January 26, 2024
Bureau of Citizens, Culture and Sports

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

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 2023） and the Survey on the Awareness of Individuals with Impairments about Sports Activities （conducted in September 2023）. 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. 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:510KB) ” for more details.（Japanese only）

Sports participation rate among Tokyo residents: 66.3％（Increased by 0.4pt from the previous survey）

Reasons for participating in sports and exercise

• Health maintenance, Physical strength development 77.4％
• Lack of exercise 62.6％

Sports and exercise in the past one year

• Walking, Taking a walk 79.7％
• Calisthenics 50.5％
  （Source: Survey on Tokyo Residents’ Involvement in Sports Activities）

Sports participation rate of individuals with impairments aged 18 or older: 46.3％（Increased by 11.1pt from the previous survey）

*Sports participation rate of individuals aged 7 to 17 was 55.4％.（Increased by 15.4pt from the previous survey）

Reasons for participating in sports and exercises

• Health maintenance, Physical strength development 72.8％
• Lack of exercise 53.9％

Places where sport or exercise was done

• On streets and promenades 57.0％
• At home 41.1％
  （Source: Survey on the Awareness of Individuals with Impairments about Sports Activities）

Rate of Tokyo residents interested in Para sports activities*:　44.3％　（Increased by 1.1pt from the previous survey）

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

Reasons for interest in Para sports activities

• Because I watched Para sports or the Paralympic sports on TV, radio, online, etc.　69.0％
• Because I watched media reports or articles on Para sports activities 35.7％
• Because I was fascinated by the athletes themselves 26.7％
  （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 2023/ 1,524

Method of Survey:

Postal service/ internet

Major Survey Items:

Sports participation rate, and 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 4–September 21 2023/ 3,226

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 the late March 2024.

※Please click here for the original Japanese release.

Inquiries

（For Sports participation rate:） Planning and Coordination Section, Comprehensive Sports Promotion Division Bureau of Citizens, Culture and Sports S1120701（at）section.metro.tokyo.jp （For Sports participation rate of individuals with impairments and Rate of Tokyo residents interested in Para sports:） Parasports Section, Comprehensive Sports Promotion Division Bureau of Citizens, Culture and Sports S1120719（at）section.metro.tokyo.jp The email address shown above is partially modified for security against spam mail. Please replace “（at）” with “@” when contacting us by email.