Circular roastery ATARAO opens its permanent roasting store today. The facility roasts coffee beans exclusively using solid fuel produced entirely from recycled spent coffee grounds. This Tokyo roastery collects spent grounds by bicycle from local...
Glider Associates, Inc. has launched its first collaborative regional hotel project, craft hotel antenna HIROSHIMA, aimed at creating a co-creation framework for local enterprises entering the tourism industry. The single-suite accommodation opened...
Maruyama Group Inc. has acquired the international animal welfare certification Certified Humane® for its Zao Kogen Farm Japan Z cage-free eggs, making it the first producer in Japan to achieve this standard. Operating in Miyagi Prefecture, Maruyama...
Tokoname City Tourist Association has launched 15 experience-based tours focused on traditional crafts and gastronomy to promote sustainable tourism in Aichi Prefecture. Supported by the Japan Tourism Agency, the association developed the programmes...
Shizuoka City has introduced a two-day regional craft tourism itinerary centred on hands-on artisan workshops and the traditional bamboo exhibition “Take, Hikari” (translated into “Bamboo, Light”.) The route includes the...


