The 2027 Tour · Stop 01 · Tokyo

Where it all begins.

Founding Session · Pickleball · Saturday, 13 February 2027 · Sansan Pickleball Court, Ikebukuro

The first stop. Small on purpose.

Where it starts.

The first-ever Future Courts gathering — an intimate afternoon of pickleball: easy to pick up, impossible not to enjoy. A curated handful of founders, operators and the growth & go-to-market people building what’s next in Tokyo. A couple of hours on court, then drinks together. The start of the community — whoever’s early is part of the inner circle.

The experience

Arrive. Play. Stay.

A couple of hours of real pickleball, then the part that lasts: drinks courtside with the room that’s building what’s next in Tokyo. The game is the reason to come — the afternoon is what you remember.

People arriving at the Sansan reception — Arrive — the room is reviewed, so it’s the right one.

Players on the Sansan indoor court — Easy to pick up. Impossible not to enjoy.

Players on the Sansan rooftop court — Two people, one rally — the ice breaks itself.

People relaxing in the Sansan lounge — When the rallies stop, the conversation starts — drinks courtside.

People in the Sansan members lounge — Stay a while — the match is just the start.

The venue

Sansan Pickleball Court.

Tokyo’s first large-scale dedicated pickleball facility — seven courts across indoor and rooftop, plus a lounge, coworking space and showers, three minutes from Higashi-Ikebukuro. Built by Sansan to spark new connections — which is rather the point.