Circular Yokohama

Accelerating the Circular Economy in Yokohama

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Circular Yokohama is awarded the Grand Prize at the 31st Yokohama Environmental Activities Award

  • On 2025/2/27
Circular Yokohama has been honored with the Grand Prize at the 31st Yokohama Environmental Activities Award for its contributions to advancing local environmental initiatives. About the Yokohama Environmental Activities Award The Yokohama Environmental Activities Award recognizes individuals, organizations, businesses, and students actively engaged in environmental initiatives in Yokohama. The award aims to raise awareness of […]
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Circular Yokohama delivers a career education lecture at Yokohama Mine elementary school

  • On 2025/2/7
On December 16, 2024, Circular Yokohama delivered a career education lecture to sixth-grade students at Mine elementary school in Hodogaya Ward, Yokohama City. The school actively promotes career education by inviting professionals from various fields, helping students envision their future paths. Mine elementary school is located just a 10-minute walk from Circular Yokohama’s activity hub […]
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A Seminar: “Why Companies Should Embrace Nature Positive Practices: Building Cities in Harmony with Nature” held successfully

  • On 2024/12/17
On November 28, Circular Yokohama held a seminar (in-person and online) titled “Why Companies Should Embrace Nature Positive Practices: Building Cities in Harmony with Nature.” Circular Yokohama is one of the operating companies in the Yokohama SDGs Design Center, a regional intermediary organization aimed at achieving the SDGs by connecting diverse stakeholders and addressing local […]
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Circular Yokohama is Recognized with the superior rank in Yokohama’s SDGs certification program “Y-SDGs”

  • On 2024/12/17
Circular Yokohama has been recognized with the superior rank in the 13th round of Yokohama City’s SDGs certification program, “Y-SDGs” (in Japanese). Y-SDGs is a certification system in which Yokohama City acknowledges businesses actively contributing to achieving the SDGs. The program aims to encourage transitions to sustainable management and operations, foster new customer and business […]
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Circular Yokohama Participated in the 13th Asia Smart City Conference

  • On 2024/12/16
On October 23–24, Circular Yokohama participated in the 13th Asia Smart City Conference hosted by Yokohama City. We spoke at the stage session and showcased our initiatives at the event’s exhibition booth. The Asia Smart City Conference is a global event centered on Asia’s decarbonization efforts, bringing together knowledge, ideas, and solutions for sustainable development. […]
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Join Circular Yokohama for a zero waste Xmas cultural exchange!

  • On 2024/11/26
Looking for a fun and relaxed way to practice your English or Japanese? Meguru Hoshiten English Cafe is a language exchange community based in Yokohama, Japan, and we’re all about making learning fun and social! For the upcoming December, we’re hosting a special Christmas-themed party where you can join locals and internationals for a unique […]
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【10/12】Join us for a Halloween Party and Cultural Exchange!!

  • On 2024/9/26
Looking for a fun and relaxed way to practice your English or Japanese? Meguru Hoshiten English Cafe is a language exchange community based in Yokohama, Japan, and we’re all about making learning fun and social! For October, we’re hosting a special Halloween-themed party where you can join locals and internationals for a unique cultural exchange. […]
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Light Up Your Language Skills: Crafting and Cultural Exchange Workshop! [EVENT REPORT]

  • On 2024/8/8
On July 20, 2024, Circular Yokohama hosted a language exchange event, “Crafting in English! Let’s Make Lanterns with Discarded Aluminum can,” at its office / showroom “qlaytion gallery.” The event gathered 15 participants, ranging from children to adults, who enjoyed a creative and conversational experience in English. About “Meguru Hoshiten English Cafe” Meguru Hoshiten English […]
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What is Circular Yokohama?

Circular Yokohama is an online platform to accelerate the circular economy in Yokohama city. We aim to solve various local issues, create new job opportunities and achieve a thriving community by shedding light on goods, services and personal skills that have been overlooked in a conventional linear economy and making a transition towards circular economy.

PROJECTS

AppliQué

AppliQué is an apparel brand that collects cloth pieces and upcycles them into bags and other things by their hands and sells them online. “Meguru Nuno Ichi” is their new project started in June 2020.

Ikasa

Ikasa is an umbrella sharing service that allows users to borrow and return umbrellas at the umbrella spots quickly. Ikasa’s umbrellas are durable and repairable, which helps to reduce the number of disposable umbrellas.

TENTO

The shared office built with thinned wood Yamakita machi in Kanagawa Prefecture. The office is based in the co-working space “mass x mass” in Naka-Ku, Yokohama, and is expanding to other areas.

Coco&K.

Coco&K. imports lovely, eco-minded, fairtrade bags from the Philippines. The products are up-cycled from discarded aluminum juice packages. It helps the locals live independently and keeps the environment clean.

Aquaponics

Aquaponics is a system of “circular organic agriculture” that crosses hydroponics and aquaculture. It minimizes resource circulation and promotes local consumption to rvitalize local communities.

Zero Ring

“Zero Ring” is a project to circulate takeout bento boxes in the Minato Mirai area. The project aims to solve the problem of disposable containers waste by reusing takeout containers and make mealtime fancy and enjoyable.

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