Nurture Vision, Brain, and Body Strength from Early Childhood with 40 Fun Games!
Godo Shuppan Co., Ltd. released "Let's Play with Eyes and Body! Vision Training® for Ages 3 and Up" on April 30, 2026. This new book introduces 40 vision training exercises for young children to develop visual function, cognitive abilities, and physical skills, laying the foundation for learning, motor skills, and daily life.
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Godo Shuppan Co., Ltd. will release "Let's Play with Eyes and Body! Vision Training® for Ages 3 and Up" (Edited by Katsuya Kitade; Written by Mayumi Akiyama + Yoshikatsu Masaoka) nationwide in bookstores and online stores from April 30, 2026.
This book introduces "play-based" Vision Training® that can be done from age 3.
●What is Vision Training®?
It is a training that fosters "seeing power" = visual function.
By moving the eyes and body dynamically and coordinating them, children learn to focus, grasp what they see, and properly process information received through their eyes.
"Seeing power" forms the foundation for "learning abilities" such as memorizing and copying characters, "motor functions" such as kicking a ball, and "daily living skills" such as walking without falling or bumping into things.
●Vision Training® also develops brain power.
Actively moving one's eyes and body promotes the development of the parietal lobe.
The parietal lobe is the center for sensory integration, integrating visual, tactile, auditory, balance, and body image senses. Just as reading and writing involve integrating visual and auditory information, these activities require sensory integration. By promoting parietal lobe development through Vision Training® from early childhood, a foundation for schooling can be built.
This book is packed with games that any child can easily and enjoyably play! Let's help children grow their abilities at nurseries, at home, and in special needs education settings!
① "What is seeing power?" "What is Vision Training®?" - Compact summaries of what you need to know before starting.
② Once you master the basic games, challenge the "Step Up!" section! It also includes support methods for children who seem to be struggling.
③ Plenty of games that can be played with adults or friends!
④ With a little ingenuity in everyday play, it transforms into Vision Training®!
●Table of Contents
To all readers of this book
PART 1 Before Starting Vision Training
1 Changes in the visual environment surrounding modern children
2 Let's check children's "seeing power"
3 What is "seeing power" = visual function?
4 Effects of Vision Training
5 Abilities developed through Vision Training in this book
PART 2 Fun and Engaging! 40 Vision Training Activities
1 Crawling
2 Squat walking
3 Standing up like a baby
4 Rolling like a potato
5 Transforming into animals!
6 Balancing doll
7 Balance ball
8 Trampoline
9 Cardboard caterpillar
10 Boardwalk
11 Various crossings
12 Chasing light
13 Rolling table tennis
14 Beanbag catch
15 Hanging balloon/beanbag touch
16 Feather catch/feather blow
17 Pole jump!
18 Pole catch!
19 Daruma-san ga Koronda (Red Light, Green Light)
20 Animal matching game
21 Color picking game
22 Colorful ball toss
23 One-eye convergence/Both-eye convergence
24 Beanbag cup drop
25 Cup DE Tower
26 Spy mission
27 Jumping ladder
28 Instantaneous vision
29 Ring transfer
30 Arrow gymnastics
31 Imitation gymnastics
32 Various rock-paper-scissors
33 Arranged tag
34 Ball game!
35 Building blocks
36 Balloon game
37 Bingo game
38 Scissor game!
39 Vision training with a single newspaper sheet!
40 Avoiding, throwing, and catching balls
Vision Training Practice at Matsuyama Nursery School [Yoshikatsu Masaoka]
●Author Information
Katsuya Kitade
Advisor and lecturer for the General Incorporated Association Vision Training® Association. U.S. Doctor of Optometry. As one of the few "U.S. Doctors of Optometry" in Japan, he engages in visual function examinations and training for children with visual difficulties and athletes. Involved in the Vision Training Instructor training program.
Mayumi Akiyama
Representative of Vision Training® Classroom Colorful. Kids Vision® Instructor PRO, Vision Training® Instructor PRO. Vision Training Instructor. After working as an instructor at elementary and junior high schools, she opened Vision Training® Classroom Colorful in Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture, and is currently active.
Yoshikatsu Masaoka
Director of Matsuyama Nursery School, Social Welfare Corporation Matsuo-kai. Kids Vision® Instructor PRO, Vision Training Instructor. Since 2020, he has been conducting play activities combining body balance exercises and Vision Training every morning at the nursery school.
●Bibliographic Information
"Let's Play with Eyes and Body! Vision Training® for Ages 3 and Up"
https://www.godo-shuppan.co.jp/book/b675452.html
Katsuya Kitade [Editor/Author]
Mayumi Akiyama [Author]
Yoshikatsu Masaoka [Author]
□Price = 1,800 yen + tax
□ISBN code: 978
Keywords:
This book introduces "play-based" Vision Training® that can be done from age 3.
●What is Vision Training®?
It is a training that fosters "seeing power" = visual function.
By moving the eyes and body dynamically and coordinating them, children learn to focus, grasp what they see, and properly process information received through their eyes.
"Seeing power" forms the foundation for "learning abilities" such as memorizing and copying characters, "motor functions" such as kicking a ball, and "daily living skills" such as walking without falling or bumping into things.
●Vision Training® also develops brain power.
Actively moving one's eyes and body promotes the development of the parietal lobe.
The parietal lobe is the center for sensory integration, integrating visual, tactile, auditory, balance, and body image senses. Just as reading and writing involve integrating visual and auditory information, these activities require sensory integration. By promoting parietal lobe development through Vision Training® from early childhood, a foundation for schooling can be built.
This book is packed with games that any child can easily and enjoyably play! Let's help children grow their abilities at nurseries, at home, and in special needs education settings!
① "What is seeing power?" "What is Vision Training®?" - Compact summaries of what you need to know before starting.
② Once you master the basic games, challenge the "Step Up!" section! It also includes support methods for children who seem to be struggling.
③ Plenty of games that can be played with adults or friends!
④ With a little ingenuity in everyday play, it transforms into Vision Training®!
●Table of Contents
To all readers of this book
PART 1 Before Starting Vision Training
1 Changes in the visual environment surrounding modern children
2 Let's check children's "seeing power"
3 What is "seeing power" = visual function?
4 Effects of Vision Training
5 Abilities developed through Vision Training in this book
PART 2 Fun and Engaging! 40 Vision Training Activities
1 Crawling
2 Squat walking
3 Standing up like a baby
4 Rolling like a potato
5 Transforming into animals!
6 Balancing doll
7 Balance ball
8 Trampoline
9 Cardboard caterpillar
10 Boardwalk
11 Various crossings
12 Chasing light
13 Rolling table tennis
14 Beanbag catch
15 Hanging balloon/beanbag touch
16 Feather catch/feather blow
17 Pole jump!
18 Pole catch!
19 Daruma-san ga Koronda (Red Light, Green Light)
20 Animal matching game
21 Color picking game
22 Colorful ball toss
23 One-eye convergence/Both-eye convergence
24 Beanbag cup drop
25 Cup DE Tower
26 Spy mission
27 Jumping ladder
28 Instantaneous vision
29 Ring transfer
30 Arrow gymnastics
31 Imitation gymnastics
32 Various rock-paper-scissors
33 Arranged tag
34 Ball game!
35 Building blocks
36 Balloon game
37 Bingo game
38 Scissor game!
39 Vision training with a single newspaper sheet!
40 Avoiding, throwing, and catching balls
Vision Training Practice at Matsuyama Nursery School [Yoshikatsu Masaoka]
●Author Information
Katsuya Kitade
Advisor and lecturer for the General Incorporated Association Vision Training® Association. U.S. Doctor of Optometry. As one of the few "U.S. Doctors of Optometry" in Japan, he engages in visual function examinations and training for children with visual difficulties and athletes. Involved in the Vision Training Instructor training program.
Mayumi Akiyama
Representative of Vision Training® Classroom Colorful. Kids Vision® Instructor PRO, Vision Training® Instructor PRO. Vision Training Instructor. After working as an instructor at elementary and junior high schools, she opened Vision Training® Classroom Colorful in Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture, and is currently active.
Yoshikatsu Masaoka
Director of Matsuyama Nursery School, Social Welfare Corporation Matsuo-kai. Kids Vision® Instructor PRO, Vision Training Instructor. Since 2020, he has been conducting play activities combining body balance exercises and Vision Training every morning at the nursery school.
●Bibliographic Information
"Let's Play with Eyes and Body! Vision Training® for Ages 3 and Up"
https://www.godo-shuppan.co.jp/book/b675452.html
Katsuya Kitade [Editor/Author]
Mayumi Akiyama [Author]
Yoshikatsu Masaoka [Author]
□Price = 1,800 yen + tax
□ISBN code: 978
Keywords: