Tokyo is huge but surprisingly calm and walkable, with quiet residential streets, riverside paths and dog runs in many large parks. Small apartments, strict building rules and long working hours mean owners often book walkers and sitters to keep routines steady.
GPS-recorded walks with photos.
In-home care with photo updates.
Home stays with photo updates.
Mobile or salon grooming.
Trainers for puppies and adult dogs.
Rides tracked by GPS at every stage.
Providers set their own prices. Where approved providers in Tokyo have listed a service, the lowest current price is shown here.
Lowest price currently set by an approved provider in Tokyo, before the OnlyPaw service fee. Your total depends on what you book and is shown in the app before you pay.
Local notes for owners and providers.
Residential streets, Komazawa Olympic Park and many dog owners.
The Meguro River paths and quiet back streets.
Next to Yoyogi Park and its dog run.
High-rise and low-rise living with strict building pet rules.
Canal-side promenades and newer apartment towers.
Waterfront parks and modern towers by the bay.
Greener, quieter neighbourhoods with Hikarigaoka Park.
Inokashira Park and a relaxed, walkable centre.
Tokyo has hot, humid summers often above 35°C, a rainy season in June and July, typhoons in late summer and early autumn, and cold, dry, sunny winters. Asphalt stays hot well into summer evenings.
From July to September, walk early in the morning or late at night, check the asphalt with your hand and keep walks short.
In the rainy season and typhoon season, keep walks short, dry your dog well and plan indoor play for stormy days.
Many rentals do not allow pets, and pet-friendly apartments (pet-ka) often have rules such as carrying dogs in lifts and common areas. Tell your provider about the auto-lock, lifts and building rules.
In Japan dogs must be registered with the city or ward and vaccinated against rabies every year, and must wear the registration and vaccination tags. Dogs must be on a lead in public, and owners pick up after them and often rinse urine with water.
On trains and the subway, small pets can usually travel in a fully closed carrier within size limits (JR may charge a small fee); larger dogs cannot. Taxis may decline pets, so a pet taxi is easiest for the vet, the groomer or the airport.
From adding your pet to following the booking.
Create your pet's profile once; it travels with every booking.
Compare profiles, reviews and prices, and chat before you book.
Payment is held until the service is completed.
GPS for walks and pet taxi, photos for sitting and boarding, chat any time.
Yes. OnlyPaw is available worldwide, including Tokyo. Because it's a marketplace, the providers you can book depend on who has been approved near your address — the app shows who's available before you pay.
Providers in Tokyo set their own prices, so you see each provider's rate in the app before you book. At checkout OnlyPaw adds a service fee of 10% of the service price, with a minimum of USD 2 and a maximum of USD 20 (or the equivalent in your local currency), shown before you pay. Your payment is held and only released to the provider after the service is completed.
Small pets can usually ride in a fully closed carrier within the railway’s size limits, and JR may charge a small fee. Larger dogs cannot travel this way — book a pet taxi in the OnlyPaw app instead.
Register your dog with your city or ward office and give it a rabies vaccination every year; the dog should wear its registration and vaccination tags.
Every provider submits a government ID and a selfie, passes a knowledge test with a 70% pass mark and uploads service-specific documents — home photos for sitting and boarding, driving licence and vehicle registration for pet taxi, certificates for grooming and training — before the OnlyPaw team approves them.
Every active booking has an SOS button in the app. It alerts the other party and the OnlyPaw team straight away. If your pet needs urgent medical care, contact a vet or emergency clinic first.
Booking, payment, chat and tracking all happen in the app — on iPhone and Android.
