{"id":1003,"date":"2026-04-03T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/news\/pickleball-japan-45000-players-facility-shortage\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:46:57","slug":"pickleball-japan-45000-players-facility-shortage","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/pickleball-japan-45000-players-facility-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u65e5\u672c\u56fd\u5185\u30d7\u30ec\u30fc\u30e4\u30fc\u6570\u304c\u6025\u62e1\u5927\u2014\u20142023\u5e74\u6bd415\u500d\u306e45,000\u4eba\u8d85\u3001\u65bd\u8a2d\u4e0d\u8db3\u304c\u6210\u9577\u306e\u8ab2\u984c\u306b"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Japan's pickleball population is expanding rapidly. The number of players, about 3,000 in 2023, reached 5,000 in April 2024, 10,000 in December of that year, and in March 2025<strong>over 45,000<\/strong>was reached. That's more than 15-fold growth in a little over two years. But the reality that facility infrastructure hasn't kept up with this rapid growth is also becoming clear.<\/p>\n<h2>\u6210\u9577\u306e\u80cc\u666f\uff1a\u65e2\u5b58\u30e9\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u30b9\u30dd\u30fc\u30c4\u7d4c\u9a13\u8005\u304c\u4e3b\u6d41<\/h2>\n<p>\u65e5\u672c\u3067\u306e\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u666e\u53ca\u3092\u652f\u3048\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u306f\u3001\u30c6\u30cb\u30b9\u30fb\u30d0\u30c9\u30df\u30f3\u30c8\u30f3\u30fb\u5353\u7403\u306a\u3069\u65e2\u5b58\u30e9\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u30b9\u30dd\u30fc\u30c4\u306e\u7d4c\u9a13\u8005\u3060\u3002\u30eb\u30fc\u30eb\u304c\u30b7\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\u3067\u5b66\u7fd2\u66f2\u7dda\u304c\u77ed\u304f\u3001\u5168\u5e74\u9f62\u5c64\u304c\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u30d7\u30ec\u30fc\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3068\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002\u307e\u305f\u3001\u300c\u30c6\u30cb\u30b9\u3088\u308a\u4f53\u306b\u8ca0\u62c5\u304c\u5c11\u306a\u3044\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u70b9\u3082\u3001\u521d\u5fc3\u8005\u5c64\u3084\u5e74\u914d\u5c64\u306e\u53c2\u52a0\u306b\u3064\u306a\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n<h2>Facility shortage is the biggest challenge<\/h2>\n<p>\u6025\u5897\u3059\u308b\u30d7\u30ec\u30fc\u30e4\u30fc\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5c02\u7528\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8\u304c\u5727\u5012\u7684\u306b\u4e0d\u8db3\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u306e\u30d7\u30ec\u30fc\u30e4\u30fc\u306f\u501f\u7528\u3057\u305f\u4f53\u80b2\u9928\u3084\u30c6\u30cb\u30b9\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8\u3067\u30d7\u30ec\u30fc\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u5c02\u7528\u65bd\u8a2d\u306f\u5168\u56fd\u3067\u3082\u3054\u304f\u9650\u3089\u308c\u305f\u6570\u306b\u3068\u3069\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u3053\u3046\u3057\u305f\u4e2d\u3001\u583a\u5e02\u306b\u897f\u65e5\u672c\u6700\u5927\u7d1a\u306e<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/pickleball-base-osaka-open-2026\/\">Pickleball Base Osaka\u304c4\u67081\u65e5\u306b\u30aa\u30fc\u30d7\u30f3<\/a>\u3057\u305f\u3002\u56fd\u969b\u57fa\u6e96\u30b3\u30fc\u30c86\u9762\u3092\u5099\u3048\u3001\u5e74\u4e2d\u7121\u4f11\u30fb8:00\u301c22:00\u3067\u904b\u7528\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002\u307e\u305f\u3001<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/the-picklr-japan-20-facilities-expansion\/\">The Picklr\u306f5\u5e74\u4ee5\u5185\u306b\u5168\u56fd20\u65bd\u8a2d\u306e\u5c55\u958b\u3092\u767a\u8868<\/a>\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u5c02\u7528\u65bd\u8a2d\u306e\u62e1\u5145\u304c\u9032\u307f\u3064\u3064\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n<h2>\u56fd\u969b\u5927\u4f1a\u3078\u306e\u53c2\u52a0\u3082\u5897\u52a0<\/h2>\n<p>\u8a18\u4e8b\u516c\u958b\u5f53\u6642\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u9023\u76df\u306b\u3088\u308a\u56fd\u5185\u5927\u4f1a\u306e\u6574\u5099\u304c\u9032\u3081\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002\u4e00\u90e8\u306e\u65e5\u672c\u4eba\u9078\u624b\u306f\u3001<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/us-open-pickleball-2026-10th-anniversary\/\">US Open (April 11-18)<\/a>and<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/mb-hanoi-cup-2026-opening-day\/\">MB Hanoi Cup<\/a>\u306a\u3069\u6d77\u5916\u306e\u4e3b\u8981\u5927\u4f1a\u306b\u53c2\u52a0\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n<h2>The Tokyo Tower court becomes a tourist attraction<\/h2>\n<p>2025\u5e74\u306b\u6574\u5099\u3055\u308c\u305f\u6771\u4eac\u30bf\u30ef\u30fc\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8\u306f\u3001\u30b9\u30dd\u30fc\u30c4\u65bd\u8a2d\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u89b3\u5149\u30b9\u30dd\u30c3\u30c8\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3082\u6a5f\u80fd\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u89b3\u5149\u5ba2\u306e\u6765\u8a2a\u3082\u898b\u3089\u308c\u3001\u30a4\u30f3\u30d0\u30a6\u30f3\u30c9\u89b3\u5149\u306e\u89b3\u70b9\u304b\u3089\u95a2\u5fc3\u3092\u96c6\u3081\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q: Where are the facilities where you can play pickleball in Tokyo?<\/strong><br \/>A: Besides the Tokyo Tower court, rental courts are available at gyms and outdoor facilities across the city. 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