[For Adults] Make the Most of Your Free Time! Ideas to Kill Time
Even busy adults sometimes find themselves thinking, “Huh? I’ve got nothing to do today,” don’t they?
What do you do to kill time in moments like that?
You’ve got time, but don’t know how to spend it!
For those in that situation, this article introduces boredom-busting ideas for adults.
We’ve gathered a variety of ways to pass the time—from simple things you can start right now to activities you can take your time with.
Find ideas you like and make good use of your free moments!
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[For Adults] Make the Most of Your Free Time! Boredom-Busting Ideas (11–20)
VR travel
Have you ever heard the term “VR travel”? VR travel is a service that lets you experience travel using virtual reality technology.
If you want to enjoy it at home, you need to set up an environment that can use VR, but when it comes to actually traveling, you have to make time and spend quite a bit of money on things like transportation to the destination, accommodation, food, and souvenirs.
Compared to that, I think VR travel is a very easy and accessible way to enjoy traveling.
If you have the time, why not take this opportunity to try VR travel and visit various countries?
Rock-paper-scissors × finger counting

If you want to liven up a party or gathering, “Rock-Paper-Scissors × Finger Counting” is perfect.
With your right hand, keep throwing rock, paper, and scissors in a steady rhythm, while your left hand counts from 1 to 10 by folding fingers one by one.
It looks simple, but doing both at the same time is surprisingly hard—even adults will find themselves getting serious.
It challenges your ability to switch between head and hands, making it a brain-training game as well.
It’s a catchy hand game that anyone, regardless of age, can try—and it adds a little extra spice to any party.
Wasshoi Game
@kiki_holdings A quick game for spare moments. Wasshoi Game. It gets super hard as the character count increases.
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In the “Wasshoi Game,” one person picks a kana from the Japanese syllabary and declares, “Wasshoi [kana]!” Everyone raises their pinky finger like in the finger-counting game “Yubi Suma,” and you count the total number of raised pinkies.
Players then think of a word whose length matches that number of letters and that ends with the chosen kana; whoever shouts it out first with “___ wasshoi!” advances.
For example, if the chosen kana is ‘sa’ and there are four pinkies raised, someone might say, “Arekusa wasshoi!” It’s a playful hand game that’s both funny and great brain training.
Finger kendo

“Yubi-kendō” is a two-person hand game played face-to-face.
The players clasp hands, stick out their pinkies, and take turns tapping each other’s pinky.
With each turn, offense and defense alternate, focusing on whether your own pinky can hold steady without collapsing and whether you can make your opponent’s finger waver.
If it collapses, you move on to the ring finger, then the middle finger, and finally the index finger.
Though simple, it has surprising depth, testing reflexes, concentration, and fingertip stability, and it’s enjoyable even for adults.
Be gentle to avoid injuries—going too hard can be dangerous.
It requires no equipment, can be started right away, and is a hand game that anyone—children, seniors, and others—can do without strain.
Personality test

Understand your own psychology! Here are some ideas for psychology tests.
Many psychology tests include playful elements, don’t they? This time, let’s try a psychology test that helps you get to know yourself using just paper and a pen.
Draw six boxes on a sheet of paper and number them in order—once that’s done, you’re ready! Simply write your answers to the questions in each box, and you’ll gain a clearer picture of yourself.
Through these psychology tests, it seems like a great opportunity to learn more about your own personality and your friends’ character as well.
NHK High School Course
This is a convenient site where you can learn high school subjects through archived streaming.
You can watch classes on a wide range of school subjects for free, structured to cover everything from the basics to advanced topics.
Because the lessons are in video format, they’re easy to understand and feel close to actual classroom instruction.
It’s great for review, overcoming weak areas, and studying for certification exams.
It’s suitable not only for students but also for adults looking to relearn, and you can casually study fields that interest you.
It’s a site where you can enjoy educational content when you want to deepen your knowledge or spend your free time productively.
[For Adults] Make the Most of Your Free Time! Boredom-Busting Ideas (21–30)
Utakata
Utakata is a platform where users can post and share their original tanka poems.
Users are free to compose tanka and publish them.
Posted tanka can receive likes, fostering interaction with other users and boosting motivation to create.
You can also check follower/following counts and the number of posts, helping you discover favorite authors and enjoy the response to your own tanka.
It’s appealing not only to people who already love tanka but also to those who’ve never had the chance to engage with it, allowing anyone to enjoy it casually.
By turning everyday feelings and scenes into tanka, posting them, and sharing empathy with other users, you can discover a new joy in creativity on this site.



