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Overview of the Life Memorial Tree

In Yokohama City, we celebrate the joy of birth and marriage that will leave memories in life, and we give seedlings produced in the city in commemoration.        Plant it in your garden or flower pot to grow your joy.

Last Updated March 8, 2024

Overview

For those who apply in advance, seedlings will be distributed at each ward office (twice a year) to those who have applied in advance.
We are currently accepting applications for distribution in the first half of FY2024.

FAQs

Life memorial tree "Frequently Asked Questions" (application method, change, e-mail receipt, seedling receipt, etc.)

Electronic application

Life commemorative tree "electronic application application" (outside site) (User registration of Yokohama-shi electronic application, report system is necessary beforehand)

Tree species and application method will change from 2024! (PDF:276KB)

Notice

All distributions in FY2023 have been completed.

From April 1, 2024, the tree species and application method will change!

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Those who are considering applying
▼1~5

For those who receive it after application
▼6~9

Those who are eligible

Eligible recipients
Yokohama citizens
Person who can grow saplings in Yokohama city (private land such as home) (potted plant is possible)

Those who are celebrating the next anniversary

  • Births
  • Nursery schools and kindergartens
  • Elementary school entrance
  • Adults
  • Employment
  • Marriage, golden marriage, silver marriage (one married couple)
  • Kaju (60th birthday, Koki, Kishou, umbrella Kotobuki, Yoneju, Gradu Kotobuki, Shira Kotobuki)
  • New citizens (transfer from outside the city)
  • New construction, purchase, extension and renovation of houses
Requirements for application
Applicable within one year before and after the commemorative date.

In the case of adult and Kaju, the day of reaching full age is the anniversary.

  • It's not a coincidence.
You can apply for the same commemorative application.

About distribution time

[Applications from September 1 to March 31] Scheduled to be distributed from May to June (first half)

[Applications from April 1 to August 31] Scheduled to be distributed in autumn (second half)

2 days (Saturday and Sunday) designated by the city, from 9:00 to 17:00

  • The distribution date will be posted on the date of distribution as soon as it is decided (see here). (Usually scheduled to be updated around April)

About distribution place

It is scheduled to be distributed on the premises of each ward office in the first half of FY2024.

  • At the time of application, please select the desired ward (you may not be in your ward).
  • Due to facility inspections, distribution may not be possible at the ward office.
    • When we distribute except ward office, we will tell by homepage, email, letter.

Regarding distribution in the second half of 2024, the distribution location and distribution date are undecided.

Types of seedling

Choose any kind of seedling you like (one for one anniversary).

  • About the type of tree
    • <Shrubs> Potted plants can also be grown.
    • <Takagi> A large garden is suitable for growing large.
  • About tree of the ward

Please note that you cannot change the type of seedling cannot be changed after applying.

How to apply

You can apply at any time by using a dedicated postcard or electronic device application.

  • Please apply in the name and Address of the person who is celebrating the anniversary.
  • The personal information received at the time of application will be used only to the extent necessary for the operation of the commemorative tree distribution business, and will not be used for any other purpose.

When a family member represents the application

▼If the commemorative person has been approved, family members can apply on behalf of the person.
Address name [Reference Targets] Fill in the form
Contact information [Phone number which can be contacted during the day] Fill in (you do not have to be the number of the commemorative person.)

How to apply using a dedicated postcard

Application Flow
Please receive a special postcard at the Public Relations Section of each ward office.
Please write required items on both sides of the postcard.
Please attach two 63 yen cut hand on both sides of the postcard (outgoing and reply) and mail it to the person in charge of the Life Memorial Tree (Address is printed on the postcard).
  • Alternatively, attach one 63-yen cutter on the reply side and submit it to the ward office Public Relations Section.

A reply postcard (voucher) will be sent to the target person at least two weeks before the distribution date.

  • Vouchers are required to receive the seedlings. Please keep it in a safe place.

[When the postcard destination Address (Kannai) is listed on the postcard destination]
However, please correct the new Address (10 Yokohama City Hall 27th floor, 6-50, Honmachi, Naka-ku, Yokohama, 231-0005).

How to apply via the Internet (electronic application)

Life commemorative tree application (Yokohama City Electron Application and Notification System) (outside site) ← Click here ※User registration of the Yokohama City Electronic Application and Notification System is required in advance.

E-mail sent via electronic application

After applying, you will receive an e-mail from Yokohama City twice.

  1. E-mail received immediately after the application (subject: We accepted the application for a commemorative tree)
  2. Email (Subject: Life Commemorative Tree Voucher (Distribution Notification)))
  • Vouchers are required to receive the seedlings. Please keep it in a safe place.
  • [If you could not receive the second email] Please bring your first email (subject: Life Memorial Tree Application has been accepted).

[Electronic application] Due to the security settings of your email software, there are many inquiries that you could not receive the second voucher email (distribution notice) due to security settings of your email software.

auto-yokohama@shinsei.city.yokohama.lg.jp ※Please register to receive this address in your email settings.

If you send an email to this address, you will get an error. Please check the manual because the reception settings differ for each email you are using.

About distribution date

Receipt of seedlings

This is the date of distribution of the commemorative tree.

  • If the distribution date is postponed or canceled due to a disaster, etc., we will notify you only on this website.
Distribution in the second half of FY2023 *** All completed ***
TargetsThose who have applied between April 1, 2023 and August 31, 2023
Voucher postcard mail
The day when it arrives
Shipped on September 27, 2023.
Distribution date

*** All are finished ***

Distribution placeThe ward office selected at the time of application
Please check the voucher postcard or electronic application history.
Storage period and location

*** All are finished ***

<Please check before receipt>

Receipt information

How to receive seedlings (Notes)

Flow at the time of ward office distribution

Belongings↓

Voucher <Postcard returned from the city or the second e-mail (subject: Life commemorative tree voucher (distribution notice))>
[If you could not receive the second email] Please bring your first email (subject: Life Memorial Tree Application has been accepted).

1↓

Please come to [ward office selected at the time of application] on the distribution date (listed in the voucher).

2↓

Please come to the reception desk with the yellow-green flag as a landmark.

  • It is distributed mainly in the vicinity of entrances and parking lots.

(Only in Takatsuka-ku, local production for local consumption PR and direct sales corner on the 3rd floor in the government building)

3↓

Please show the "exchange ticket" to the reception desk.
Please tell the reception "name of the commemorative person" or "application number" to the reception.

Please check the tree species you applied for and receive the seedling tree.
  • The seedlings will be given in a shopping bag.
  • It is large enough to hold and walk by hand.

5↓

The seedlings will be given as pot seedling.
  • The pot seedling may die as it is.
  • Replant in a garden or large potted plant within a week and water it well, avoiding hot and cold hours.
6↓It is not possible to specify the color of the flower.
7↓You cannot change the tree species on the day.
8↓

As the number of parking lots at the ward office is limited, please cooperate with the next agency by public transportation.

  • In Kanagawa, Tsurumi and Naka Ward Office, parking lots are closed on Saturdays and Sundays. (Available only on the 2nd and 4th Saturday, but available time varies depending on the ward.)

If you have any questions about the cultivation method, please feel free to ask the reception on the day of distribution.

  • Please contact Greenery Promotion Division if you have any questions regarding the application.

<Please note> Patterns that cannot be picked up on the day

I can't receive it

On the day of distribution, if there is no name that matches the reception list, you will not be able to hand the seedlings. Please contact Greenery Promotion Division (045-671-3447) on the following Sunday.

Pay attention to this pattern
Not applicable to the reception list①

[Choose selected at the time of application] Please check it out. Have you applied in a different ward?

  • Seedlings are only prepared for the application, so seedlings cannot be handed over in different wards.
    Not applicable to the reception list②

    [Application Date] Please check it out. Distribution is over ・ Isn't it the next distribution?

    • Application from April to August → Distributed around October to November
    • Application for September to March → Distributed around May to June
    Not applicable to the reception list③Please make sure that your application has been completed. Did you receive a voucher or an email immediately after applying?
    The tree species in the reception list is different from the tree species you applied for.

    Please check which tree species you have applied for.

    After receiving it, the tree looks strange.

    Seedlings will not be possible at a later date. Please check the condition carefully at the time of receipt, and inform the reception if you have noticed.

    • Dogwood has Udonko disease during the rainy season due to the nature of the tree. As a result, it does not die.

    Before receiving, be sure to check the [Distribution date, application date, application ward, application tree type] in advance from the voucher postcard or electronic application history.

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    For inquiries to this page

    Greenery Promotion Division, Green Up Promotion Department, Environmental Planning Bureau

    Phone: 045-671-3447

    Phone: 045-671-3447

    Fax: 045-224-6627

    Email address: ks-ryoka@city.yokohama.jp

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