Manner Kids Tennis

In 2005, the Japan Tennis Association started a project called “Manner Kids Tennis” with the aim of teaching children the basic social skills and manners through tennis.
Today, Manner Kids Project, a non-profit organization sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Japan Amateur Sports Association, offers various programs for elementary schools, junior sports clubs, regional comprehensive sports clubs and other entities nationwide with the cooperation of Makiko Suzuki, the Grand Master of Ogasawara School of Etiquette.
The Manner Kids Tennis project not only instructs children on how to play tennis but also teaches them about manners, how to express consideration and kindness toward others and the necessity to maintain good posture among other things, thereby helping them acquire the skills they are going to need to live in society.

Fuzzy Tennis

Fuzzy tennis originated in Yokohama. Players use short-handle rackets and play in a badminton court. Since the sport is played with a sponge ball, even novice players can enjoy rallies.
The Sawayaka Sports Promotion Committee in Minami Ward, where fuzzy tennis is particularly popular, hosts regular events: “Sawayaka Sports Time” at the Minami Sports Center and “Let’s Play Fuzzy Tennis” at the Nagata Local Community Center.
Why don’t you try fuzzy tennis, a sport that people of all ages can enjoy together?
Contact: Minami Ward Sawayaka Sports Promotion Committee Phone: 045-716-5752

Sawayaka Sports Time [Yokohama City Minami Sports Center: 1-14-1, Ooka, Minami Ward, Yokohama]
To be held on April 15 (Sun) and May 27 (Sun) 13:00 – 14:45
Let’s Play Fuzzy Tennis [Yokohama City Nagata Local Community Center: 45-1, Nagatadai, Minami Ward, Yokohama]
To be held on April 1 (Sun), May 6 (Sun) and June 3 (Sun) 11:00 – 13:00

Yokohama Yamate Museum of Tennis

Japan, Ladies Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (LLT&CC), and had tennis courts built in the club. LLT&CC was later renamed Yokohama International Tennis Club (YITC), which accepted Japanese people as well.
The Yokohama Yamate Museum of Tennis opened in 1998 to mark the 120th anniversary of the foundation of YITC. Displayed in the museum are a set of tennis equipment crafted in 1876, wooden tennis rackets older than 100 years, costumes that foreign women wore with long skirts when playing tennis and many presentation panels. How about visiting the museum to find out the history of tennis?
Address: 230, Yamate, Naka Ward, Yokohama (inside Yamate Park) Phone: 045-681-8646
Opening hours: 10:00 – 17:00
Admission fee: Free
Closed: Every third Monday (or the following day if Monday falls on a holiday) and New Year’s holidays

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