As one of the highlights of the 150th Anniversary of Yokohama’s port opening celebration, the City of Yokohama will host a major international conference on Creative Cities. 

As suggested by the title “Creativity moves the City”, creativity has the power to generate new urban dynamism and values as well as civic consciousness. Led by this conviction, the City of Yokohama has been an innovator in developing and promoting Creative City initiatives in Japan. Through this major international conference, the City of Yokohama hopes to bring its cultural policy one step further by addressing the challenges faced by other cities in Japan and overseas. The conference will also provide networking opportunities for those promoting Creative City initiatives locally and internationally.