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7)  Plays and lessons

As for child's favorite forms of play activities in the breakdown of gender, the most favorite item for both boys and girls is "TV", followed by "mini cars", and "building blocks" for boys, and "drawing pictures", "singing and dancing" for girls. (Figure 11)

Almost half (45.7%) answered "less than 2 hours" TV watching hours a day, while 9.6% children watch TV for more than 4 hours a day. (Figure 12)

Figure 11   Usual recreation in the breakdown of gender (multiple answers)
Figure 11 Usual recreation in the breakdown of gender (multiple answers)

Figure 12   Hours spent watching TV
Figure 12 Hours spent watching TV

As the most favorite form of recreation, boys named "mini cars" and girls "singing and dancing".

"TV", the highest percentage in usual plays, was also named as the second most favorite item by both boys and girls. (Figure 13)

Figure 13   Particularly favorite forms of play (up to three) in the breakdown of gender
Figure 13 Particularly favorite forms of play (up to three) in the breakdown of gender

With regard to usual play areas, "parks", "home gardens and on the compound of collective housings" and "others' home" ranked in order, followed by "play spots in department store or supermarket". In the breakdown of dwelling types, many respondents living in "single family houses" raised "home garden", and those in "collective housings" raised "parks". In particular, many respondents who live in collective housings higher than 6 stories named "parks". (Table 13)

Table 13 Usual play areas in the breakdown of dwelling types (multiple answers)
(Unit: %)
  Total Home garden/on the compound of collective housings Other's home Parks Public equipment such as children's center Green fields, forests, beach, etc. On the streets Shinto shrines/precincts of temples Play spots in department stores or super markets Others Does not play other than at home
Total (100.0) 100.0 58.2 30.0 63.7 18.7 7.3 12.1 2.5 24.4 2.8 2.3
Single family housings (52.0) 100.0 68.4 25.7 57.0 17.5 8.2 17.8 3.2 21.1 3.0 2.1
Collective houses (47.5) 100.0 47.5 34.8 71.4 20.1 6.3 5.9 1.8 28.2 2.6 2.5
1-2 stories high (13.7) 100.0 54.3 37.7 65.6 19.0 7.4 9.3 2.2 28.9 2.5 2.2
1st or 2nd floor in the 3-5 stories high (9.8) 100.0 51.7 33.5 69.6 19.9 6.1 5.2 1.8 26.2 2.5 2.3
3rd to 5th floor in the 3-5 stories high (10.0) 100.0 46.7 33.8 73.8 20.0 6.3 4.9 1.3 28.4 2.7 2.5
1st or 2nd floor in the 6 stories or higher (2.5) 100.0 45.8 32.6 76.0 19.8 4.9 4.0 2.0 25.6 2.1 2.9
3rd to 5th floor in the 6 stories or higher (5.4) 100.0 34.5 34.3 79.4 22.0 4.9 3.9 1.8 29.3 3.0 3.0
6th floor or higher in the 6 stories or higher (5.8) 100.0 37.6 34.0 75.8 21.5 6.1 2.9 1.8 29.8 2.9 3.0
Notes:
1)  Dwelling types "unknown" and play areas "unknown" are included in the total.
2)  Number of stories "unknown" is also included in the collective housings data.

13.9% of subjects are taking lessons in "kinder classes", "English" and "swimming" in order. (Figure 14, Table 14)

Figure 14   Whether or not taking lessons
 
Table 14   Breakdown of paid lessons
(multiple answers)
Figure 14 Whether or not taking lessons  
Categories Percentage (%)
Kinder class 34.0
Cram school 0.8
Music 14.9
Picture/artwork 0.6
Gymnastics 12.6
Ballet 0.3
Swimming 22.9
English 23.9
Others 10.7

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