It is known that Japanese teachers su er from far more psychological stress in their workplaces than company workers. Moreover, the number of teachers that are away from work on medical leave has become a serious problem in Japan. is study examined how teachers should spend their leisure time to facilitate resilience. Japanese teachers N 495 of elementary, junior high, high schools, and special schools participated in this survey. Results indicated that hobby activities facilitated resilience. Moreover, especially for men, resilience increased when doing output activities, such as participating in sports or playing musical instruments than when doing input activities, such as watching games or listening to music. ere were no di erences between junior high and high school teachers in the relationship between hobby activities and resilience, even though instructing junior high school students is most di cult.