[11/23 11:40] CAFE Junkansha: A cafe where you can experience the circular, learn and meet new people

This is a café where you can think about "circulation" and enjoy conversation while enjoying the pleasant seaside scenery.

This cafe will not only provide hints for a recycling-oriented society, but will also explore what we can do to create a sustainable future by recycling limited resources, and what "circulation" means on Earth and in society.

We look forward to seeing you at our cafe, Junkansha, where anyone can freely chat.

*The venue will feature 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 Outline

⚫︎Date: May 17th (Sat)

⚫︎Business hours: 16:10 - 17:00

⚫︎Location: TBA *Cancelled in case of bad weather

⚫︎Participation fee: Free (power supply and Wi-Fi available)

About the "Let's become circulators" project

At the "Symbiotic Upcycling Society" Co-Creation Center*1, which is a collaboration between industry, government, academia and the public, we are working on the "Let's become recyclers" project, which aims to realize a recycling-oriented society. As part of this program, Yamaha Motor has launched a mobility concept called the Junkansha, which will be a hub for local resources and connections and promote the activities of recyclers.

"Become a circulator."

https://junkansha.jp/

*1 A co-creation base for a "symbiotic upcycling society" connected by respect

Led by Professor Hiroya Tanaka of Keio University SFC Research Institute, the research center was selected together with Kamakura City and others for the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Co-Creation Space Formation Support Program (COI-NEXT) [Regional Co-Creation Field] and was established after being selected as a developmental type in 2021 and a full-scale type in 2023. The center's vision is to create a circular city centered on a new type of citizen called "circulators," and with Kamakura City and Sagamihara City as the main experimental fields, it will promote activities for citizens, universities, companies, and local governments to co-create and realize the necessary POC (Proof of Concept).

Organizer

Kamakura Wellbeing Lab

Co-organized by

Yamaha Motor's Town Development Initiative Town eMotion - A4HP (Art for Human Possibilities) Hitomachi Lab Salon

https://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/townemotion/

Creating excitement: Yamaha Motor aims to create excitement through mobility and deepen people's joy. Co-creation of towns: We will work with industry, government, academia, and citizens to co-create towns where people can experience the joy that is inherent to human beings. Improving happiness and vitality: By deepening the "happiness of towns" and expanding their "vitality," we will contribute to enhancing society's potential.