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Circular Hospitality in Action: Yokohama Bay Sheraton’s Approach to Food and Energy Cycles

While several hotels across Yokohama are embracing sustainability, Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers stands out for its integrated approach to circulating both food and energy within its operations. Conveniently located with direct access to Yokohama Station, one of the country’s busiest transportation hubs, the hotel introduces circular practices to a wide range of guests,…

Sep 29, 2025
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Coffee Grounds Art: Giving New Life to the Morning Brew

Used coffee as a canvas? Discover Coffee Grounds Art, where leftover coffee is reborn as beautiful artwork and creative workshops. From waste to wonder, find how circular ideas are brewing in Yokohama.

May 22, 2025
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“YOKOHAMA CIRCULAR DESIGN MUSEUM” at LUMINE Yokohama [EVENT REPORT]

From January 10 to 15, Circular Yokohama and LOCAL GOOD YOKOHAMA collaborated to hold “LOCAL GOOD DAY! Good communities circulate.” The event was held at the event space on the second basement floor of LUMINE Yokohama. Circular Yokohama held the “YOKOHAMA CIRCULAR DESIGN MUSEUM,” a mobile museum where visitors can see, touch, and purchase products…

Feb 15, 2023
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“Yokohama Local Circular Economy Seminar Vol.1″ on Feb 1

Circular Yokohama, Harch’s online platform that aims to promote the circular economy in Yokohama, held the event “Yokohama Local Circular Economy Seminar Vol.1: Northern Part ‘Circular Urban Farming and Community Housing for Building Neighborhood Connections’” on February 1. The event was held in collaboration with NPO Yokohama Community Design Lab and YOKOHAMA Living Lab Support…

Feb 6, 2023
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YOKOHAMA CIRCULAR DESIGN MUSEUM exhibits at LUMINE Yokohama come Jan 10

Circular Yokohama will be holding a mobile museum, YOKOHAMA CIRCULAR DESIGN MUSEUM. It will exhibit from 10-13 January at LUMINE Yokohama, displaying various products linked with Yokohama’s circular economy. This comes together with the collaboration with LOCAL GOOD YOKOHAMA, an organization promoting circular lifestyles through social good, to hold the “LOCAL GOOD DAY!” event. LOCAL…

Dec 21, 2022
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[Monthly Update: November, 2022] Wrapping Up the Brilliant Year!

Happy holidays! We hope you are having a cozy and wonderful winter season wherever you are. Circular Yokohama has started rapping up 2022 as the calendar tells us to do so. Here are the things we went through in the past November. Collaboration with the “SEYANISHI SDGs PROJECT” by Seyanishi High School Seyanishi high school,…

Dec 14, 2022
Announcement

New Project Added: Shonan Eco Project

We have added a new circular project “Shonan Eco Project” in our database. Shonan Trading offers a physical experience of plastic recycling. It helps widen environmental awareness by pedaling, melting, and creating up-cycled products with your own hands. For more information, check the project page with the link down below.

Sep 21, 2022
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Circular Yokohama starts 6-part “Circular Designer Training Course” with Kanagawa University

Circular Yokohama is a platform for accelerating the circular economy in Yokohama City in Japan. With the cooperation of Kanagawa University, we are starting a “Circular Designer Training Course” consisting of 6 sessions. The Circular Designer Training Course is a workshop for learning circular economy thought, so that participants can actually apply circular economy concepts…

Aug 4, 2022
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Circular Yokohama contributes to local circular market “Yokohama Sunset Marché”

Circular Yokohama is a platform run by Harch, for accelerating the circular economy in Yokohama City. It is participating in Yokohama Sunset Marché (Yokohama Yugata Marché,) which is a local circular market. Sunset Marché combines the Japanese word for “evening” and the French word for “market.” Yokohama Sunset Marché is the opening market for the…

Jul 6, 2022