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What is a creative city?

Last Updated May 21, 2020

Background

In the city of Yokohama, we focused on the concept of a creative city (Creative City) in order to break out of a situation where vitality is being lost in both cultural and economic aspects, such as the gradual disappearance of West and modern buildings, which convey the history of the opening of the port, and an increase in the rate of vacant rooms office buildings.
Utilizing the creativity of cultural arts, we will work together with software measures such as "promotion of culture and arts" and "economic promotion" and hardware measures such as "town development" to become a city that can be proud of citizens and a "chosen city" from Japan and overseas. We aim to develop sustainably.

Basic Policy

1 Development of creative neighborhoods led by diverse actors

We aim to develop a neighborhood where creativity is stimulated by touching various creative activities and communities that everyone can enjoy walking and have unique characteristics (only in Yokohama).

2 Fostering and supporting artists and creators and fostering the next generation

We will establish a foundation for talented artists and creators to produce and work, promote the creation of an environment that will flourish from Yokohama to the world, and develop initiatives to nurture the rich creativity and sensitivity of children who will lead the future of Yokohama.

3 Promotion of Creative Industries

We will promote collaboration between creative human resources such as accumulated artists and creators with companies and local communities, which will lead to the promotion of creative industries and create new business opportunities.

4 Realization of Triennale that spreads in towns

As an international exhibition of contemporary art representing Japan, we will contribute to the formation of a rich society that accepts diversity, and by holding it together with the power of the city unique to Yokohama, including the creative neighborhood base, We will create a festival and connect it to town development as a leading project for creative city measures.

5 Dissemination and exchange of creative city Yokohama both domestically and internationally

We aim to become a hub city for cultural arts where artists and creators gather from around Asia, mainly in Asia, by communicating the advanced initiatives of the creative city of Yokohama and the unique initiatives of Yokohama both domestically and internationally, utilizing the network cultivated in the cultural cities of East Asia.

Brochure

"Culture and Arts Creation City Yokohama" (PDF: 2,617KB)

Proposals, etc.

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