Program Information

🚢 Yokohama Program: Monday, 20 – Thursday, 23 April 2026

CO-INITIATING MODULE
Purpose: Introduction & Container Building
4 days in-person workshop in Yokohama, Japan

【Venue】
Vlag Yokohama
〒221-0835 Kanagawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa Ward, Tsuruyacho, 1 Chome−41 THE YOKOHAMA FRONT 42F
Walking time: approx. 3–5 minutes from Yokohama Station.

Please check here to see a short movie (IG) how to get to the venue.


【Program Schedule】

Date	Time	Program	Meal
Monday, 20 April	8:30-17:30	(Arrivals can be after 8:00am) ・Opening Ceremony & Welcome Remarks ・Introduction to U-Process ・Knowlege Cafe Dialogue ・Co-Seeing & Co-Sensing SDGs with our lenses ・Reflective Journaling ・Social Art Resonance	B × L ◯ D ×
Tuesday, 21 April	8:30-17:30 (Dinner follows)	・Check-in, Introduction to Systems Thinking ・Systems Thinking Lab ・Mental Models and Iceberg Canvas ・Seeing our WORK (part1) ・Social Art Resonance 《Dinner》Dinner and Leadership Dialogues	B × L ◯ D ◯
Wednesday, 22 April	8:30-17:30	・Check-in, Converstations as a System ・Clean Talks, Negotiating in Systems ・Case Clinic ・Sensing Field Trip: Yokohama Connect Event @ TechHub Yokohama (Networking with local agents of change)	B × L ◯ D ×
Thursday, 23 April	8:30-17:00	・Check-in ・Seeing our WORK (part2) ・Transformational Leadership for Better Business Better World ・Gallery Walk and Social Aet Resonance ・Moving Foward and Check out	B × L ◯ D ×

※Program Schedule is subject to change depending on the weather, program progress and so on.

⛩️ Kamakura Excursion Trip: Friday, 24 April 2026

After the Yokohama program, we will be running an optional one-day tour of Kamakura for those who wish to participate.
Spending some mindful time in the ancient capital of Kamakura, such as Zazen at a temple in Kitakamakura, and enjoy the time in nature to reflect on the program.

【Program overview】

　Date: Friday, 24 April 2026
　Time: 9:10-17:30 (Meet directly at Kita-Kamakura Station)

　Capacity: 30 people

　Optional Tour Price:　20,000yen
（Price includes: Transportation during the tour, Zazen activity and Admission fee and some guided tour for temples, Lunch, Talk by Dr Tanaka, Tour coordination fee etc.）

*Please pay on Day1 of the Yokohama Program by cash only）
*Please note that cancellations made on or after April 15 will be subject to a 100% cancellation fee.

　Application deadline: 15 April 2026

【Program Schedule】

Time	Program	Memo
（8:30）	（Optional）Those of you who want to go to Kita-Kamakura station from Yokohama station together with other participants: Meet at Yokohama Station (Meeting point will be informed later)	Train fare is at your own expense.
9:10	(own trasportation to get to Kita Kamakura station) Meet at Kita Kamakura Station Exit
9:30 　I 11:30	→Visit Enkaku-ji Temple for Zazen meditation →Enjoy the garden at the temple	At Enkaku-ji, one of the most important Zen temples in Kamakura, participants will experience Zazen meditation. The session includes not only seated meditation, but also walking meditation, chanting, and short moments of reflection and dialogue. After the Zazen experience, there will be time to take a relaxing walk around the temple grounds.
	Move to Lunch place

Lunch	Lunch at WITH KAMAKURA (Cafe at Japanese traditional house)	Lunch menu to be chosen beforehand We will enjoy lunch at WITH Kamakura, where seasonal dishes made with fresh local ingredients are served in a traditional Japanese setting.
14:00	Meet up with Dr Tanaka, Keio University	After lunch, Professor Tanaka (Keio University) will give us a presentation and we will learn about Kamakura as a city of circular economy.
15:30	Walk to Kotokuin Temple with Kamakura Daibutsu (Great Buddha of Kamakura)	We will visit Kotoku-in, home to the Great Buddha of Kamakura, one of Japan’s most famous bronze statues.
16:30	Move back to Kamakura Station.
17:00	Dissolution (own transportation to go back to Yokohama etc.)	After dissolution, you can enjoy shopping and street food, especially along Komachi Street, one of Kamakura’s most famous streets.

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