The FC Tokyo Players Association visited the Tokyo Metropolitan Children's General Medical Center (Fuchu City) on Wednesday, October 16, 2019.

10 players were divided into 5 groups of 2, and deepened their interaction with about 300 children hospitalized at the same hospital by signing autographs, taking commemorative photos, and giving gifts.

The children were surprised by the visit of the professional soccer players and spent a joyful time filled with smiles, quickly putting on the gift shirts.

□Participating Players
Tsuyoshi KODAMA, Masato MORISHIGE, Kiwara MIYAZAKI, Takumi NAKAMURA, Ryo OGAWA, Kousuke TAGAWA, Takuya UCHIDA, Makoto OKAZAKI, Yoshitake SUZUKI, Manato SHINADA Total 10 players
Naohiro ISHIKAWA, the club communicator, will also accompany.

◇Masato MORISHIGE's Comment
"As the FC Tokyo Players' Association, we have wanted to visit hospitals like this for a long time, so I am very happy that we were able to make it happen. We received many warm words from the children, such as, 'Please win!' and 'We are cheering for you,' which truly gave us power. This weekend, there will also be a public viewing held inside the hospital.
I hope to be able to give something back to the children I met today through my play, even if just a little. I would like to continue such activities in the future.

◇Kiwara MIYAZAKI comment
"I hope that through today's hospital visit, they can feel a little better. Of course, I had conversations with the children, but we also shared the same time by doing some juggling and playing mini-games together."
I believe that through activities like this, we can provide an opportunity for people who usually don't have the chance to interact to get to know Tokyo, so I would like to continue to actively engage in such activities in the future.

◇Yoshitake SUZUKI comment
"I have also been hospitalized due to an injury, so I understand that there are times when you feel down emotionally."
Today, seeing the children who are hospitalized due to illness or injury made me strongly feel that I need to work harder.
Honestly, I never thought I would get injured like this, but this is all part of my football life.
I think when I return, I will feel the joy of being able to play soccer more than anyone else.
I want to do my best to work towards my comeback from now on.

◇Ryoya OGAWA comment
"Personally, it was really fun to interact with the children after a long time, and I received a lot of energy from them."
I felt once again that I am being supported by everyone, and I will continue to work hard in soccer so that I can bring smiles to the children I interacted with today.

Thank you very much to all the hospital staff who cooperated in this activity.