Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Tokyo Contest Challenges Participants to Sleep Fastest and Deepest
A mattress company in Japan held a contest to see who could fall asleep fastest and sleep most deeply.
The event took place in Tokyo and was called Matt Race.
Dozens of people took part.
They had 90 minutes to sleep on mattresses in a dim room.
Devices on their heads measured their sleep.
The person who slept fastest and deepest could win two million yen.
The organizer said the event was meant to get people interested in sleep.
OECD data cited in the article says people in Japan slept an average of seven hours and 24 minutes a day in 2021, the least among its 38 member nations.
Koala Sleep Japan held its “Matt Race” sleeping contest in Tokyo on Monday.
Dozens of participants tried to sleep during a 90-minute competition.
The winner was judged by how quickly and deeply they slept.
Participants wore sleep-tracking devices and rested on mattresses in a dimmed room.
The top prize was two million yen, and the organizer said the event aimed to raise interest in sleep.
- Who
- Dozens of participants, including people who described themselves as competitive sleepers, took part; Koala Sleep Japan organized the contest.
- What
- A competition judged participants on how quickly and deeply they slept.
- When
- Monday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Tokyo, Japan.
- Why
- The organizer said the event aimed to raise interest in sleep and encourage people to sleep together.
- Event name
- Matt Race
- Organizer
- Koala Sleep Japan, a mattress company
- Competition duration
- 90 minutes
- Top prize
- Two million yen
- Participants
- Dozens
- Sleep data cited
- In 2021, Japan averaged seven hours and 24 minutes of sleep per day, the least among the OECD’s 38 member nations.