Hockey
Teams are comprised of 10 field players and one goalkeeper. Using a stick to dribble, pass and shoot, the sport's objective is to put the ball in the opposing team's goal. The speed with which hockey is played is one of its attractions.

Beach Volleyball
Across a net established on a court of sand, teams of two compete against one another. In the fast-flowing game environment, while both players on a team defend their half of the court, who wins very much depends upon the strategies and tactics employed.

Football 5-a-side (played by athletes with visual impairments)
It is said that we get much of information from visual perception. This is a form of soccer which players are isolated from visual information. Because it combines the skills of the visually-impaired and the ablebodied, sound and verbal communication skills are very important in football 5-a-side.

With just five years remaining until the commencement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, sporting interest is climbing throughout the metropolitan area. In playing its own part in Tokyo 2020, Shinagawa plans to hold three events: hockey (an Olympic event to be held at Oi-futo Chuokaihin-Koen Park), beach volleyball (an Olympic event to be held at Shiokaze-Koen Park) and football 5-a-side (a Paralympic event to be held at Oi-futo Chuo-kaihin-Koen Park).
Within Shinagawa, promotional activities are already being undertaken so that residents develop a greater appreciation of these sports. Projects are also taking place to enhance the city's ability to successfully receive the expected influx of overseas competitors and spectators, etc., and to also improve the city's overall level of international responsiveness.
Commencing with the tours to spectate at beach volleyball matches that were held in May of this year, in addition to elementary and junior high school students, etc., participating in" Tours to Watch Japan's Top Athletes Competing in World-Class Events," Shinagawa is also planning and conducting activities such as" Classes to Experience Football 5-a-Side," the" Hockey Festa" and the" Experience Beach Volleyball Workshop," etc.
Furthermore, there are cultural exchange opportunities between youth volunteers and groups of people from overseas, along with a shopping street project entitled;" We can speak a little English," by which local shopkeepers are endeavoring to use the language while incorporating a sense of Omotenashi (Japanese style hospitality) when responding to the needs of their overseas customers.

【The Second Monday of October is "Health and Sports Day"】
With its purpose being to" promote a familiarity with sport, and to help be a healthy mind and body,"" Health and Sports Day" was designated as a public holiday in 1966. Initially, the date of Health and Sports Day was October 10; the day of the opening ceremony of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
The Tokyo Olympics were a symbolic event on which the entire world focused, with Japan having taken approximately 20 years to rebuild itself from nothing because of WWⅡ. Due to the 1964 Olympics, in addition to the development of extensive infrastructure within Japan, the subsequent " Olympic boom" greatly expanded the economy.
These days, due to changes made to the schedule of public holidays, Health and Sports Day falls on the second Monday of October; however, its significance remains unchanged. Each year, as October rolls around, in that the last remnants of summer heat subside, we become blessed with a continuous patch of good weather that seems ideal for sports. What about using this opportunity to get out and enjoy being physically active with your friends and family?