～ SDGs FutureCity Yokohama ～SDGs FutureCity Yokohama
Realizing a city that creates new value and prosperity
through its economy, culture, and the arts,
with the environment at its heart.

In 2008, Yokohama was selected as an Eco Model City for its
promotion of progressive environmental initiatives, and in 2011
it was selected as a FutureCity to address common global
issues such as environmental problems and super aging.
In order to contribute to the achievement of the world’s agreed
upon Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and further
advance progressive urban development, as SDGs FutureCity
Yokohama (selected 2018), we will build domestic and global
partnerships and promote new measures that simultaneously
solve environmental, economic, and social issues.

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SDGs FutureCity Yokohama’s Initiatives
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* This brochure is based on the City of Yokohama’s SDGs FutureCity Plan (formulated in October 2018) anddocumentation from the Cabinet Office and the Japanese government's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Promotion
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SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
PHOTO：UN Photo/Cia Pak

About

Projections on Sustainable Development Goals and 70th Anniversary of the United Nations

22 September 2015

SDGs

“SDGs”is an abbreviation for theuniversal Sustainable Development
Goals adopted at a special summitof the United Nations.

In the global economy, where people, goods, and capital move on a worldwide scale, just as one nation's economic crisis
can instantaneously affect other countries, our common challenges are also interconnected. We have entered an era
where these forces have a serious impact on economic growth and societal issues. In light of this situation, the United
Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015. Not limited to issues concerning
the development of emerging nations, it is a unified initiative addressing the global economy, society, and environment.
The 2030 Agenda includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets adopted as a universal goal forthe international community to be pursued by developed and developing nations alike.

03The Japanese Government’s Vision: 8 challenges
In implementing SDGs, the Japanese government promotes initiatives to bring about a sustainable world where no one isleft behind. In December 2016, Japan formulated its SDGs Implementation Guidelines with a vision of the nation“Leading
towards a future where environmental, economic and social improvements are attained in an integrated, sustainable, andresilient manner while leaving no one behind.”

Implementation Principles
1. Universality 2. Inclusiveness 3. Participatory approach 4. Integrated approach 5. Transparency and accountability

8 Priority challenges and Policies

A follow-up will be conducted in 2019 or sooner① Empowerment of All People② Achievement of Good Health and Longevity③ Creating Growth Market, Revitalization of Rural Areas,
and Promoting Technological Innovation④ Sustainable and Resilient Land Use, Promoting Quality
Infrastructure⑤ Energy Conservation, Renewable Energy, Climate ChangeCountermeasures, and Circular Society⑥ Conservation of Environment, including Biodiversity, Forests and Oceans⑦ Achieving Peaceful, Safe and Secure Society⑧ Strengthening the Means and Frameworks of the Implementation of
the SDGs

Expanded 2018 SDGs Action Plan Points (Summary)
The international spotlight will be on Japan when it hosts gatherings such as the G20 Summit and the Tokyo
International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in 2019. Japan adopted its SDGs Action Plan 2018 toshowcase its key initiatives and take this opportunity to present its SDGs model to the world.
Specifically, the Action Plan calls for:1. Joint promotion of Society 5.0 by the public and private sectors, which is closely linked to SDGs;
2. Regional revitalization driven by SDGs; and3. Empowerment of women and future generations as SDGs torchbearers.
The government will introduce major initiatives in line with these three points, and it formulated its Expanded SDGs
Action Plan 2018 in June of that year, specifying and expanding Japan's initiatives.

Core
Government
Policies(Adopted by the Cabinet
on June 15, 2018)

Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal
Management and Reform 2018

While demonstrating Japan's SDGs model and showing pro-active leadership towards theinternational community, Japan will work on solving the varied issues related to human security
and towards the realization of SDGs under the banner of active pacifism.

Future Investment Strategy 2018

The international development of Society 5.0 will contribute to the achievement of SDGs
worldwide, and the strategy supports business initiatives for that purpose

The Direction of Japan's SDGs Model・ Through promoting SDGs, Japan will create new enterprises and employment, and become the first in the world tomaterialize a future vision for a prosperous and vibrant society that can be achieved amidst a declining birthrate, aging
population, and globalization, leaving no one behind.
・ In order to address all eight priority areas in the SDGs Implementation Guidelines, we will further specify and expand
our major initiatives and improve dissemination.

The Three Pillars of Japan's SDGs Model

Ⅰ

Ⅱ

Promotion of Society 5.0
in line with SDGs

Capitalizing on Japan's technologicalcapabilities, and taking the lead in theinternational community concerning“Science, Technology and Innovation(STI) for implementing the SDGs”
Supporting SDGs management andinternational development that
contributes to SDGs

Regional vitalization
driven by the SDGs
Resilient, environmentally friendly, andattractive community development
Government working as a whole to support theSDGs model programs developed by local
municipalities
Taking advantage of opportunities presented byinternational conferences and forums topublicize regional initiatives

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Empowerment of womenand future generations as
SDGs torchbearers

Boost SDGs promotion by future generations
Leadership through the joint efforts of womenand directors in the public and private sectors
Develop human resources at home and abroad*

Transmitting SDGs initiatives at the 2020 Tokyo
Olympic and Paralympic Games

Further reinforce and expand efforts to promote
SDGs

Publicize
particular
initiatives

Take the lead on business and human rights in Asia

・Establish a Public-Private SDGs Partnership Platform
・Publicize Japan's SDGs Model at the UN High Level
Political Forum for Sustainable Development (HLPF)* Based on the SDGs Promotion Headquarters' Expanded 2018 SDGs Action Plan

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Founding an SDGs FutureCity
PHOTO: The SDGs FutureCity Selection Certificate Presentation Ceremony

About SDGs FutureCities and Local Government
SDGs Model Projects
The government decided to create Japan's SDGs modelwith a focus on regional vitalization and promote local
government initiatives for achieving Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) that would contribute to it.
There was a call for municipal initiatives to achieve SDGs,

and in June 2018, 29 cities were designated as SDGs
FutureCities. 10 leading initiatives in particular wereselected as Local Government SDGs Model Projects, theplan being to support these efforts while propagating andexpanding on their successes.

Mayor Hayashi receiving the Selection Certificate from Prime Minister Abe.

Group photo of representatives from the selected cities and Cabinet Office
officials.

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SDGs FutureCities

Hokkaido Prefecture(Designated in 2018)Green
letteringBlue
lettering

SDGs FutureCities(Including Local Government
SDGs Model Projects)
SDGs FutureCities

Sapporo, Hokkaido
Shimokawa, Hokkaido
Semboku, Akita Prefecture
Iide, Yamagata Prefecture

Niseko, Hokkaido

Nagano Prefecture* If a prefecture is designated,
the whole prefecture is colored.

Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture

Iki, Nagasaki Prefecture

Toyama, Toyama Prefecture
Maniwa, Okayama Prefecture

Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture

Okayama, Okayama Prefecture

Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture

Sakai, Osaka Prefecture

Kanagawa Prefecture

Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture
Iki, Nagasaki Prefecture

Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture
Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture
Toyota, Aichi Prefecture
Shima,Mie Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture
Totsukawa, Nara Prefecture
Oguni, Kumamoto Prefecture Kamikatsu, Tokushima Prefecture
Proposed Program Titles and Slogans

Cities and Prefectures
SDGs FutureCities(Including Local Government Model Projects)

Niseko, Hokkaido

Sustainable Town Niseko: An Environmentally Conscious, Autonomous Town That Enjoys a Circular Economy of Recycled Resources

Shimokawa, Hokkaido

Shimokawa Challenge 2030: Connecting Future Humans and the Environment

Kanagawa Prefecture

Kanagawa for Vibrant Lives: Realizing a Sustainable, Happy, and Long-lived society

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture SDGs FutureCity Yokohama: Creating a Major City Model Through Collaboration
Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture SDGs Future City Kamakura: Creation of a Sustainable City Administration
Toyama, Toyama Prefecture

Realizing a Sustainable, Value-Adding City Through a Compact City Strategy

Maniwa,Okayama Prefecture

Making 2030 SDGs Future City Maniwa a Reality with an Energy Self-Sufficiency Rate of 100%: Aiming for a Sustainable

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture

Kitakyushu SDGs FutureCity

Development Model for Agricultural and Mountain Villages (A Community Where People Live As They Please)

SDGs FutureCities

Iki, Nagasaki Prefecture

Lively, Dialogue-Based Iki: Smart Society 5.0

Oguni, Kumamoto Prefecture

Developing a Sustainable Community through the Benefits of Geothermal Heat, Forests, and Connections Between People

Hokkaido Prefecture

Development of an Expansive SDGs Model Making Full Use of Hokkaido Value

Sapporo, Hokkaido

A Sustainable City where Future Generations of Children Can Live with a Smile: Eco-Capital SAPP‿RO

Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture

Higashimatsushima: A City with All Generations Growing

Semboku, Akita Prefecture

IoT and Hydrogen Energy Infrastructure Development ProjectIide, Yamagata Prefecture

Revival of the Rural Planning Research Institute: To Still Be the Most Beautiful Village in Japan in 2030

Tskuba, Ibaraki Prefecture

Tsukuba SDGs Future City Leadership ProjectSuzu, Ishikawa Prefecture

Noto’s Challenge towards a Cutting-Edge FutureCity

Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture

Hakusan SDGs Future City 2030 Vision: Passing the Bounty of Nature to Future Generations

Nagano Prefecture

Formation of a Self-Reliant, Decentralized Society through Learning and Autonomy

Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture

Shizuoka's Five Main Concepts x SDGs: Realizing “Shizuoka, a City with Global Shine”

Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture

Hamamatsu: Enriching the World 50 and 80 Years Ahead

Toyota, Aichi Prefecture

A Smart City Where Everyone's Connected, Leading to Tomorrow

Shima, Mie Prefecture

Creating a Sustainable Miketsukuni

Sakai, Osaka Prefecture

A City Based on the Spirit of Freedom and Autonomy Where Everyone is Healthy, Active, and Happy

Totsukawa, Nara Prefecture

Totsukawa Village SDGs Model Plan Based on Preservation of Sustainable Forests and Tourism Promotion (tentative name)Okayama, Okayama Prefecture

Promoting a City Where Everyone is Healthy, Learns Together, and is Active for Life

Hiroshima Prefecture

Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Enhancing SDGs Initiatives Through Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships: Accelerating Efforts to Make Hiroshima a Hub for
Global Peace and Create Peace Activities Helping Achieve SDGs
The Treasure of Human Resources and the Ube SDGs Promotion Project, Created by All: Further Evolution of“Prosperous Co-Existence and Harmonious Collaboration”

Kamikatsu, Tokushima Prefecture SHLs (Sustainable Happy Lives) Through SDGs

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The FutureCity Concept and the storyof FutureCity Yokohama

PHOTO: Kodomo Nature Park (Asahi Ward)

1.The FutureCity Concept

2. City Development in FutureCity Yokohama

The national government promotes the concept of
FutureCities, which aims to create urban areas andregions that realize a sustainable economic and social
system with recognition of continuing global
urbanization. Eco-Model Cities and FutureCities are
selected from municipalities nationwide to implement
specific initiatives.
Eco-Model Cities uphold the FutureCity concept
through pioneering efforts with the ambitious goal of
creating a sustainable, low-carbon society.
FutureCities respond to challenges common tohumankind like aging and environmental issues.
Yokohama's leading project, by creating value in thethree areas of the environment, economy, and society,we aim to realize a city and region that“everyone wants
to live in”and where“everyone is full of vitality.”
Yokohama City was selected as both an Eco-Model City
and a FutureCity and has been working on related
initiatives.

In 1859 at the beginning of modern Japan, Yokohama
opened its port as a gateway to the world. At the time it
was a small town, but it rapidly became a city. In thenearly 160 years since the port's opening, Yokohama has
encountered many difficulties such as disasters and thepollution accompanying economic growth. However, every
time the city has overcome these issues and achieved
further growth with the progressive spirit of an open port.
Today Yokohama is Japan's largest single municipality
with a population of 3.74 million. It faces greater
challenges than ever before, such as a rapidly aging
population and energy problems associated with theGreat East Japan Earthquake. Under thesecircumstances, as a FutureCity, Yokohama is putting all its
effort into addressing urban problems including a superaging society, reducing CO2 emissions, and revitalizing the
economy.
The FutureCity Yokohama initiative aims to create avibrantly well-balanced and prosperous city that everyone
wants to live in by tackling our diverse challenges.

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Eﬀorts Toward the Realization of FutureCity Yokohama

North side of Tama-Plaza Station (Aoba Ward)

Sustainable suburban community development

Area size

About 120 ha

Many issues are coming to the fore in suburbs with theirdeclining birthrates and aging populations. To create a familiar
community where everybody can peacefully live in a comfortableenvironment, Yokohama has implemented the Model Project fora Sustainable Residential District by selecting four model areas*
with different regional characteristics. Initiatives are being
advanced in these areas according to their respective* 4 model areas(In green on the map)
challenges.

Area population

About 14,600 people

Aging rate

About 19%

Area size

About 200 ha

Tokalchibacho and surrounding areas (Midori Ward)Area population

About 24,500 people

Aging rate

About 30%

Main partnership In cooperation with Yokohama City and Tokyu Corporation
Agreement concluded FY2012 (renewed every 5 years)

Yokodai and Adjacent Areas (lsogo Ward)

North side of Tama-Plaza Station (Aoba Ward)

Main partnership In cooperation with Yokohama City and the Urban Renaissance Agency (UR)
Agreement concluded

FY2010 (renewed every 3 years)

Area along the lzumino Line of the Sotetsu Railway (Asahi Ward, Izumi Ward)Area along the lzumino Lineof the Sotetsu Railway(Asahi Ward, Izumi Ward)Area size

The area serviced by Sotetsu Railway Izumino Line stations

Area population

About 401,400 people (Izumi Ward: 153,700
people, Asahi Ward: 247,700 people)

Aging rate

About 28%

Main partnership In cooperation with Yokohama City and
Sotetsu Holdings Inc.
Agreement concluded

FY2013 (renewed every 3 years)

Tokalchibacho and surrounding areas (Midori Ward)
Minato Mirai 2050 Project(Nishi Ward, Naka Ward)

Yokodai and Adjacent Areas(lsogo Ward)Area size

About 3.5 ha

Area population

About 19,500 people

Aging rate

About 25%

In cooperation with Yokohama City andMain partnership developers chosen through a public appeal(Tokyu Corporation and others).
Agreement concluded FY2015 (for 50 years)

Minato Mirai 2050 Project
Almost 30 years have passed since thedevelopment of the Minato Mirai 21 Area.
In light of the social changes that haveoccurred during that period, the area's
development now incorporates thedemands of a new era. These include
approaches to global warming andBusiness, Living, Continuity, and Planning(BLCP)* measures. Further city growth isexpected, especially with an increase invisitors from overseas who will come formajor sports meets and other events.
In light of 2014's Yokohama City Minato
Mirai 21 District Smart City Planning Policy
report, we formulated an action plan withthe coastal city center area of the Minato
Mirai 21 District at its core. It promotes
smart city development across four areas,
engaging citizens, business operators,
universities, and all other entities, while
promoting initiatives that increase
Yokohama's appeal and value so people
will choose to live here.
* BLCP (Business Living Continuity Planning): Crisis
management action planning that allows for thecontinuation of a minimum of daily and businessactivity in case of disasters and accidents.

EnergyActivities

Energy with excellent safety, environmental
performance, and economic viability

Community activities that stimulate
the creativity of its citizens

・Promote the installation of a cogeneration system(CGS)* that enhances environmental anddisaster-preventive performance as anautonomous, decentralized energy infrastructure
utilizing the existing city-scale facilities.
・Establish a new consortium in cooperation with
MM21 DHC Co., Ltd. and General Incorporated
Association Yokohama Minato Mirai 21
promoting the integrated energy management ofboth supply and demand.

・Establish a position as an internationalbase for MICE by developing andexpanding new MICE bases (such as
the No. 20 district).
・Implement Yokohama's unique art
festivals with dance, music, and othergenres and enhance the city's
attractiveness by utilizing the port,
cityscape, historical assets, etc.

* Cogeneration system: Energy saving systems that
effectively use waste heat given off during power
generation for cooling and refueling purposes

Green

Eco-Mobility

Eco-friendliness that passes a vibrantlandscape of greenery and ﬂowers and acomfortable environment on to future
generations

Eco-Mobility that guarantees freemovement and energizes the city

・Develop new green spaces like parks
through projects such as renovating Grand
Mall Park with its environment in mind.
・Conduct the Street Corner Green Project byutilizing open public spaces, create morevibrant flowering and green landscapes
through public-private cooperation, andcreate a harmony of green and urban life byintroducing green curtains andenvironmental technologies.

・Promote Yokohama tourism incooperation with Nissan MotorCo., Ltd. through a demonstration
project with ultra-small vehicles
called“Choimobi.”
・Implement the Yokohama
Community Cycle Project's bikesharing system known as“Baybike”to improve mobility inthe downtown area and to
reduce carbon emissions.

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Expansion of Energy Management
Yokohama Smart City Project (YSCP)CEMSCommunity Energy Management- Develop the standard functionality of Community Energy Management Systems (CEMS) (*1)
- Achieve accurate demand forecasting- Demonstrate demand response (DR) tests (*2)

HEMS

HEMS
Home Energy
Management System

Home Energy Management- Verify the peak cut eﬀect by demand response (DR)- Verify optimal domestic energy usage by automatically controlling solar power
generation and battery storage

BEMS/FEMS
Building/Factory Energy
Management System

Oﬃce Complex, Commercial Facilities, and Factory Energy Management- Verify the peak cut eﬀect by demand response (DR)- Verify the stabilized reduction in electricity consumption through measures likenegawatt trading (*3)

SCADA
Supervisory Control And
Data Acquisition

Integrated control of storage batteries- Develop and verify a system to consolidate multiple storage batteries and treat
them as one large virtual battery- Promote the standardization of the interface between batteries and battery SCADA

EV

CEMS
Community Energy
Management System

SCADA BEMS/FEMS

In 2010, Yokohama was nominated by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as one of the Next-Generation
Energy and Social Systems Demonstration Areas. To promote the Yokohama Smart City Project (YSCP), in cooperation
with Japan's 34 leading companies in the fields of energy, electronics, and construction, the city has introduced a system
to optimize the energy supply-demand balance in existing urban areas, including those with houses and commercial
buildings. We will continue to develop these initiatives, moving from demonstration to implementation.

EV
Electric Vehicle

Charging and Discharging Electric Vehicles (EV)- Develop and verify the Vehicle to Home system (*4)
- Develop an eco-charging stand system and verify the eﬀectiveness of
EV sharing*1: Development of the largest CEMS in Japan, including demand forecasting, DR, standard interfaces (OpenADR2.0b), visualized screens, etc.
*2: An approach to curb electricity consumption at peak hours, according to a request from the supply side
*3: An approach, in response to a request from electric power suppliers, that regards a reduction of electrical demand as a commodity
equivalent to the amount of power generated for trade on the market*4: Using electricity stored in EV batteries as a portion of household power09

Yokohama Smart Business Association (YSBA)

Realization of regional energy management

The Yokohama Smart Business Association, a new
public-private partnership organization, was establishedin 2015 to capitalize on the results of the Yokohama
Smart City Project (YSCP) and assist the creation of anenergy-circular city. It supports the study anddevelopment of projects that improve energy efficiency
and disaster resistance through the promotion ofregional power generation and consumption throughenergy-saving equipment and energy management
systems.

Taking the opportunity provided by the transfer andrebuilding of the Minami Ward Administration Office,an exclusive proprietary power line was laid between
the New Minami Ward Administration Office and theadjacent Yokohama City University Medical Center(YCUMC Hospital), introducing extremely securehigh-voltage power and a cogeneration system (CGS).
This special supply system* promotes energy
cooperation between them, fostering regional energy
management with a high degree of disaster resistance,
environmental performance, and economic viability.

Virtual Power Plant (VPP) Building Project* A system to allow exclusive supply of electricity to a partner who has aclose relationship with the electricity producer

The City of Yokohama, TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc., andToshiba Corporation are working together to installstorage batteries and solar panels for power generationin elementary and junior high schools designated local
disaster shelters to create Virtual Power Plants (VPP).
The project then runs remote tests to control electricity
usage at times of peak demand in an integrated manner.
Under normal conditions, storage cells charge during
periods of low demand and supply power during peaks,
reducing reliance on old, inefficient thermal power plants
and other facilities currently used during peaks. During
emergencies, they act as an emergency power source,
responding to peak demand and improving disasterprevention.

Basic Approach to Initiatives: Cooperation with Various Entities
Yokohama has 3.74 million residents and 120,000 business operators. The FutureCity initiatives we have beenpromoting have been highly effective through collaboration with Yokohama’s citizenry, its greatest strength.

Sharing knowledge about
global warming
Understand the mechanismof global warming anddeepen understanding of its
impact and responses to it.

Creating an environmentallyfriendly lifestyle

Reducing greenhousegas emissions

Incorporate various environmental
measures into daily life, not only bysaving energy, but also throughenvironmentally friendly practices
such as reduction of waste andpreservation of green space.

Universities

Collaborative
Initiatives with
Various
Entities

Businesses

Promote concrete efforts toward
the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions and the future vision of
Yokohama defined in the
Yokohama City Action Plan for
Global Warming Countermeasures.

Citizens

NPOs
Municipalities

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PHOTO: In front of Izumino Station

FutureCity Yokohama: Main Outcomes (FY2012 - FY2017)
Building a city full of ﬂowers, greenery, and smiles
We created an important opportunity to raiseawareness about caring for nature during 2017's
National Urban Greenery Fair Yokohama. With anabundance of flowers and greenery in both the central
and suburban parts of the city, over 6 million visitors
attended.

Global enterprises moving inFutureCity Yokohama's urban development isalso attracting business. Many global companies
have moved to Yokohama, including AppleJapan, and the Minato Mirai 21 area in particular
is becoming an R&D hub for large enterprises.
This is producing enhanced economic benefits
like job creation.

Demonstrating diverse energy management in cooperation with business
The city has promoted the adoption of home energy management systems (HEMS), solar panels, and electric vehicles
through the Yokohama Smart City Project (YSCP). It achieved its targets by FY2013.

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HEMS

PV

Electric Vehicles

CO2 Emission
Reduction

CO2 Reduction Rate

Results

4,200 systems

37 MW

2,300 units

39,000 tons

29%

Target4,000 systems

27 MW

2,000 units

30,000 tons25%

Development of Sustainable Suburban Residential Districts
About 60% of the city's population resides in the suburbs. We are developing initiatives that incorporate regional
characteristics and revitalize residential districts to help solve various problems due to declining birthrates, an aging
population, and continued development.

4 Model Area Initiatives Public-private partnerships in each area implemented through a concluded agreement
North side of Tama-Plaza Station
Area along the lzumino Line of the Sotetsu Railway(Aoba Ward)(Asahi Ward, Izumi Ward)

Based on the Agreement Regarding the Promotion of
the Next-generation Suburban Development concluded
with Tokyu Corporation in 2012, Yokohama City
formulated the Basic Plan for the Next-generation
Suburban Development in 2013 to promote community
development. Various leading projects and proactive
regional initiatives are underway, including the
Inhabitants Emergence Project, a town-wide daycare
and child rearing network, initiatives by acomprehensive community care system called the“Aoba Model,”and the Domestic Energy-Saving Project.

In cooperation with Sotetsu Holdings, Inc., Yokohama
City promotes various efforts incorporating thecharacteristics the stations on the line including theenhancement of the community's attractiveness byusing regional resources, support for people ofchild-rearing age and senior citizens, environmental
preservation, and energy initiatives. To utilize theabundant agricultural resources and to publicize newlife styles regarding food and agriculture, local farmers
and private business operators collaborate to stage
farmers markets and other events.

Yokodai and Adjacent Areas (lsogo Ward)
In cooperation with Kanagawa Prefecture and the
Urban Renaissance Agency (UR), Yokohama City runs
community activity bases known as Community
Challenge Labs (CC labs)* where the shop facilities of
housing complexes are used for multi-generational
exchange, community revitalization, and station area
revitalization, with lots of active group engagement.
Through initiatives that offer new lifestyles and more,
we promote efforts to raise the value of housing
complexes and the district as a whole.

Tokalchibacho and surrounding areas(Midori Ward)

Yokohama City is aiming to solve social issues
occurring in suburban residential areas byworking with city solicited proposals from privatecompanies in six areas including the supply ofvarious types of housing, energy saving projects,
and low-carbon initiatives.
We will implement the results throughout
Yokohama as new residential area model projects
with various functions and area management
systems on city-owned land.

* These are limited-period leased properties.

Making a city of culture and artistic creativity
Three art festivals with an economic contribution of about 12.4 billion yen over 3 years
Culture and the arts help create avital and prosperous economy. To
publicize its charm at home andabroad, the city holds world-classcultural and artistic events like the
Yokohama Triennale, aninternational exhibition ofcontemporary art, and a unique
Yokohama music and dance festivalwith lots of local participation.

Dance Dance Dance@YOKOHAMA 2015

Yokohama Music Festival 2016

Yokohama Triennale 2017

Visitors: 1.06 million
Economic impact: 5.4 billion yen

Visitors: 1.06 million
Economic impact: 3.5 billion yen

Visitors: 260,000
Economic impact: 3.5 billion yen

Cooperation with Other Cities We apply the know-how and technological capabilities cultivatedthrough Yokohama Smart City Project (YSCP) demonstrations todomestic development while advancing cooperation with other cities.

Ishinomaki City,
Miyagi Prefecture

Fuji City,
Shizuoka Prefecture
Investigating sharing electricity
with area facilities utilizing the
local railway distribution network.

Aizuwakamatsu City,
Fukushima Prefecture

Yamamoto-cho,Miyagi Prefecture

Collective management through“visualization”of electric powersystems where Community Energy
Management Systems (CEMS) andHome Energy Management Systems(HEMS) have been introduced

Introduction of photovoltaics,
portable storage cells, andpower generation facilities
utilizing disaster public
housing

Introduction of smart Building
Energy Management Systems(BEMS) and optimal power
control through photovoltaics
and storage cells

12SDGs FutureCity Yokohama:Concept and Vision

1. Major City Initiative making full use ofurban characteristics and location
To solve the common global problems caused by theway people live that are addressed by the Paris
Agreement and SDGs, not only nations but also cities
around the world, including Yokohama, and otherdiverse entities must take the initiative.
The comprehensive“Yokohama City Mid-TermFour-Year Plan (2018 - 2021)”was drawn up in
October 2018. We are prepared to implement a fullrange of measures with SDGs in mind. We set the vision(goals)“Zero Carbon Yokohama”, aims to“realize
carbon neutrality in 2050 or as early as possible in thesecond half of the 21st century”in the Yokohama city
Action plan for Global Warming Countermeasures.
These two plans share a vision based on SDGs and theParis Agreement, and SDGs FutureCity Yokohama will
advance initiatives creating a Major City Model thatsimultaneously works to solve environmental, economic,
and social issues.

2. SDGs FutureCity Yokohama’s vision
Looking towards 2030 when the SDGs are to beachieved, and in light of the Paris Agreement's call for
decarbonization, we will work towards a city that
continues to create new value and prosperity througheconomy, culture, and the arts, with the environment at
its heart.

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3. Yokohama’s Situation
Dwindling population and the approach of a super aging society
Yokohama City's population is expected to peak in 2019 andthen begin to decline. Estimates indicate that in 2030 the
population of residents over the age of 65 will exceed one
million.

Accelerating intercity competition
Gross city product, corporate and municipal tax revenues, andother economic indicators differ greatly in scale from Tokyo.
Besides continued migration from Yokohama City to Tokyo,
there is excess emigration to Kawasaki City, Sagamihara City,and the Shonan and central prefectural areas.

Technological innovation, changing industrial
structure, and advancing globalization
With the advance of economic globalization, changes inindustrial structure, and accelerating technologicalinnovation in areas like the internet of things andartificial intelligence, Yokohama's economy must be
further invigorated to expand business opportunities forcity enterprises.

Increasing interest in cultural and the arts
In addition to initiatives like Yokohama's unique art festivals,
by building a full-fledged theater presenting top-quality
cultural and artistic events in league with other large
international cities, we'll further enhance Yokohama's appeal
and greatly improve its presence.

Accelerating environmental eﬀorts like making
a city full of ﬂowers and greenery andimplementing measures against global warming
As a result of the National Urban Greenery Fair Yokohama
and city eco-initiatives, a blooming, green environment will
become the norm for the population. We will also
pro-actively advance initiatives based on the Yokohama City
Action Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures. We
expect these activities will make Yokohama an urban leader.

Revitalizing the suburbs
We are actively working on common urban issues like theaging of large housing complexes, the increase in empty
housing, and the rapid decline in birthrates and aging of
the population. Efficient city planning that takes population
decline into account is important, preserving and improving
the vitality of the citizenry and the convenience of theirlifestyles.

Improving vitality of the local community
As regional issues become more complicated anddiverse, relationships in the area weaken. The role oflocal connections has garnered attention, and thepower of local communities is indispensable forcreating benefits like an environment where single
seniors and children can be properly looked after.

Improving awareness of disaster reduction
and prevention and enhancing response to
all manner of disasters
We will create a strong and resilient city that minimizes
damage and promptly recovers and reconstruct when
faced with various natural disasters.

Aging of public facilities
The urban infrastructure that supported civic life and theeconomy in Yokohama during its period of surging
population growth has begun to deteriorate. As lots ofpublic buildings including schools and municipal housing
will require reconstruction, it must be carried out
systematically, taking the current condition of all structures
into account.

Strategic, systematic land use
To maximize the city's resources and potential, address its
problems, and steadily revitalize its regions, it is necessary to
promote strategic and systematic land use guidelines andreview existing land use regulations in response to changes
in the urban environment.

A changing transportation network
To maximize opportunities that improve the convenienttransportation system Yokohama is known for, we must
develop communities and industrial bases linked through newtransportation nodes that will lead to urban revitalization.

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SDGs FutureCity Yokohama:
Vision for 2030
PHOTO：Kiyonori Hasegawa

Shared vision with Mid-Term 4-Year Plan aimed at achieving SDGs FutureCity Yokohama
Realize a creative city of culture and art withstrong economic growth and a city for hosting
tourism and MICE
１．Sustainable growth and development of companies in
Yokohama
２．Strengthen industrial base and strategically attract
businesses
３．Promote vibrant urban agriculture
４．A creative city of culture and art that produces newvalue and enhances appeal
５．A vibrant city for hosting tourism and MICE*
６．Promote Sport City Yokohama*MICE: a generic term for business and other events where a large number ofguests are expected formed from the initial letters of Meeting, Incentive Travel(award and training trips organized by companies), Convention (an international
meeting held by international organizations and groups and academic
conferences), and Exhibition/Event (exhibitions, trade fairs, and events).

An Environmentally-Advanced City Full of Flowers
and Greenery
１．Achieve attractive and vibrant communities that takeadvantage of flowers, greenery, agriculture, and water
２．Preserve and create water and green environments
３．Study and practice use of diverse functions of green
infrastructure
４．Achieve SDGs FutureCity
５．Realize and disseminate a major city model for global
warming policy and energy policy
６．Achieve a sustainable, circular society and a clean city
７．Practice and consolidate environmentally-friendly
lifestyles
８．Disseminate environmental initiatives in Japan andoverseas

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Address the Challenge of
the Super-Aging Society
１．Build communities where everyone can lead stress-free,authentic, and healthy lives
２．Maintain health for each and every person to support avibrant Yokohama
３．Build and promote a comprehensive community caresystem for people to live authentic lives where theywant
４．Enhance the healthcare provision system in order toreceive appropriate healthcare
５．Support self-determination in living and preparation for
the end of life

Community Development with Connected andVibrant People and Corporations- A City Center Generating Growth and Vitality -１． Develop attractive communities, including the Central
Seaside Area, Shin Yokohama district, and the Keihin
Waterfront District
２． Promote community development using methods suchas public-private collaboration
３． Develop communities in which people and corporations
can come together and play active roles
４． Develop thriving communities that create humaninteraction and accessibility

Community Development with Connected and Vibrant
People and Corporations- Suburban Areas Where Everyone Wants to Live and Keep Living １．Develop communities around railway stations
２．Revitalize and enhance the appeal of residential land
３．Maintain and enhance transportation networks that areclose to citizens
４．Develop communities taking advantage of opportunities
such as urban infrastructure development
５．Promote use of former US military facility sites

Development of Diverse Human Resources toCreate the Future
１． Create an environment in which children can be born and raisedwith peace of mind into the future
２． Promote education that expands the potential of children andcreate attractive schools
３． Promote efforts to protect the healthy development of children
４． Support active roles for women
５． Support the use of senior power and active roles for young
people６． Realize a society that recognizes diversity and respects humanrights
７． Realize a society that facilitates choice and self-determination forchildren and adults with disabilities, etc.
８． Promote support for people facing challenges in life
９． Promote multicultural symbiosis

Development of a Strong City that Creates
the Future- Safe and Sound City Strong Against Disasters -１．Strengthen disaster response capabilities by enhancing functions
２．Promote self-help and mutual aid
３．Enhance disaster response
４．Create a city strong against earthquakes and fires caused byearthquakes
５．Create a city strong against localized torrential rain, etc.

Development of a Strong City that Creates the Future- Urban Infrastructure that Supports Citizens’Lifestyles andEconomic Activity １． Develop a transportation network that supports movement ofpeople and goods
２． Strengthen functions as hub port in East Asia
３． Enhance environment for hosting cruise ships and attract them
４． Promote steady maintenance and renewal of public facilities
５． Reconstruct and combine public buildings for revitalization
６． Make efforts aimed at ensuring the quality of public works andsecuring and developing providers

Photo: Yokohama English Garden

16Initiatives for SDGs
FutureCity Yokohama

Overview of Target Identiﬁcation
and Initiatives
The challenges confronting Yokohama, which include
depopulation from a peak in 2019, have become
increasingly serious.
As an SDGs FutureCity, and conscious of achieving
the 17 SDG goals, Yokohama is promoting
environment-based initiatives appropriate for a major
city like Yokohama aimed at the simultaneous
solution of economic and social challenges to form amodel project for local government SDGs.
In addition to mutual collaboration between initiatives
on the three aspects of the environment, society,and economy, Yokohama is connecting diverse
agents such as citizens and corporations, which are
the agents in the various initiatives and using ICT tovisualize and share the knowledge, technology, andinformation obtained, thereby increasing synergies
and further creating new value. By doing this, we are
creating Yokohama-Type“major city model”to form aframework aimed at expanding the city’s presence.

Environment
initiatives

Economyinitiatives

Society
initiatives

Initiatives on three aspects*Each SDG goal icon shows the priority goals
under each initiative17

Examples of anticipated outcomes

Environment Initiatives

Environment
Outcomes due
to simultaneous
solutionsIndicators
Greenhouse gas emissions
Fiscal 2015

Fiscal 2020

(confirmed figure)

19,342,000 t-CO₂

16,830,000 t-CO₂

・ Creation of ﬂowers andgreenery that citizens will
actually experience・ Creation of energy base forurban facilities

Outcomes due
to simultaneous
solutions

EconomySociety・ Contribution to tourism and
MICE through organization of
events that take advantage
of nature, including ﬂowers
and greenery・ Generation of new industry
and employment througheﬀective use of CO2

・ Enhancement of disasterprevention due to storageand inﬁltration eﬀect
・ Reduction of food loss andcontribution to society
through“food”

Initiatives for community-based ﬂowers andgreenery in the 18 wards of Yokohama

A

Fiscal 2017

Fiscal 2021

0 cases (new)72 cases (total)city where a rich naturalenvironment and richlifestyles coexist

・ We will develop“Garden City Yokohama”in partnershipwith citizens and businesses and aim for a city that also
contributes to the achievement of a city for tourism and
MICE by attracting the International Garden Expo andcreating flowers and greenery throughout the city.
・ We will pave the way to enhancing disaster prevention
and reducing CO2 by utilizing“Rainwater Storage andInfiltration Function‘Green Infrastructure (Infrastructureand Land Use Plan Using Diverse Functions of Nature)’”
to take measures against flooding due to the localized
torrential rain that has occurred frequently in recent years.

・A city where a rich natural environment and richlifestyles coexist
・Creation of carbon neutrality and circulating society

Building a carbon neutrality
and circulating society

・ We will pave the way to reducing CO2 by creating anenergy base for urban facilities and streamlining
incineration plants.
・ We will implement publicity activities such as“food”
themed events and lectures aimed at reducing foodloss to realize an affluent society through food.
・ We will aim to generate new industry and employment
through such means as effective use of CO2 andutilization of biomass.

Photo: Kodomo Nature Park (Asahi Ward)18

Examples of anticipated outcomes

Economy Initiatives
Indicators
Tourism spending

Fiscal 2017¥355.7 billion/year

Fiscal 2021¥

382.1 billion/year

EconomyOutcomes due
to simultaneous
solutions・ Strengthen international
competitiveness, including
development of container
terminal
・ Increase consumption by
tourists by strengthening
acceptance functions forpassenger ships

Outcomes due
to simultaneous
solutionsSociety

Environment

・ Develop a port that citizens
feel attached to・ Develop a smart port through
LNG bunkering
・ Develop an integrated
logistics center that isenvironmentally friendly

Hosting art festivals with features distinctive to Yokohama

Fiscal 2017

Fiscal 2021

In process of
hosting annually

Hostingannually

Development of passenger terminal facilities

Fiscal 2017

Fiscal 2021

Project
underway

In useA

City Center Generating Growthand VitalityAn integrated port that strengthensinternational competitiveness andenriches the lives of citizens

・We are implementing the Minato Mirai 2050 Project,centered on the Minato Mirai 21 District, in partnershipwith local companies, and we will promote verification
testing for future-oriented on-board type mobility
support robots (personal mobility) among others utilizing
the latest technology.
・We will encourage the introduction of independent
distributed energy systems (cogeneration systems (CGS), etc.)
・Aiming to be a creative city of culture and art, we willdevelop a full-scale theater and hold arts festivals tocreate appeal and activity.

・ We aim to develop an environmentally-friendly integrated
logistics center as a hub port in East Asia, including theestablishment of a container terminal and creation of asmart port with Japan’s first LNG bunkering, to further
strengthen international competitiveness.
・ In order to ensure that we capture the demand forlarge-scale cruises, which has continued to boom inrecent years, we will strengthen acceptance functions,
including wharf and seawall construction and passenger
terminal development.
・ We will generate activity in the Central Seaside Area by
reducing warming and enhancing theappeal of the seaside environment
through the Yokohama Blue Carbon
project (CO2 absorption by marine life).
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An integrated port that enriches the lives of citizens

Examples of anticipated outcomes

Society Initiatives

Society
Outcomes due
to simultaneous
solutions・ Creation of a society thatenables every generation toplay an active role

Outcomes due
to simultaneous
solutionsIndicators
New trial initiative*

Fiscal 2017

Fiscal 2021

0 cases (new)20 cases (total)

Environment

Economy・ Promotion of energy
conservation through thecreation of smart workplaceenvironments

・ Choice of own lifestyle andwork*Verification testing in residential areas such as housing complexes
using Internet of Things (IoT)

Employment rate of women aged 25 ‒ 44 in Yokohama

2012⑴ 25ｰ29⑵ 30ｰ34⑶ 35ｰ39⑷ 40ｰ44

Development of diverse human resources tocreate the future

2020

73％
59％
63％
65％

⑴～⑷ 73%S

uburban Areas Where Everyone
Wants to Live and Keep Living

・ At existing large-scale housing complexes, in addition toproviding support for shopping and reducing the burdenof mobility using the latest technology such as IoT androbots based on public-private collaboration, we will
enhance the convenience of daily life for citizens byattracting stores that match characteristics as new local
businesses, leading to generation of employment.
・ In new residential developments, we will encourage
energy conservation by citizens and promote thedevelopment of energy-saving housing from theperspective of both tangibles such as equipment andintangibles such as human behavior.
・ We will aim to combine health and environmental
initiatives by popularizing and encouraging highly
insulated and airtight housing and the reconstruction
and renovation of housing to achieve energy
management and seek comfortable residential areasthat are chosen by a wide range of generations.
PHOTO：PHOTOHITO

D

evelopment of Diverse
Human Resources toCreate the Future

・ We will promote the creation of a society that makes it
possible for people to choose their own lifestyles andwork, regardless of age or gender, and to fully display theirrespective strengths and play active roles.
・ In addition to assisting with workstyle reform and support
for health in the workplace, we will give support tocreating smart workplace environments where employees
can work with good health, job satisfaction, and a senseof fulfillment by spreading efficient use of energy throughsuch initiatives as COOL CHOICE.

PHOTO：PHOTOHITO

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Local Government SDGs
Model Project
Yokohama SDGs Design Center*Photo is artist’s impression

Yokohama SDGs Design Center
Objectives and RoleThe Yokohama SDGs Design Center promotes integrated
initiatives that increase synergy aimed at solving challenges
in the environment, economy, and society. Throughcollaboration with the“civic power”of citizens, businesses,
and others, which is Yokohama’s greatest strength, theYokohama SDGs Design Center is constructing
mechanisms that will create new value for the city andcreating the Yokohama-Type“major city model”.

1 Sharing Challenge Solving Knowledge andTechnology
Create innovation aimed at challenge solving throughaccumulation of challenges, gathering information, andvisualizing solutions

2 Developing Human Resources
Develop human resources and corporations to work on
solving global-scale challenges such as the SDGs andcarbon neutrality by creating opportunities for learning
about technologies and information that contribute tosolving global challenges through joint seminars with
R&D centers and universities

3 Disseminating Information in Japan andOverseas
Disseminate individual initiatives aimed at challengesolving in Japan and overseas through every
opportunity, including inter-city collaboration that takes
advantage of global partnerships

4 Other Support Aimed at Challenge Solving
Accelerate social adoption through repeated verification
testing of initiatives based on technologies that
contribute to challenge solving in collaboration withdiverse local actors

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Yokohama SDGs Design Center
Establish and operate the Yokohama SDGs Design Center which connects the needs (local challenges, etc.)
and seeds (corporate technology and knowledge, etc.) of diverse agents across ﬁelds and organizations tocreate the simultaneous solution“major city model”for environmental, economic, and social challenges
through public-private collaboration

Initiatives by field

Environment Economy

Seeds

Society

Needs

Yokohama SDGs Design Center
Supplying
Gathering, studying, and analyzing

Marketing

Planning and drafting solutions
Recruiting, discovering, and developing providers

Coordinating

Cooperating in and supporting verification testing

Innovating

Proposing solutions
Creating simultaneous solution“major city model”for environmental,
economic, and social challenges

Environment

Disseminating major city model in Japan and overseas

PromotingContributing

Collaborating
Exchanging“people”

Diverse functions in each city district

Local
community
centers

Corporate
researchanddevelopment
centers

Universities

Research
institutions

EconomySociety

Collaborating
Exchanging“people”

Cities in Japan and overseas

Sharing with cities in Japanand overseas confronting
same challenges

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Yokohama SDGs Design Center
Developing Business andBuilding Networks

Photo: SDGs Design Forum

Yokohama City and its business partner (decided on
November 22, 2018) will draw on their respective
strengths to share roles in developing the project withthe aim of fully establishing the design center.
The design center will deepen collaboration not onlywith Yokohama City and its business partner, but alsowith diverse agents, including private corporations,
universities and research institutions, citizens, andorganizations while building its functions to create a“community”where each of the agents will continue
growing together.

Yokohama City and Business Partner
Yokohama City and its business partner will collaborate
and cooperate based on a division of roles in such areas
as studying the functions required for operation of thedesign center, collaboration between various agents andfacilities, implementation of trial initiatives aimed at solving
local challenges, construction of an online network, andpromotion.

Private Companies and Individual Platforms, etc.
It is expected that utilization of the extensive perceptions,
ideas, and knowledge that is unique to private companies
and the technological capabilities in specialized themes on
diverse platforms will lead the way to solutions for local
challenges.

Universities and Research Institutes
In addition to the provision of information on leading edge
global trends and research and advice based on expert
knowledge, it is expected that universities and research
institutes will participate in advanced verification trials incollaboration with citizens, community action groups, andcorporations among others.

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Investors and Financial Institutions

NPOs and Community Action Groups

It is expected that investors andfinancial institutions will provide
support for the creation of new
business models, including attracting
ESG investment, which accounts forapproximately \2,500 trillion, one
quarter of global investment (as of2016), and support forenvironmentally-friendly projects.

It is expected that NPOs andcommunity action groups will link
initiatives to solve challenges being
promoted in diverse communities tothe design center in addition toproviding locations for verification
trials and participating andcooperating in verification.

Facilities
It is expected that the design center
will be a place for stakeholders
working on design center projects tocome together for planning andconsideration as well as a place forpublicizing and raising awarenessabout SDGs FutureCity through thedevelopment of concrete projects
and events at its facilities.

While playing their respective roles, these diverse agents will come together at the Yokohama SDGs
Design Center and build networks in order to develop a sustainable“community.”

Image of Yokohama SDGs Design Center Network

Living Lab
Regional Activity Base

Each
Platform
Yokohama SDGs Design Center

Community
ActionGroupsArts and Culture Facility

Environment

EconomySociety

Universities
Research
Institutes
Yokohama
City

Business
Partner

Investors
Financial
Institutions

Future Center
Innovation Center

NPO

Network
Connecting People,
Goods, and Events

Co-working Space
Office Share

The design center will aim to realize a“community”that keeps growing as it connects an array ofconcentrated and attractive facilities and functions and develops enriched people with active roles forevery generation.
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Yokohama SDGs Design Center
Developing Business andBuilding Networks*Photo is artist’s impression

In order to generate collaboration between diverse
agents and make the initiatives of the Yokohama SDGs
Design Center sustainable, we will commence projects
based on cooperation between Yokohama City and its
business partner with the aim of independent operationby private enterprises in the future.
To this end, in addition to recruiting a business partnerand establishing the foundations for design center
operations, we will promote the creation of
infrastructure that will facilitate independent operations
through the creation of solutions based on theimplementation of trial initiatives that identify specificregional challenges from the three aspects of theenvironment, economy, and society.

Trial Initiatives Aimed at Creating Major City Model
We will identify challenges and locations to implement
initiatives aimed at the simultaneous solution ofenvironmental, economic, and social challenges.
・Challenge identification model
Identify challenges in consultation between Yokohama
City and business partner
・Independent development model
Gather needs and seeds from community andcorporations, etc. and identify challenges[Direction of initiatives in terms of three aspects]

Environment
EconomySociety

Initiatives to counter global warming
Initiatives for reviving economy
and creating prosperity
Initiatives in response to suburban residential
areas to support super-aging society

Number of Initiatives(Target figures) Fiscal 2018: 3 projects,
Fiscal 2019: 6 projects
Fiscal 2020: 6 projects
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Process for Deciding Business Partner
In order to comply with the principles of the Yokohama
City Ordinance for Civic Collaboration from theestablishment stage of the design center, we promoted
the center as a civic collaboration project based on
Article 8 Basic Principles of Civic Collaboration
Projects*1 and decided on a business partner tooperate the center in partnership with Yokohama City
based on the procedure in Article 9*2 of the Ordinance.
Application period: October 22 – November 19, 2018
Decision on business partner: November 22, 2018
Business partner: Consortium composed of 5 participants・Kanagawa Shimbun Co., Ltd.
・Television KANAGAWA, Inc.
・tvk communications co., Ltd.
・Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
・EX Research Institute Ltd.

Points Evaluated and Overview of Selection Method
We selected the business partner based on acomprehensive evaluation of proposals, including thefeasibility of the proposals, the business prospects, andthe assignment of appropriate and credentialed humanresources.
*1: The six principles of equality, respect for autonomy, respect forindependence, mutual understanding, objective sharing, anddisclosure*2: Yokohama City Ordinance for Civic Cooperation (excerpt)
Article 9 When the Mayor intends to implement a civic
collaboration project based on the initiative of the city, thecitizen, etc. that will be the counterparty must be selected usinga fair method.
2 In the selection of the citizen, etc., that will be thecounterparty in a civic collaboration project, the Mayor must
consider comprehensively the technology, expertise, service
quality, and other capacities for project implementation required
for the civic collaboration project in question.

Implementing Trial Initiatives (artist’s impressions)

What isis the Yokohama
Yokohama City
What
City
Ordinance forfor Civic Collaboration?
Ordinance
Collaboration?
The Yokohama City Ordinance for Civic
Collaboration was established in April 2013 withthe aim of developing an affluent
cooperation-based society while recognizing therespective strengths of citizens and thegovernment administration and utilizing theknowledge and experience of each of them.

Yokohama City Ordinance for
Civic Collaboration: Preamble
In Yokohama City, extensive support forindependent and autonomous civic activities has
been provided based on the efforts of many of its
citizens. In particular, in addition to supporting civic
activities aimed at contributing to the promotion of
the public interest, Yokohama City hasconcentrated on developing civic collaboration.
Civic collaboration makes progress when there areextensive and enriched civic activities.
Today, with the development of the times, a need toestablish new norms on procedures for promoting
projects implemented through collaboration in orderto build more appropriate partnerships has been
identified at the ground level of civic collaboration.
Civic collaboration is created individually throughconsultation between government administration,
citizens, and those implementing civic collaborations groups and local
such as citizen’community-based groups. Therefore, civic
collaboration takes diverse forms.
A society based on such civic collaboration is asociety in which the freedom and right to act ins own aims are guaranteed. It
accordance with one’is also a society with mutual respect which canfacilitate mutual aid rather than the exclusive
pursuit of self-interest.
This Ordinance sets out the basic matters thatshould be considered as the required responsibilities
of Yokohama City in promoting civic collaboration
and aims to establish an environment for citizen’saction and civic collaboration in addition to creatinga cooperation-based society by reflecting theknowledge and experience of citizens ingovernment administration.

Future Schedule
Initiative
Yokohama SDGs
Design Center

(FY)

2018

2019

Center operation

Build functions
Establish operationalorganization

Operate on full scale

Online system

Establish system

Operate systemTrialinitiatives

Open fully

Incorporate operational organization

Operate independently

Study and implement
Implement⑵ Autonomous
development model
Promotion

2021 - 2030

Yokohama SDGs FutureCity plan term
Open partially⑴ Challenge
identiﬁcation model

2020

Implement
Study andpromote26

Disseminating, Collaborating,and Expanding in Japanand Overseas
We will disseminate the initiatives and outcomes under SDGs FutureCity
Yokohama widely in Japan and overseas and collaborate actively with other cities.
Disseminate information widelyDisseminate appeal through short ﬁlm Hitotsubu no Mugi (A Grain of Wheat)Sound sense through initiatives
6th Asia Smart City Conference

For the realization of SDGs FutureCity Yokohama, it isessential that citizens, corporations, organizations,
universities, research institutions, and others have a
stake in SDGs FutureCity and participate in theinitiatives. Therefore, we will promote dissemination andpublic awareness in diverse forms.
We will get each and every citizen to have a solid senseof what the SDGs are not only through broad
dissemination within the city of Yokohama, but also by
creating solutions for diverse local challenges throughthe SDGs FutureCity initiative.
To this end, we will promote the dissemination of
information using the media and promotion capabilitiesof the business partner of Yokohama SDGs Design
Center and encourage voluntary activities by citizens
ranging from awareness to action to build up activities
linked to the SDGs one by one.
In order to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs,
which are common global goals, we will use theinter-city networks that we have cultivated to date andinternational conferences to disseminate information in
addition to taking advantage of the know-how andknowledge that Yokohama possesses
to promote cooperation between
cities worldwide, including support
for emerging countries.
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YOKOHAMA Future Mobility Showcase: veriﬁcation testing using personal mobility

International collaboration and dissemination

Mayor Fumiko Hayashi communicatingwith the US media about climate change policy (Washington D.C.)

communication overseas and inter-city
International Expansion Promoting
collaboration to contribute to worldwide urban
development beyond national boundaries

Sister and friendship cities

Partner cities

Sister, friendship, and trade cooperation ports

Africancountries

C40

CNCA*
・ Research on CO2 reduction
・ Workshops in collaboration
with Vancouver city and other
citiesCollaboration in African CleanCities Platform (jointly hosted by
the Ministry of the Environment,
Japan and Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA)),
which aims to achieve
SDGs related to waste

・ The large cities climate
Leadership Group.
・ Joined together with Paris,
London, and others
・ Cities Awards’clean energy(Cities4Energy) category
award received(2016)* Worldwide city network tacking
advanced global warming
countermeasures.

Mumbai

Hamburg Port

Shanghai

Incheon Metropolitan City

Shanghai Port Dalian Port

Busan Metropolitan City

Yokohama
Beijing
Lyon

Vancouver Port

Hanoi

Vancouver

Ho Chi Min City
Frankfurt

Auckland Port

Taipei
ManilaSan Diego
Melbourne Port

SDGs
Leadership Cities
Alliance (Washington DC)

OdessaConstanta

GermanyFrankfurt

Yokohama SDGs
Design Center

Collaborating in EU-Japan
International Urban Cooperation
project to achieve exchange of
opinions on energy

Environment

EconomySociety

Participating in SDGs Leadership Cities
Alliance*, a network of the world’spioneering cities aimed at solving urban
challenges to achieve the SDGs
*SDGs Leadership Cities AllianceIn addition to Yokohama, around ten cities
worldwide, which are rolling out initiatives to achieve
the SDGs, participate and take part in discussions
aimed at solving urban challenges, such as
high-level meetings of mayors.

Y-PORT*

Asia Smart
Cities Conference(ASCC)

International technical cooperation
for solving issues of cities inemerging countries and supporting
overseas expansion of companies.
(Y-PORT project)(Hosted by Yokohama since 2012)
International conference whereleaders of emerging cities in Asiaand experts from international
institutions meet

* As a partner, consists of 15
companies, 4 cities overseas and 6
international organizations such
as Asian Development
Bank etc.

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Toward the Future
Photo: Yokohama Port passenger ship photo contest

We will accelerate initiatives aimed at making SDGs
FutureCity Yokohama a reality with an eye on 2030,
which is the year for achieving the SDGs.
Yokohama SDGs Design Center is at the center of these
initiatives, and it is not only essential to expand thewide-ranging collaboration within Yokohama, but also tocollaborate in diverse ways with the nation of Japan andits related institutions, as well as cities in Japan andoverseas in order to steadily create a major city model
aimed at the simultaneous solution of environmental,
economic, and social challenges.
We will seize on the civic power, inter-city networks andinternational conference venues of Yokohama as well as

all means of collaboration and diverse opportunities topromote communication to the world about solutions toregional challenges based on more connections.
Through the SDGs FutureCity Yokohama initiative,
Yokohama will not only contribute to achieving the SDGs
in Japan but also around the world.
Beyond that, we will make further efforts under Zero
Carbon Yokohama which has set the goal of“realizing
zero carbon neutrality (Zero Carbon Yokohama) in 2050
or as early as possible in the second half of the 21st
century”.

SDGs FutureCity Yokohama

Photo: © Ryusuke Oono

2020

Contribute to achieving SDGs
2030

2050
̶

Achieving decarbonization
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Through initiatives to realize SDGs FutureCity Yokohama, priority goals inthree aspects of the environment, economy and society

OverallGoal,target numbers

17.16
17.17

Goals for 2030
Promote projects by Yokohama SDGs Design Center
Current (2018): Concept study

2030: Promote

Environment
Goal,target numbers

15.1
15.5
12.3
12.5
13.1
13.3

Goals for 2030
Indicator: Developing a city where a rich natural environment and lifestyle coexist
2030: Hold International Garden Expo (ﬁscal 2026)
Develop Garden City Yokohama taking advantage of
ﬂowers, greenery, agriculture, and water

Current (2018): Develop Garden Necklace
YOKOHAMA

Indicator: Achieve a sustainable, circular society and a clean city
Current (2018):
Promote 3R activities through collaboration of
citizens and businesses

2030:
Total volume of garbage and resources -10% (ﬁscal 2025)

Indicator: Achieve and disseminate major city model for global warming policy and energy policy
Current (2018):
Promote pioneering initiatives to achieve major city model

2030:
Achieve an environmentally-advanced city full of
ﬂowers and greenery

EconomyGoal,target numbers

Goals for 2030
Indicator: Create a low carbon, zero-waste city that supports economic activity

7.2

8.2
8.3

Current (2018): Revise the plan for global warming
countermeasures.

2030: Greenhouse gases -30%

Indicator: Strengthen industrial base and strategically attract businesses
2030: Strengthen industrial base and strategicallyattract businesses

Current (2018): Strategically attract businessIndicator: Sustainable growth and development of companies in Yokohama

9.4

Current (2018): Promote projects through I-TOP
Yokohama, LIP. Yokohama, etc.

2030: Sustainable growth and development of companies
in Yokohama

SocietyGoal,target numbers

5.1
5.5

Goals for 2030
Indicators: Support active roles for women, senior citizens, and young people
Current (2018):
Support employment, career development, andentrepreneurship for women

2030:
Achieve a society when everyone can reach their potential

Indicator: Maintain health and independent living

3.8

11.3
11.7

Current (2018):
Implement health promotion and preventative care

2030: Promote initiatives aimed at extending
healthy life expectancy

Indicator: Promote community development of compact suburbs
Current (2018):
Promote sustainable suburban residential areas

2030: Achieve suburban areas where everyone wants tolive and keep living

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Published by
FutureCity Promotion Division, Climate Change Policy Headquarters, City of Yokohama
1-1 Minato-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama 231-0017
Tel: 045 671 4107 Fax: 045 663 5110
E-mail: on-futurecity@city.yokohama.jp
Photo: Yokohama Port passenger ship photo contest
January 2019