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

On 2025/9/29

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, […]

Kurofune Soap: Crafting Clean Futures from Used Cooking Oil

On 2025/6/6

What if your daily soap told a story? Kurofune Soap blends Yokohama’s rich port history with today’s circular mindset. Crafted from used cooking oil collected locally, these handmade soaps aren’t just eco-friendly—they’re conversation starters. Each bar is shaped like the iconic “black ships” (Kurofune), connecting the past and present through a refreshing, sustainable experience. Take […]

Circular Yokohama’s capsule toy machine lets you put PET bottle caps to win local circular goods

On 2023/3/10

Circular Yokohama has created “Circular Gacha,” a capsule toy machine that visitors can play with by inserting PET bottle caps, with the aim of creating opportunities for people to enjoy experiencing regional and resource recycling. The capsules that serve as prizes contain recyclable goods manufactured by businesses in Yokohama City, and visitors can obtain one […]

YOKOHAMA CIRCULAR DESIGN MUSEUM exhibits at LUMINE Yokohama come Jan 10

On 2022/12/21

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 […]

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

On 2022/12/14

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, […]

[Monthly Update: September, 2022] Circular Design Sprint Gives Us a Question “Does material have to be material?”

On 2022/10/18

The weather is getting colder day by day here in Yokohama, Japan. In September, we updated our collaboration with Kanagawa University. Here is the detail of the current and exciting project. Circular Design Sprint @UK Circular Design Sprint is a 3-day activity that aims to acquire circular design systems and thinking, presented by 「IDEAS FOR […]

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: 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 […]

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 […]

New Project Added: Yokohama Winery

On 2022/4/15

We have added a new circular project “Yokohama Winery” in our database. Yokohama Winery is a brewery produces red, white, and rosé wines in Yokohama. They contribute to the environment by delivering wine to neighboring communities on renewable energy bikes and reusing used wine bottles. For more information, check the project page on this website.

How can we make a business more sustainable? Find out the way with haishop [Experience Report]

On 2021/12/22

On Saturday, March 6, 2021, we held an idea-thon with Hideaki Omote and Nao Wada from Innovation Design, Inc. They run a sustainable souvenir shop and cafe, “haishop,” in Bashamichi, Yokohama. This idea-thon is to solve issues through running circular businesses and local services. The main topic was “Circular Economy and Startups.” We shared the […]

New Project Added: FOOD LOOP

On 2021/12/3

We have added a new circular project “FOOD LOOP” in our database. FOOD LOOP is a project to recycle food waste run by Yokohama Beer. To create a recycling loop, they compost the malt and other food waste, grow vegetables, and serve them at the restaurant. For more information, check the project page on this […]