Calling on Seniors to Join Annual Recreational Festival

Aiming for an active, long-lived society where people can continue to thrive as themselves, the 6th Tokyo senior community exchange festival will be held for Tokyoites aged 60 or older. The event is titled TOKYO EN-JOY! 2027, combining the Japanese word “en” (relation) with “joy.”

This festival seeks to foster new connections between people, encourage participation in local communities, and support healthy and fulfilling lives for the senior generation.

The event will feature six categories: karaoke, Go, Shogi, Healthy Mahjong (a recreational, non-gambling form of mahjong), e-sports, and dance sports. In addition to traditional pastimes popular among seniors, such as Go and Shogi, the event also features e-sports, offering a wide range of activities for participants to enjoy. Special guests—including singers, professional Go and Shogi players, and dancers—will join as “En-Joy Supporters” in each category to liven up the event.

Scenes from Past Tournaments

Go 

 Dance Sports          
 
Healthy Mahjong

The event will be held from January through February 2027 at multiple venues in Tokyo, calling for approximately 1,420 participants across six sports. There will also be National Health and Welfare Festival (Nenrinpic) events and e-sports hands-on booths that anyone—not just participants—can enjoy.

This project is part of Nenrinpic, which Tokyo will host for the first time in 2028. The annual festival seeks to maintain and improve the health of seniors and others, and encourages social participation and a fulfilling life through a variety of events. Through exchange competitions in sports and cultural disciplines, the event contributes to the creation of a vibrant, long-lived society characterized by social interaction.

Click here for the Tokyo senior community exchange festival website (Japanese website, with machine translation).