T.LEAGUE Players Participate: Table Tennis Promotion Event Held in Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture

T.LEAGUE, in collaboration with T.LEAGUE partner Butterfly (Tamashii Co., Ltd.), Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd., and in partnership with Shogakukan Academy Co., Ltd. and Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture, will hold a table tennis promotion event on Saturday, May 23, 2026. The purpose of this event is for a wide range of generations, from toddlers to general participants, to experience the fun and appeal of table tennis through interaction with T.LEAGUE players.

**■ Event Overview** **【① Program for Toddlers】** Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Venue: Mitoyo City Takase Minami Nursery School Target: Mid-year and pre-school children residing in the city (30 pairs, accompanied by a guardian) Content: Storytelling, racket making experience, etc. Purpose: Promotion of physical activity and sports experience in early childhood Guests: Miwa Harimoto (Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa) Kimiyo Matsuzaki (World Table Tennis Hall of Famer, from Mitoyo City)

**【② Program for General Participants】** Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Venue: Mitoyo City General Gymnasium Target: General participants (pre-registration required) Content: Technical demonstration by top players, interaction event Purpose: Dissemination of the appeal of table tennis and expansion of competitive population Guests: Miwa Harimoto (Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa) Kasumi Kimura (Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya)

**■ Significance of Holding the Event by T.LEAGUE** T.LEAGUE advocates the philosophy of "connecting people and regions through table tennis" and promotes the popularization of the sport and the development of the next generation. This event creates an opportunity for people of all ages, from children to adults, to feel the appeal of table tennis up close through experiential programs such as "watching, touching, and interacting" with top players' performances. Especially for the toddler program, by experiencing the joy of sports at an early age, we aim to contribute to the formation of future exercise habits and healthy growth.

**■ Future Development** T.LEAGUE will continue to collaborate with local governments, educational institutions, and partner companies to expand community-based table tennis promotion activities nationwide.