Para-sports Experience | GINZA OFFICIAL

Ginza strives to be a place where everyone, including the young and the old, families, overseas visitors and expats, and people with impairments, can have a safe and enjoyable experience. Autumn Ginza 2019 will have a booth for learning about para-sports and an area for trying a sport called Boccia. How about experiencing the value of sports that anyone can enjoy together in Ginza in Autumn, the season for sports.
Time & Date: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, October 27 (canceled in the event of rain)
Location: Around Ginza-dori 2-chome
Sponsor: Ginza Association

This event is certified as the beyond2020 program. The “beyond2020” program is to give logo marks to cultural programs that contribute to the creation of legacy that is proud of the next generation, making full use of the regional rich and diverse cultures.
Ginza Association supports this action.

Learn and Support Para‐sports Booth

Location: Around Ginza-dori 2-chome
A panel that will be staffed to provide explanations will be on display showing official Paralympic events, scenes from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, and scenes from the Japanese national team‘s joint parade. You can actually touch items that are on display, including a wheelchair used in wheelchair basketball and balls used in Goalball and Football 5-a-side (Blind Football) in the Paralympic Games.
Partner: Tokyo Sports Association for Persons with Disabilities

Try Para-sports: Boccia

What is Boccia?
Born in Europe, Boccia is a sport created for people with severe cerebral palsy and people with similarly severe limb dysfunction and is an official Paralympic event.
Players compete by throwing or rolling six balls, colored red or blue, as close as possible to a white target ball, called a jack ball, either directly or by hitting other balls.
If a player‘s impairment prevents them from throwing the balls, they can participate by using a special ramp to convey their intentions to their caregiver. The game is a familiar sport that people with and without impairments ranging in severity can enjoy together.

Demonstration and Participation Timetable (planned)
1:45 p.m. Demonstration and explanation of rules, participation
2:30 p.m. Demonstration and explanation of rules, participation
3:15 p.m. Demonstration and explanation of rules, participation
Instructors: Oji Hold Stars

Location: Mitsubishi Motors MI-Garden GINZA
　　　6-3, Ginza 2-chome, Chuo City
Partners: Tokyo Sports Association for Persons with Disabilities