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Sat, May 17
|Kamakura Lifelong Learning Center, 4th floor, Art Creation Room
[5/17 9:10] Circular Dialogue @CAFE Junkansha: A cafe for learning and meeting new people, experiencing the circular world
This is a cafe where you can think about and enjoy conversations about "circulation" while enjoying the pleasant seaside views. Not only can you get ideas for a circular society, but the cafe will also explore what we can do to create a sustainable future by circulating limited resources, and what "circulation" means on Earth and in society. We look forward to seeing you at Junkansha, a cafe where anyone can freely engage in conversation.
Time & Location
May 17, 2025, 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
Kamakura Lifelong Learning Center, 4th floor, Art Creation Room, 1-10-5 Komachi, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture
About the event
This cafe offers a pleasant view of the seaside and allows you to think about and enjoy conversations about "circulation."
This cafe will not only provide insight into a recycling-oriented society, but will also explore what we can do to create a sustainable future by recycling limited resources, and what "recycling" means on Earth and in society.
We look forward to seeing you at our cafe, Junkansha, where everyone can freely chat.
*The venue is mainly composed of products that allow visitors to experience "recycling," such as a prototype mobility vehicle based on the theme of "recycling," and chairs made from recycled materials using a 3D printer.
Event Overview
⚫︎Date: May 17th (Sat)
⚫︎Business hours: 9:10 - 10:00
⚫︎Location: TBD *Cancelled in case of bad weather
⚫︎Participation fee: Free (power outlets and Wi-Fi available)
About the "Become a Circulator" Project
At the "Symbiotic Upcycling Society" Co-Creation Center*1, which is connected by respect, industry, government, academia and citizens are collaborating to advance the "Let's become recyclers" project, which aims to realize a recycling-oriented society. As part of this program, Yamaha Motor has launched the Junkansha (Circulation Vehicle), a mobility concept that will become a hub for connecting local resources and connections and promote the activities of recyclers.
"Be a circulator."
*1 A co-creation base for a "coexistence and upcycling society" connected by respect
Led by Professor Hiroya Tanaka of Keio University's SFC Research Institute, the research center was established after applying together with Kamakura City and others to the Japan Science and Technology Agency's (JST) Co-Creation Space Formation Support Program (COI-NEXT) [Regional Co-Creation Field], and was selected for the incubator program in 2021 and the full-scale program in 2023. The center's vision is to create a circular city centered on a new type of citizen known as a "circulator," and it will use Kamakura City and Sagamihara City as its main experimental fields to promote activities for citizens, universities, companies, and local governments to co-create and realize the necessary POC (Proof of Concept).
Organizer
Kamakura Well-Being Lab
Co-hosted by
Yamaha Motor's Town eMotion urban development initiative - A4HP (Art for Human Possibilities) Hitomachi Lab Salon
https://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/townemotion/
Creating emotions: Yamaha Motor aims to "create emotions" through mobility and deepen people's joy. Co-creation of cities: We will work with industry, government, academia, and citizens to co-create cities where people can experience the joy inherent in human beings. Improving happiness and vitality: By deepening the "happiness of cities" and expanding their "vitality," we will contribute to increasing society's potential.