From September 10 to October 10, 2026, TELL will hold the Step-Up Challenge 2026 in remembrance of the 19,188 lives lost to suicide in Japan last year. We hope schools, communities, families, and workplaces will join us in helping start conversations around mental health and suicide prevention.
HOW:
1) Make a team and choose your date. You can join a prescheduled TELL community walk (Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, or Okinawa) OR make your own walk, journey with a friend, or organize your company teams to compete for the trophies/awards (including most steps in a day, most funds raised, and most creative use of 19,188 number)
2) Get ready to register and buy a ￥1,500 TELL Step Up Ticket (to be eligible for trophies and swag). The first 500 ticket holders will receive special swag. Tickets to be available on the TELL website at the end of summer, 2026.
TELL will host a Candlelight Vigil in Tokyo on September 10th. For more information, please use the following link: Candlelight Vigil 2026
For specific information on each of the Step Up Challenges in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Kansai, and Okinawa, use the following link: Step Up Challenge 2026
Thank you very much for your continued support of mental health awareness in Japan.
P.S. SAVE THE DATE for next year!! April 17, 2027! We are also excited to share that the next TELL Tokyo Tower Climb will take place on Saturday, April 17, 2027 - please save the date! Students, teachers, parents, and community members are all welcome to participate individually or in teams and compete for trophies and awards
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