About Us

”ICTSG” International Council of Traditional Sports and Games The International Council of Traditional Sports and Games (ICTSG) is an international umbrella organisation to ensure the safeguarding and promotion of traditional sports and games aimed to support and assist governments, non-governmental organisations, as well as the sport movement at national, regional and continental levels through harmonisation, coordination of efforts, guidance, assistance and advice.
These action above for the promotion and preservation of traditional games and sports was initiated by UNESCO in 1999. UNESCO and organisations such as IATWS approved the creation of international platform to be known as the “ICTSG” in 2009.

ICTSG-JAPAN

ICTSG-JAPAN was launched in 2023.
Japan has many Traditional Sports and Games(TSG).Each of them have a very long history. With the help of international community ICTSG-JAPAN was launched by Ms. Yuko BABA the member of International Council of Traditional Sports and Games ,Issey WATANABE the specialist in Organisational Management.
The organization has established on 14th August 2023 the international day of Traditional Sports and Games.

Our Mission of ICTSG.

The International Council of Traditional Sports and Games or ICTSG shall act as an international organisation aiming to serve as an international platform for the preservation, promotion and development of traditional sport and games (TSG) at the global level and play an integral part in socio-economic development, cultural heritage promotion, environmental sustainability, healthy lifestyle and a peace-building process.

Its core objectives are, inter alia, to help all concerned and interested governmental and nongovernmental national, regional and international organisations in the harmonisation and coordination of efforts and capacity in view of providing guidance, counselling and to sustain initiatives and programmes that pertain to traditional sports and games for policy-makers, stakeholders and other concerned parties.
In consequence, its key functions are to ensure priority towards advocacy and raising awareness about the challenges and plights that demand decisions, actions and tangible measures in different geographical, cultural and educational contexts. This will help share know-how, knowledge, information and data related to TSG at different levels of incentive and normative needs or initiatives that can contribute to improve the development and promotion of TSG at local, national, regional and international levels.

The ICTSG further aims to undertake endeavours advocating and raising awareness in relation to the cultural diversity and respect of cultural identity within the context of new issues and challenges in a globalised world, where values, knowledge, skills and behaviour are in constant change.