In a survey conducted in November 2023 in Japan, 19 percent of respondents living in Tokyo who practiced sports stated that they used fitness clubs during the past year. This was the cohort with the highest participation rate. A trend towards increased utilization of fitness facilities with growing degree of urbanity of the locality of the respondents could be observed.
Distribution of fitness club users in Japan as of November 2023, by degree of urbanity of area
utilization in the past year; among sports practitioners
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
City categorized as follows: Ordinance-designated cities with a population of over 500 thousand. Large cities with a population of over 150 thousand, excluding ordinance-designated cities. Small cities with a population of over 50 thousand and up to 150 thousand. Villages with a population of under 50 thousand.
Distribution of respondents for the survey: 23 wards of Tokyo: 7,786
Tokyo ward and Cities designated by government ordinance: 2,813 Cities designated by government ordinance: 4,973 Large cities: 11,732 Small cities: 8,434 Villages: 2,593
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MEXT (Japan), & Japan Sports Agency. (March 19, 2024). Distribution of fitness club users in Japan as of November 2023, by degree of urbanity of area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307880/japan-share-gym-users-by-urbanity-area/
MEXT (Japan), und Japan Sports Agency. "Distribution of fitness club users in Japan as of November 2023, by degree of urbanity of area." Chart. March 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307880/japan-share-gym-users-by-urbanity-area/
MEXT (Japan), Japan Sports Agency. (2024). Distribution of fitness club users in Japan as of November 2023, by degree of urbanity of area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307880/japan-share-gym-users-by-urbanity-area/
MEXT (Japan), and Japan Sports Agency. "Distribution of Fitness Club Users in Japan as of November 2023, by Degree of Urbanity of Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307880/japan-share-gym-users-by-urbanity-area/
MEXT (Japan) & Japan Sports Agency, Distribution of fitness club users in Japan as of November 2023, by degree of urbanity of area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307880/japan-share-gym-users-by-urbanity-area/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of fitness club users in Japan as of November 2023, by degree of urbanity of area [Graph], MEXT (Japan), & Japan Sports Agency, March 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307880/japan-share-gym-users-by-urbanity-area/
