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YogaJaya listing — Lonely Planet Tokyo Encounter, 2009

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Publication: Lonely Planet Tokyo Encounter (international travel guidebook) Section: “Ebisu & Daikanyama > Play” — “Sports & recreation” category Listing type: Directory entry — YogaJaya marked with ★ (recommended venue) By: Lonely Planet editorial staff (no byline) People named: None — studio listing only

Full listing text

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YOGAJAYA ヨガジャヤ Sports & recreation

☎ 5784 3622; www.yogajaya.com; 2F, 1-25-11 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku; trial class/mat rental ¥1500/300; ⌚ 7am-9.30pm Mon-Fri, 11am-7.30pm Sat & Sun

Mainly Hatha, Ashtanga and Sivananda practices; classes in Japanese and English.

Key details

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  • Address confirmed: 2F, 1-25-11 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku — same as E15 and E21; this is the primary/only YogaJaya address in public-facing directories by 2009 (the second Omotesando studio listed in E15/2006 is no longer mentioned)
  • Star-marked recommended venue — Lonely Planet editorial selection, not paid placement
  • Practice styles listed: Hatha, Ashtanga, Sivananda — simplified guidebook description; the Sivananda mention does not appear elsewhere in the archive
  • Hours: 7am-9.30pm Mon-Fri, 11am-7.30pm Sat & Sun — early morning start reflects a working professional clientele
  • Pricing: trial class ¥1500, mat rental ¥300 — practical detail; mat rental offered separately
  • Bilingual: “classes in Japanese and English” — confirmed bilingual operation
  • Patrick not named

Same-page context

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UNIT ユニット Club appears on the same page: B1F-B3F, Za House Bldg, 1-34-17 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku — same street, Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku. Confirms UNIT is a neighborhood venue directly adjacent to YogaJaya’s block; this corroborates the U01/U02 Spectator Magazine connection (Toshimitsu Aono / Spectator covered both YogaJaya and UNIT in the same cultural circuit). Both are listed as recommended venues in the same Lonely Planet neighborhood section.

Relevance notes

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  • Lonely Planet Tokyo Encounter is an international travel guide with global reach — YogaJaya’s inclusion as a star-recommended venue means it was considered essential enough to flag for international visitors in 2009
  • The listing confirms YogaJaya’s public profile at a moment (2009) between the Asia Spa guru feature (E17, 2008) and the Namaskar studio visit (E21, 2010) — steady institutional presence
  • The Omotesando studio (confirmed in E15, 2006) is not listed here; by 2009 the Ebisu-Nishi location is the only public address
  • “Sivananda practices” — only mention of Sivananda in the archive; may reflect how the studio described itself to a generalist audience vs how Patrick described it in specialist publications
  • The guidebook-simplified description (“Mainly Hatha, Ashtanga and Sivananda”) contrasts sharply with E17/E18 language (“personal responsibility to practice,” “lifestyle-enhancing wisdom philosophy”) — same studio, different registers for different audiences
  • Satoko not named; Asia not named

Press page relevance

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  • yogajaya-history · press-page-lineage · scene-context
  • Tier 2 (strong supporting): International guidebook recognition; star-marked recommended venue; confirms studio as a public fixture in 2009 Ebisu/Daikanyama; no quotes or philosophical content
  • Useful for a press page lineage section as evidence of international profile alongside Tier 1 items (E17, E18); the Lonely Planet listing carries credibility with general audiences that specialist yoga publications don’t

Connections

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