcoming games (may subject to change) • Receive the "officiall session schedule" by email from the organizer • Read/follow carefully the instructions on the email • No need to sign up (unless requested), just show up, pay the fee to the person in-charge before the game, play and have fun
Rules and guidelines:
• Kids are strictly prohibited • Shoes that you use to walk outside are not allowed, indoor sneakers only • Smoking, eating and drinking alcoholic beverage are prohibited • No fighting or use of abusive words towards other players and unnacceptable behaviours • The organizer and the person in-charge of the game reserves the right to cancel or reject your membership at anytime if you violate these guidelines
Fee:
• The fee is 1,500yen/session/player and it is collected on the court by the person in-charge before the start of the session • We don't charge any membership or cancellation fee but there's a very often case that the session will be overcrowded of players, resulting to limited amount of playing time, and we still charge you the same • The amount collected goes to pay for the court rent, team registration, non-refundable venue bond of 360,000yen (club money), transportation allowance, services rendered by the organizer, the person in-charge of the game, the person that books the court, twice a week early in the morning, and other miscellaneous expenses • Please be aware that we are PROVIDING SERVICE not doing business • We know that paying 1,500yen/session is a bit expensive just to play basketball, but this is the only way we can keep the club running
Playing time guidelines:
• Maximum of 20-players for a 2~2.45 hours session and 25-players for a 3~3.45 hours session • Everyone play the same amount of time • "King of the court" rule doesn't apply • The person in-charge of the session is totally in control of the substitution of players
Upcoming games:
• Take note that these schedules may change so please subscribe to the basketball mailing list to get the official schedule by email.