Circular Yokohama held an event “Yokohama Circular Future Sessions”

On 2022/11/17

Circular Yokohama, Harch’s online platform that aims to promote the circular economy in Yokohama, participated in a talk event titled “Yokohama Circular Future Sessions” on October 22nd. *This event was planned as part of “Yokohama Joint Development Exhibition 2022 (in Japanese)” held at Yokohama City Hall from October 21st to 28th. News Points Fourteen organizations gathered […]

[Monthly Update: October, 2022] Being “Local Good Player” Brings Many Delightful and Exciting Opportunities

On 2022/11/11

We feel the winter is coming here in Japan. The past October brought us a lot of joy and excitement. We will walk you through our delightful moments! Local festival “HOSHITEN FAIR 2022 PLAY!! HOSHITEN!!” We joined Yokohama’s local festival, “HOSHITEN FAIR 2022 PLAY!! HOSHITEN!!” on 9 October. The event was held by the railway […]

Circular Yokohama participated in event “Hoshiten Fair 2022 PLAY!! HOSHITEN!!”

On 2022/10/27

Circular Yokohama participated in the event “Hoshiten Fair 2022 PLAY!! HOSHITEN!!” which was held in front of Tennocho Station on the Sotetsu Line in Yokohama. Workshops and markets where visitors could enjoy the charms of the Hoshiten Area “Hoshiten Fair 2022 PLAY!! HOSHITEN!!” is a fair where visitors could enjoy the charm of the area […]

New Project Added: Shonan Eco Project

On 2022/9/21

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.

[Monthly Update: August, 2022] We Not Only Care about the Local Economy But Also about the Global Economy

On 2022/9/6

Hello, Autumn! We have four months left in 2022. How fast time flies. Here are the new collaborations we entered in August! The latest episode of Zen Waves × Circular Yokohama collaboration Zenbird, an online magazine with a unique editorial focus on sustainable innovation and ethical lifestyle, has the podcast channel “Zen Waves, Good Vibrations […]

[Monthly Update: July, 2022] Local Circular Market Has Opened in Yokohama

On 2022/8/10

Circular Yokohama is an online platform to accelerate the circular economy in Yokohama. We started our business in 2019 and have met many people working towards the same goal in the same region. To realize a circular economy in the city, however, the key is to create good connections among the local area and work […]

Circular Yokohama starts 6-part “Circular Designer Training Course” with Kanagawa University

On 2022/8/4

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 […]

【Monthly Update: June, 2022】What Circular Yokohama Provides Locals to Learn the Circular Economy

On 2022/7/19

2022 brings us the summer early. Although we were supposed to have a lot of rainy days in June, it has already gotten boiling as the highest temperature reached 36℃ (96.8°F) in Yokohama. At the same time of getting along with the severe heat, we took part in several events in June. INDEX MUJI festival […]

Circular Yokohama contributes to local circular market “Yokohama Sunset Marché”

On 2022/7/6

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 […]

Circular Yokohama has contributed an article to the e-Book “INTERSECTING Vol. 8”

On 2022/6/17

Circular Yokohama has contributed an article to the e-Book INTERSECTING Vol. 8, released in May 2022. INTERSECTING was launched by the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and the Global Solutions Initiative as a medium to bring together and disseminate initiatives that approach cross-sectoral and strategic solutions to complex social issues facing the world. GIZ is […]

【Monthly Update: May, 2022】How We Learn the Circular Economy in a Fun Way

On 2022/6/16

The past month was full of opportunities to meet new people! We visited various people and places to widen our circular economy knowledge. What did we find out? Take a look! Could Glass be Reformed into the Sand? It is 2022. Happy UN International Year of Glass! The UN General Council approved 2022 as a […]

Regenerative Kelp Farming for Blue Carbon in Yokohama

On 2022/6/11

Trees have the ability to absorb CO2, but did you know that kelp has similar powers too? Kelp can absorb five times as much CO2 as cedar, plus it can grow up to four meters in just four months! Such hidden powers didn’t get unnoticed by Sachiumi Heroes director Tatsunori Tomimoto. Since 2015, Tomimoto has […]