Safe spaces in Nationwide / Online
29 verified places in Nationwide / Online where going alone is completely normal. Names link to each place's detail page; the site links go to official websites.
- Hikikomori VOICE STATION (MHLW)online
🕐 Web, 24h
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - Hikipla (nationwide ibasho directory)online
🕐 Web, 24h
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - Kokuchpro online tojisha-kai listingsonline
🕐 Live event calendar
💴 Varies by event. Some events are free, some charge a fee.
Official site ↗ - KHJ national family-group directoryonline
🕐 Web directory
💴 free–¥1,000 or so
Official site ↗ - KHJ Sibling Online Branchonline
🕐 Monthly evening Zoom (mostly Sat 20:00-22:00; dates announced each month)
💴 ¥500 per meeting
Official site ↗ - HIKIPOS (tojisha-written magazine)online
🕐 Web, 24h
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - Sibkoto (siblings' SNS)online
🕐 Web, 24h
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - Hikikomori Regional Support Centers (all prefectures)online
🕐 Directory via MHLW
💴 Free (public consultation)
Official site ↗ - Sushiro / Kura (touch-panel conveyor sushi)Everywhere
🕐 ~11:00-23:00 typical
💴 roughly ¥1,500–2,500
Official site ↗ - Gusto (tablet + robot delivery)Everywhere
🕐 Long hours, some stores open until late at night
💴 roughly ¥500–900
Official site ↗ - McDonald's mobile order (table delivery)Everywhere
🕐 Store hours; many 24h
💴 roughly ¥500–900
Official site ↗ - chocoZAP (national)Everywhere
🕐 24h, unstaffed
💴 ¥3,278/month (tax incl.), unlimited visits
Official site ↗ - Kaikatsu CLUB (national)Everywhere
🕐 24h
💴 packs roughly ¥1,500–3,000
Official site ↗ - Komeda's Coffee (national)Everywhere
🕐 Typically 7:00-23:00
💴 roughly ¥500–1,000
Official site ↗ - Yoru no Akari (silent online ibasho)From home
🕐 Always open (no sign-up)
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - Anime Lovers GatheringFrom home
🕐 1st Fri monthly, 20:00-22:00 planned (Zoom, sign-up needed)
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - Teiku-Hiko netTubeFrom home
🕐 Once a month each: evening meet weekdays 19:00-21:00, afternoon meet Sun/holidays 15:00-19:00 (Zoom, sign-up each time)
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - Mechakoma online tojisha-kai (weekly, Thu)From home
🕐 Thursdays weekly, 13:30-14:30 or 17:30-18:30 (varies by session); free; join URL via supporter-member newsletter
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - Ibasho Cafe 'Calm'From home
🕐 Every Tue 14:00-16:00 (closed on holidays, Zoom, booking required)
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - 4D online dialogueFrom home
🕐 See listing (recent sessions Sat 14:00-16:30; Zoom, sign up by 10:00 on the day)
💴 Self-declared: free if you have no money, otherwise an amount you choose
Official site ↗ - OSD Yorisoi online salon (ibasho)From home
🕐 Monthly Zoom (lately 3rd Wed 14:00-16:00); camera-off / mute / chat-only all OK
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - COMOLY (remote work by/for hikikomori)From home
🕐 Web platform
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - NHK 'Minna de Hikikomori Radio'From your bed
🕐 NHK AM, last Friday of each month from 20:05 (see program page)
💴 Free
Official site ↗ - Aizuwakamatsu Tsunagari Metaverse (online desk)Aizuwakamatsu
🕐 Entry anytime; staff Wed 14:00-16:00 (not holidays); room by booking
💴 Free (public consultation), internet costs paid by the user
Official site ↗ - Hikipeer Room (Okinawa online ibasho)Okinawa (online)
🕐 Check the official site
Official site ↗ - Hikikomori Research Lab @ Kyushu & Hokkaido (Kato Lab)
🕐 Online family classes and seminars held from time to time (announced on the site)
Official site ↗ - Prefectural Mental Health & Welfare Centers, The Route Into Medical Care
🕐 Varies by municipality (start with a phone consultation)
Official site ↗ - Kurihama's National Registry of Gaming/Internet-Dependence Treatment Facilities
🕐 Can be viewed any time
Official site ↗ - MHLW's Iryo-Joho Net, the Official National Search for Child Psychiatry & Psychiatry
🕐 Can be viewed any time
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