Sports that everyone can enjoy regardless of age. Including Yuru Sports.
We’d like to introduce some recreational sports that are perfect for events and gatherings with a wide range of ages, from children to seniors!
When you think of sports, baseball or soccer might come to mind first, but if there are differences in age, physique, or experience, it can be hard for everyone to enjoy them together.
So this time, we’ve gathered recreational sports that everyone can enjoy equally and get excited about!
Some can be played indoors, like in a gym, so if you’re thinking, “I want to play with lots of people of different backgrounds,” be sure to use this as a reference!
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A sport everyone can enjoy regardless of age. Including ‘Yuru Sports’ (31–40)
Indoor snowball fight
A traditional winter pastime, the snowball fight.
Of course, real snowball fights depend heavily on conditions like having enough snow, as well as the region and weather.
But with an indoor snowball fight, you don’t need to worry about snow and you can play regardless of the season! Prepare plenty of “snowballs” such as pretend snowballs, crumpled newspaper, beanbags, or small rubber balls, and place them on the floor.
At the starting signal, throw the balls at members of the opposing team.
It’s a good idea to set rules in advance, such as how many people can enter the other team’s territory and not holding more than two balls at a time.
Weird relay
By adding rule variations to a relay where team members run in turn, you can enjoy it as a more complex event.
When it’s a person’s turn, they carry out specified actions while thinking them through, cooperate as a team to meet the conditions, and aim for victory—that’s the general flow.
Introducing thinking elements—such as a game inspired by bingo where teams align rows by their team color—creates more opportunities for people who aren’t confident in athletics to shine.
By combining various victory conditions, you can also build excitement through different strategic approaches.
Territory-Seizing Hyakunin Isshu
With the hit of the manga Chihayafuru, Hyakunin Isshu karuta has been gaining momentum and steadily growing in popularity.
This “Territory-Taking Hyakunin Isshu” isn’t just regular karuta: players circle around the cards, and at a signal they run to the playing area.
When the first half of a poem is read, they search for the card with the corresponding second half.
Once one round is over, they go back to circling the cards and repeat.
The spot you grab the card from changes each time—that’s the “territory-taking” part.
It’s like combining Hyakunin Isshu with musical chairs, so you get to move your body too—two birds with one stone!
Dice Cone Relay
This is a “Dice Cone Relay,” where you roll a large die, move forward the number of cone markers equal to the number you roll, then come back and pass to the next person.
The large die serves as the relay baton.
After you roll and check the number, first go pick up the die and run while holding it.
Then hand the die to the next person.
Rolling a smaller number is an advantage because you can pass to the next person after a shorter distance.
Newspaper Hockey
How about trying a game of “Newspaper Hockey”? Roll up a sheet of newspaper tightly lengthwise to make a makeshift hockey stick.
For the puck, use a balloon or a small rubber ball.
Balloons are light and float around unpredictably, making it hard to score—you might get really into it, which will only make the game more exciting.
If elderly people or small children are playing, using a larger, soft rubber ball will make it easier to hit and more enjoyable.
Prize Dash
This “Prize-Dash Winning Run” is a very simple yet exciting recreation game.
All you need are envelope-like slips listing prizes and the prizes themselves.
At the signal of “Ready, go!”, everyone dashes and grabs one envelope.
You get the prize written on the envelope you pick.
Hula hoop down
Hula Hoop Down may seem like a very simple game: everyone holds a hula hoop with their index fingers and lowers it to the floor.
But it’s surprisingly difficult.
If even one person’s finger comes off the hoop, you’re out and have to start again from the initial position.
You try to lower the hoop slowly, but someone always gets impatient and lifts a finger.
It’s a great recreational activity for boosting teamwork.
Giant ball rolling relay
With a big balloon, you can enjoy a variety of recreational activities.
This “Giant Ball Rolling Costume Relay” is one of them.
Using the costume as a substitute for a baton is unique, too.
It takes time to put on and take off, and that’s part of what makes the game fun.
Hand-Holding Tag
Choose three to four players to be “it.” Just like in a regular game of tag, the taggers touch the other players.
Any player who is tagged joins hands with the taggers and helps chase the remaining players.
Repeat this until only one player is left; that player is the winner.
As the chain of taggers grows, both the chasers and those being chased will feel the excitement—making it a thrilling game for everyone.
Skip tag
Tag, a game everyone knows from little kids to adults.
Instead of running, let’s play it by skipping—that’s “Skip Tag.” Tag is popular no matter how many players you have, and you can play it outdoors or in a gym at any time.
The rules are very simple: choose one person to be “it,” who chases the others by skipping; the others also escape by skipping.
When “it” manages to touch someone, they switch roles.
Sometimes players get so caught up in chasing or escaping that they start running.
If that happens, pause the game and remind everyone to play by skipping.