Redesigning Urban Well-being with "Pickleball x Sauna": Experiential Project 'W ARC' Launches
Creative production firm MIC FIELD and Noah Indoor Stage are collaborating to launch 'W ARC,' an urban well-being experiential project combining pickleball and sauna. Aiming to solve contemporary urban challenges, the project will offer experiential programs at 'Wellness Park Tokyo' during Golden Week.
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W ARC Launches
MIC FIELD Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tomoya Mikuni), a creative production company, in collaboration with Noah Indoor Stage Inc. (Headquarters: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Masayuki Onishi), which operates indoor tennis schools nationwide, will launch 'W ARC (Double Arc),' a new well-being experience project that fuses sports and relaxation.
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warc_pickle/
This project proposes a new urban lifestyle by combining 'pickleball,' a rapidly growing sport worldwide, with 'sauna.'
As the first phase, W ARC will participate in the urban wellness event 'Wellness Park Tokyo,' held at Meiji Park during Golden Week, to develop experiential programs.
[Project Background | Designing 'Urban Spaces for Rejuvenation']
In modern cities, while people are constantly connected, they also experience a weakening of real relationships and a sense of loneliness.
Furthermore, despite a growing health consciousness,
- Exercise doesn't last
- Difficult to make it a habit alone
- Don't feel refreshed even after resting
These issues are becoming apparent.
W ARC interprets these as 'insufficient experience design' and conceives 'W ARC' as a project to create new 'spaces for rejuvenation' in the city by redesigning:
- The distance that allows effortless interaction with others
- A system that naturally brings balance without strenuous effort
- A flow that allows for reset in a short amount of time
[Experiential Value Provided by 'W ARC']
1. Communication Born from Serendipity
Pickleball makes it easy for beginners to sustain rallies, naturally fostering conversation.
By combining it with sauna, psychological barriers are lowered, creating spontaneous connections.
2. 'Effortless Wellness'
Instead of intense exercise, by combining light exercise and relaxation,
W ARC designs an experience where 'you find yourself refreshed without even trying.'
3. Recovery Design in a Short Time
By combining exercise and sauna, mind and body are reset in 2-3 hours.
This time design is optimized for busy urban dwellers.
4. Re-editing Urban Spaces
Transforming parks and urban spaces from 'places to pass through' to 'places to stay and experience.'
Through experiences, W ARC redefines the value of the city itself.
[Event Overview]
Name: Wellness Park Tokyo
Period: April 24 to May 10, 2026
*Pickleball until May 17
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Meiji Park (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Organizer: Tokyo Legacy Parks Inc.
[W ARC Programs]
■Pickleball x Sauna
Date: May 3 (Sun)
9:00 - 11:00 Pickleball
11:00 - Sauna (TOTOPA: https://totopa.jp/)
Pickleball Coach: Saki Oyama
Participation Fee: 7,200 yen
Capacity: 12 people (women only)
Content: A 2-hour practical program combining lessons, interaction, and sauna.
It is structured to allow participants to naturally improve their skills while having fun, from basics to match play.
Additionally, one-point advice from Coach Oyama and opportunities to actually play are provided.
A ticket for the TOTOPA sauna facility within Meiji Park is included for all participants after pickleball play!
Experience a deep relaxation and 'totonoi' (state of deep relaxation) that can only be felt after exercise.
Application: https://www.tennisbear.net/event/1322608/info
■Pickleball x Meditation
Date: May 16 (Sat) 9:00 - 11:00
Meditation & Pickle Instructor: Meditator Kevin & Pikuyu
Participation Fee: 5,000 yen
Capacity: 12 people
Application: https://www.tennisbear.net/event/1322632/info
■Pickleball Experience
Beginner-friendly experiential events with guest coaches on multiple dates.
The structure allows anyone to enjoy, from basics to match play.
Date: May 6 (Wed), May 10 (Sun) 12:00 - 14:00 each day
Pickleball Coach: Aoi Nakata
Participation Fee: 5,000 yen
Capacity: 12 people
Application: May 6 https://www.tennisbear.net/event/1322641/info
May 10 https://www.tennisbear.net/event/1322647/info
Date: May 8 (Fri) 12:00 - 14:00
Pickleball Coach: Yuta Yoshida
Participation Fee: 5,000 yen
Capacity: 12 people
Application: https://www.tennisbear.net/event/1322650/info
MIC FIELD Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tomoya Mikuni), a creative production company, in collaboration with Noah Indoor Stage Inc. (Headquarters: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Masayuki Onishi), which operates indoor tennis schools nationwide, will launch 'W ARC (Double Arc),' a new well-being experience project that fuses sports and relaxation.
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warc_pickle/
This project proposes a new urban lifestyle by combining 'pickleball,' a rapidly growing sport worldwide, with 'sauna.'
As the first phase, W ARC will participate in the urban wellness event 'Wellness Park Tokyo,' held at Meiji Park during Golden Week, to develop experiential programs.
[Project Background | Designing 'Urban Spaces for Rejuvenation']
In modern cities, while people are constantly connected, they also experience a weakening of real relationships and a sense of loneliness.
Furthermore, despite a growing health consciousness,
- Exercise doesn't last
- Difficult to make it a habit alone
- Don't feel refreshed even after resting
These issues are becoming apparent.
W ARC interprets these as 'insufficient experience design' and conceives 'W ARC' as a project to create new 'spaces for rejuvenation' in the city by redesigning:
- The distance that allows effortless interaction with others
- A system that naturally brings balance without strenuous effort
- A flow that allows for reset in a short amount of time
[Experiential Value Provided by 'W ARC']
1. Communication Born from Serendipity
Pickleball makes it easy for beginners to sustain rallies, naturally fostering conversation.
By combining it with sauna, psychological barriers are lowered, creating spontaneous connections.
2. 'Effortless Wellness'
Instead of intense exercise, by combining light exercise and relaxation,
W ARC designs an experience where 'you find yourself refreshed without even trying.'
3. Recovery Design in a Short Time
By combining exercise and sauna, mind and body are reset in 2-3 hours.
This time design is optimized for busy urban dwellers.
4. Re-editing Urban Spaces
Transforming parks and urban spaces from 'places to pass through' to 'places to stay and experience.'
Through experiences, W ARC redefines the value of the city itself.
[Event Overview]
Name: Wellness Park Tokyo
Period: April 24 to May 10, 2026
*Pickleball until May 17
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Meiji Park (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Organizer: Tokyo Legacy Parks Inc.
[W ARC Programs]
■Pickleball x Sauna
Date: May 3 (Sun)
9:00 - 11:00 Pickleball
11:00 - Sauna (TOTOPA: https://totopa.jp/)
Pickleball Coach: Saki Oyama
Participation Fee: 7,200 yen
Capacity: 12 people (women only)
Content: A 2-hour practical program combining lessons, interaction, and sauna.
It is structured to allow participants to naturally improve their skills while having fun, from basics to match play.
Additionally, one-point advice from Coach Oyama and opportunities to actually play are provided.
A ticket for the TOTOPA sauna facility within Meiji Park is included for all participants after pickleball play!
Experience a deep relaxation and 'totonoi' (state of deep relaxation) that can only be felt after exercise.
Application: https://www.tennisbear.net/event/1322608/info
■Pickleball x Meditation
Date: May 16 (Sat) 9:00 - 11:00
Meditation & Pickle Instructor: Meditator Kevin & Pikuyu
Participation Fee: 5,000 yen
Capacity: 12 people
Application: https://www.tennisbear.net/event/1322632/info
■Pickleball Experience
Beginner-friendly experiential events with guest coaches on multiple dates.
The structure allows anyone to enjoy, from basics to match play.
Date: May 6 (Wed), May 10 (Sun) 12:00 - 14:00 each day
Pickleball Coach: Aoi Nakata
Participation Fee: 5,000 yen
Capacity: 12 people
Application: May 6 https://www.tennisbear.net/event/1322641/info
May 10 https://www.tennisbear.net/event/1322647/info
Date: May 8 (Fri) 12:00 - 14:00
Pickleball Coach: Yuta Yoshida
Participation Fee: 5,000 yen
Capacity: 12 people
Application: https://www.tennisbear.net/event/1322650/info