January 27 2023
Bureau of Citizens, Culture and Sports

Results of Surveys on Tokyo Residents’ Involvement in Sports Activities (Quick Report)

Tokyo Spots Promotion Ambassador Yuriito

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) is pleased to announce the release of a quick report of the results of the Survey on Tokyo Residents’ Involvement in Sports Activities (conducted in October 2022) and the Survey on the Awareness of Individuals with Impairments about Sports Activities (conducted in September 2022). These surveys were conducted to gain a better understanding of the sports participation rate* among Tokyo residents, one of the TMG Policy Targets for 2030 set in Future Tokyo: Tokyo’s Long-Term Strategy to effectively develop measures for the promotion of sports.

* Sports participation rate: Rate of residents (aged 18 or older) who have been involved in sports and exercise activities once or more per week for the past one year. This survey targeted the one-year period to the date of the survey.

1. Major Points in the Survey Results (Quick Report)

*See the attached “Quick Report Version”(PDF:587KB) for more details. (in Japanese only)

Sports participation rate among Tokyo residents: 65.9% (Decreased by 3.0% from the previous survey)

Reasons for participating in sports and exercise

• Health maintenance, Physical strength development  75.3%
• Lack of exercise  62.1%
• Fun, recreation and relaxation  54.7%

Sports and exercise in the past one year

• Walking, Taking a walk  79.4%
• Calisthenics  51.1%

(Source: Survey on Tokyo Residents’ Involvement in Sports Activities)

*The reasons for participating in sports and exercise from the previous survey: Health maintenance, Physical strength development (73.8%), Lack of exercise (66.2%), and Fun, recreation and relaxation (57.8%).

Sports participation rate of individuals with impairments: 35.2% (Decreased by 0.2% from the previous survey)

* Sports participation rate of individuals aged 7 to 17 was 40.0%. (New survey)

Reasons for participating in sports and exercises

• Health maintenance, Physical strength development  65.2%
• Lack of exercise  45.8%

Sports and exercise in the past one year

• Walking, Taking a walk  76.0%
• Calisthenics  26.2%

(Source: Survey on the Awareness of Individuals with Impairments about Sports Activities)

Rate of Tokyo residents interested in Para sports activities*: 43.2% (Decreased by 9.8% from the previous survey)

* Rate of Tokyo residents who chose “Very interested in” and “Relatively interested in”.

Reasons for interest in Para sports activities

• Because I watched the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games  51.7%
• Because I watched live, streamed, or reports of Para sports activities via media  50.5%
• Because I watched a Para sports event or match (except for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games)  19.2%

(Source: Survey on Tokyo Residents’ Involvement in Sports Activities)

2. Survey Overview

(1) Survey on Tokyo Residents’ Involvement in Sports Activities

Subjects/ Period/ Number of Responses

Individuals aged 18 or older living in Tokyo/ October 1 – October 31 2022/ 1,688

Method of Survey

Postal service/ internet
*The survey method used until 2018 was interview. The survey has been conducted via postal service or internet since 2020.

Major Survey Items

Sports participation rate, Rate of Tokyo residents interested in Para sports

(2) Survey on the Awareness of Individuals with Impairments about Sports Activities

Subjects

Individuals with impairments living in Tokyo or individuals living with a family member with impairments (aged 7 or older)

Period/ Number of Responses

September 6 – September 16 2022/ 3,531

Method of Survey

Internet

Major Survey Items

Sports participation rate of individuals with impairments

3. Other

TMG is analyzing the results of both surveys with other survey items and will report around mid to late March 2023.

*Please click here for the original Japanese press release.

Inquiries (Assistance in Japanese only)

For Sports participation rate: Planning and Coordination Section Comprehensive Sports Promotion Division BUREAU OF CITIZENS, CULTURE AND SPORTS Phone: 03-5320-7723 For Sports participation rate of individuals with impairments: Parasports Section Comprehensive Sports Promotion Division BUREAU OF CITIZENS, CULTURE AND SPORTS Phone: 03-5320-4241 For Rate of Tokyo residents interested in Para sports: Parasports Section Comprehensive Sports Promotion Division BUREAU OF CITIZENS, CULTURE AND SPORTS Phone: 03-5388-2882