In Aichi Prefecture, the nation's top producing region of jump ropes, efforts are being made to promote the sport at home and abroad.
Japan Jump Rope Project (JJRP), a nonprofit organization based in Nagoya's Moriyama Ward, has applied to designate July 8 as Rope Day. It has also donated jump ropes to schools overseas and to disaster-hit regions.
In mid-March, the organization held the first Jump Rope Summit and the National Jump Rope Speed Contest in Nagoya.