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【Arakawa City】Walking Related Projects 【Arakawa City】Walking Related Projects

荒川区イメージキャラクター「あら坊・あらみぃ」
Arakawa City

Walking Related Projects

～Building up health through promoting sports! ～

Project Overview (Background & Purpose)

Arakawa City government has been working on projects for raising awareness of “walking” among many generations as a familiar sport which they can carry out easily in their local area in preparation for holding 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In addition, we have been promoting the revitalization of the local communities through sports, as well as through preventing lifestyle diseases by keeping acting enjoyably and effectively for building up health in local areas.

Details of Project

City Residents Walking
Events where the city residents can participate casually are held, and the residents walk the courses on the basis of “Arakawa Walking Map” for familiarizing walking to them. A simple walking lesson is given before walking.
・Held since 2015. (Implemented on July 22nd, 2018 for the fiscal year 2018.)
・Object persons: Elementary school students and above living, working or studying in Arakawa City
区民ウオーキング

*The contents of the project are subject to change. Please confirm the Arakawa City Project Overview page mentioned below in this page, etc. for details.

Reviews of Participants

City Residents Walking

  • The walking distance and speed was very appropriate. I want to participate in this event again.
  • I live in this city, but I could walk many places for the first time. It was a fresh experience.
  • It was a good opportunity to know the right posture for walking and the right way of putting on shoes and so on for the first time.

Comments from The Person in Charge (hardships and improvements, prospects for the future)

City Resident Walk

  • People of all ages can participate in the City Resident Walk. Participants are first given a short, one point lesson on the proper way to walk, after which they go on a roughly five-kilometer-long walk in the city.
    The aim is for participants to get comfortable with walking as a means of exercise, and to promote health.
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