Recreation Popularity Rankings for Seniors
We’ll introduce recreational activities for seniors in a ranked format.
The focus is on indoor activities that can be enjoyed even by those with weak legs or who have difficulty going out.
If you’re looking for recreation that seniors will enjoy, want games that can be done while seated, or need activities with simple rules, please use this as a reference.
These ideas can also be used during recreation time at day service centers and care facilities.
Let’s create fun moments together.
- [For Seniors] Easy and fun seated activities you can do in your room
- For Seniors: Fun and Lively Exercise Recreation
- [For Seniors] Simple Tabletop Games: Fun and Engaging Recreational Activities
- [For Seniors] Refresh Your Mood! Lively, Get-Moving Games
- Recreation Activities Effective for Long-Term Care Prevention for Seniors
- [For Seniors] Today’s Recommended Activity: Fun and Engaging
- [For Seniors] Simple Recreational Activities You Can Enjoy While Seated
- [For Seniors] Hand and finger play roundup: Finger exercises that lead to brain training
- For Seniors: Effective Recreation for Preventing Care Needs—Have Fun While Staying Healthy
- [For Seniors] Fun and Engaging Recreational Activities in Nursing Homes
- [For Seniors] Recommended Easy Strength Training
- [For Seniors] Have Fun and Relieve Stress! Introducing Dances Everyone Can Enjoy Together
- [For Seniors] Fun Autumn Activities: Recreation Games
Recreation Popularity Rankings for Seniors (51–60)
What is the term for an older sister on the father’s side or the mother’s side?57rank/position
- aunt
- aunt (father’s older sister)
See the answer
aunt (father’s older sister)
There may not be many people who clearly understand and use the difference between “伯母” and “叔母.” The answer is that 伯母 refers to an older sister of one of your parents, while 叔母 refers to a younger sister of one of your parents. If you memorize just one of them, you can easily recall the other by association!
A wordplay character using ‘ri’ and numbers58rank/position
Let’s think by combining characters! Here’s a wordplay puzzle that uses the character “り” and numbers.
You see the string “り234り6.” Without a hint, many people might find it hard to reach the answer.
The hint is that the numbers “1” and “5” have been replaced by “り.” The correct answer is “strawberry picking.” Some of you may have had the experience of picking and eating strawberries at a strawberry farm.
This was a puzzle that makes you crave sweet strawberries!
Autumn is when delicious new rice is harvested. What is the most widely produced rice variety in Japan?59rank/position
Autumn is also the rice harvest season.
So here’s a question: Which rice variety is produced the most in Japan? The correct answer is Koshihikari.
It’s a famous variety that everyone knows.
There are three main reasons for this.
First, it’s resistant to cold.
Second, it’s delicious and highly popular.
Third, it’s suitable for long-term storage.
However, although Koshihikari may seem perfect, it actually has a weakness: it’s vulnerable to wind and disease.
What kind of elephant can you eat, even though it’s an elephant?60rank/position
It’s a classic type of riddle where you focus on the sound of a word and follow words that contain that sound according to the puzzle’s conditions.
Since the animal “elephant” (zou) isn’t associated with eating, it helps to imagine a food that contains the sound “zou.” The fact that there are only a few foods with that “zou” sound is also a key point, and narrowing down the answer gives your brain a good workout.
It’s a puzzle that brings to mind the simple food name that includes the word “zou,” namely ozōni (New Year’s soup), as the answer.
Recreation Popularity Rankings for Seniors (Ages 61–70)
Letter Rearrangement Quiz61rank/position
A quiz where scrambled hiragana are rearranged into the correct order to form proper words.
It’s perfect for brain teasers and mental training, but starting with too many characters can be confusing.
How about beginning with three or four characters? As you get used to it, increase the number of characters.
Naturally, the difficulty rises as the character count grows, so if it feels too hard, consider adding hints.
Thinking through the puzzles activates the brain and makes for effective brain training.
Wobbly Paper Cup Game62rank/position
This is a simple game using paper cups and a fan (uchiwa).
Line up several paper cups in front of you and fan them forward to make them fall.
Cups that fall to the sides or toward you don’t count for points.
If you place a basket or similar container in front, you can immediately see how many cups fell forward and scored.
It’s a foul to touch the cups directly with the fan to knock them forward.
Also, when fanning, be careful not to touch the table.
The light, unpredictable movement of the paper cups is part of the fun!
What animal is represented by “chi-tsu-te-to?”63rank/position
Next, let me share a riddle about animals.
What animal is represented by “chi-tsu-te-to”? Pay attention to the sequence “chi-tsu-te-to.” If you add one character, it should follow the standard gojūon order, right? The answer is “tanuki” (raccoon dog).
The “ta” is missing from the ta-row sequence “ta-chi-tsu-te-to,” so the animal is “tanuki.” It feels satisfying once you get it, doesn’t it? Tanuki are small animals with a cute appearance and have long been familiar figures in folktales and old stories.
Some of you may have even seen a wild tanuki before.