The 5th LOVE OCEAN: History so far

｜History

| 1st event to be held in December 2021 (12 cities, 3 beaches)

The beach clean-up relay race took place along three beaches in three cities and towns: Hayama Town, Zushi City, and Kamakura City. The total number of participants in the entire event was 3, and the symposium in particular was so popular that there were standing room only, and an energetic talk session was held.

Key Participants in Beach Clean:

Residents of each city and town / Coastal-related organizations / Mayor of Yamanashi Town, Hayama City / Mayor and city hall staff of Kirigaya City, Zushi City / Mayor Matsuo, Vice Mayor Senda and city hall staff of Kamakura City / Marine adventurer Shiraishi / Former captain of the Japanese national rugby team Hirose / Model and actress Nishiuchi, etc.

Speakers at the "Ocean Symposium":

Female fisherman / JAMSTEC Ms. Isobe / Marine adventurer Mr. Shiraishi / Model and actress Ms. Nishiuchi / Kotsubo Fisheries Cooperative Mr. Otake / Suzukiya Co., Ltd. Mr. Nakamura / Former captain of the Japanese national rugby team Mr. Hirose / Professional skier Mr. Miura / Zushi Marina Yacht Club Mr. Namikawa / JSAF Mr. Nakamura / Children at the Japan Maritime Academy

| 2nd June 2022 (06 cities, 6 beaches)

Miura City, Yokosuka City, Hayama Town, Zushi City, Kamakura City, and Fujisawa City have expanded to 6 municipalities and 6 coastal beaches!
The symposium will be held in two parts.Part of the discussion will be held from the perspective of local and luxury with the theme of "thinking about the future from the sea."In the second part, the "R Next Summit" was held to commemorate the launch of the Gen Z support community "R Next".

Key Participants in Beach Clean:

Residents of each city and town / Coastal-related organizations / Miura City: Deputy Mayor Hoshino and city hall staff / Yokosuka City: Director Miyagawa of the Management Planning Department, Director Yamaguchi of the Environment Department, and city hall staff / Hayama Town: Mayor Yamanashi and city hall staff / Zushi City: Mayor Kirigaya and city hall staff / Kamakura City: Mayor Matsuo, Deputy Mayor Senda, and city hall staff / Fujisawa City: Deputy Mayor Miyaji and city hall staff, etc.

Speakers at the "Ocean Symposium":

◆Environment: Yuriko Nagano, researcher at JAMSTEC (National Research and Development Agency), and Akira Sato, CEO of Diving Shop NANA
◆Fisheries: Mr. Ichiro Hayama, Representative Director and President of Fujisawa Fisheries Cooperative Association; Mr. Seiji Otake, Representative Director and President of Kotsubo Fisheries Cooperative Association; Mr. Naoyuki Takiguchi, Director of Kanagawa Prefectural Fisheries Technology Center
◆Tourism: SYL Japan Co., Ltd. Representative Director Kenta Inaba
Marine culture, sports, and leisure: Miwako Tomita, Vice President of the Japan Sailing Federation, Toshio Takahashi, Chairman of Zushi Marina Yacht Club, Toshihisa Ohno, Chairman of Hayama Marina Yacht Club
◆Environmental education, environmental certification: Masayuki Ito, Chairperson of the NPO FEE Japan
◆Blue Economy: Masanori Kobayashi, Senior Researcher, Sasakawa Peace Foundation

"R Next Summit" speakers:

Yuki Harazawa / Sotaro Niki / Riko Kondo / Keisuke Hasegawa / Yuzuko Komiyama / Kaito Horii / Ayumi Yamamoto / Haruna Amano / Yorei Zama

| 3rd Session: November to December 2022 (11 cities, towns, 12 beaches)

Miura City, Yokosuka City, Hayama Town, Zushi City, Kamakura City, Fujisawa City, Chigasaki City, Hiratsuka City, Oiso Town, Ninomiya Town, Odawara City, Manazuru Town, and Yugawara Town. "Riviera Shonan Beach Clean" was carried out over four days. In addition to providing information on the beach conditions of the coasts of 13 municipalities to JAMSTEC's marine litter research, we also used "town coins" as an initiative to revitalize the local economy by "connecting the sea and the city."As a measure against isolated areas in the event of a disaster, there is also the "Marine Disaster Prevention Drill -From the Beach to the Beach-" that transports people and goods to neighboring towns, and the "Marine Goods Transport Training -From the Sea to the Beach-" in collaboration with the Coast Guard Department. It was carried out under the supervision of beach cleanup participants.

Main beach cleanup participants:

Residents of each city and town / Coastal-related organizations / Miura City Deputy Mayor Hoshino and city hall staff / Yokosuka City Management Planning Department Director Miyagawa and city hall staff / Hayama Town Mayor Yamanashi and city hall staff / Zushi City Kirigaya Mayor and city hall staff / Kamakura City Mayor Matsuo and city hall staff / Fujisawa City Environment Department Counselor Abe and city hall staff / Chigasaki City Mayor Sato and city hall staff / Hiratsuka City Urban Development Department Director Tanaka and city hall staff / Oiso Town Deputy Mayor Miyakoshi and city hall staff / Ninomiya Town Mayor Murata and city hall staff / Odawara City Mayor Moriya, Deputy Mayor Tamaki and city hall staff / Manazuru Town Mayor Matsumoto and city hall staff / Yugawara Town Mayor Tomita and city hall staff / Yokosuka Port Director Ikeda of the Yokosuka Coast Guard, etc.

At the symposium on the sea, we discussed "the future from the sea" from various perspectives, from the environment to finance, with experts on the sea.

(Excerpts from the symposium: 3rd LOVE OCEAN report, blue carbon belt concept, current state of seashore denudation in fishing grounds, seaweed bed restoration as countermeasures against seashore denudation and blue carbon, charm of Sagami Bay told by sailors (wind, waves, currents) , SDGs including oceans and finance)

Speakers at the "Ocean Symposium":

Governor Kuroiwa of Kanagawa Prefecture / Mr. Adachi of Union Securities Advisors Co., Ltd. / Mr. Inaba of SYL Japan Co., Ltd. / Mr. Imai of Kanagawa Prefectural Aquaculture Association / Mr. Otake of Kotsubo Fisheries Cooperative / Mr. Takiguchi and Mr. Kinoshita of Kanagawa Prefectural Fisheries Technology Center / Marine Adventurer Mr. Shiraishi / Mr. Takahashi of Kanagawa Prefectural Fisheries Cooperative Association / Mr. Watanabe of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation

｜4th: May-June 2023 (5 cities, 6 coasts, 13 ward in Tokyo, 13 overseas locations)

Conducted in 13 cities and 13 beaches across Sagami Bay: Miura City, Yokosuka City, Hayama Town, Zushi City, Kamakura City, Fujisawa City, Chigasaki City, Hiratsuka City, Oiso Town, Ninomiya Town, Odawara City, Manazuru Town, and Yugawara Town In addition to the "Riviera Shonan Beach Clean", we have expanded the area of ​​cleanup activities to include beaches at two overseas bases in Los Angeles and Shanghai, and Ikebukuro for collecting city garbage that is the source of marine garbage!
At the same time, the cycle tourism "Tour de SHONAN Coast" will be held to discover and rediscover the appeal of tourism resources in the LOVE OCEAN area, with boat fishing tournaments and sailing events that are conscious of clean actions to protect the ocean's nature, and mobility that does not emit CO2. held. We also held a tour for divers and children to see the regeneration of seaweed beds through the breeding of precocious seaweed at the Blue Carbon Belt Riviera Research Institute.
On the final day, we held an "Ocean Symposium" where we held a discussion with marine experts and exchanged opinions from various SDGs perspectives among men and women of all ages.

Key Participants in Beach Clean:

Residents of each city and town/coastal-related organizations

Yugawara Town: Chairman Yamamoto of the town council, Mayor Ozawa of Yoshihama Ward, and employees of Winfield Japan Co., Ltd.

Odawara City: Deputy Mayor Tamaki, city hall staff, Odawara SDGs Executive Committee Chairman Hara, Kanagawa Prefectural Fisheries Cooperative Association Chairman Takahashi

Ninomiya Town: Ninomiya Town officials

Oiso Town: Oiso Town officials, Oiso GREENSCHOOL representative Kamekura / Hiratsuka City: Mayor Ochiai, Japan Volleyball Association Chairman Kawai, Beach Volleyball Business Head Office Director Kawai, players, Arai Shoji Co., Ltd. employees, Chigasaki High School cheerleading team members, Shonan Bellmare King Bell I

Chigasaki City: Deputy Mayor Kishi, Chigasaki City officials, and Vice Representative of Honobono Beach Chigasaki, Tada

Fujisawa City: Mayor Suzuki, Fujisawa City officials, Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly Member Ishikawa, Fujisawa City Assembly Speaker Saga, Yamaguchi City Assembly Member, Enoshima Beach Cooperative Association Vice President Iwata, Kanagawa Coastal Clean-up Foundation Chairman Matsuura

Kamakura City: Mayor Matsuo, Deputy Mayor Senda, Kamakura City officials, Yuigahama Beach Association members, Kamakura International FC

Zushi City: Mayor Kirigaya, Zushi City officials, Kotsubo Fisheries Cooperative Association Chairman Otake and members, Kotsubo Elementary School Residents' Autonomy Council Chairman Toyosumi, Vice Chairman Harada, Zushi City Council members

Hayama Town: Mayor Yamanashi, Hayama Town officials, Hayama Morito Beach Association Representative Director Omiya, Asahi Breweries Ltd. employees, and Mucie

Yokosuka City: Director Sugimoto, Marine Environment Division, Ministry of the Environment, First Secretary Sanjeev Manchanda, Embassy of India, and Yokosuka City officials

Miura City: Miura City officials, city council members, Koajiro Fisheries Cooperative Association President Kiritani, Indian students, etc.

Speakers at the "Ocean Symposium":

Actress and flower stylist Okouchi / Calligrapher and artist Shishu / Professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy Suzuki / Mayor of Hayama Town, Yamanashi / Odawara Hakone Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Suzuhiro Kamaboko Honten Co., Ltd. Suzuki / NPO FEE Japa Ms. Ito / makes Inc., JTB Research Institute Mr. Goto, Ms. Noemi / Shin Enoshima Aquarium Co., Ltd. Sakiyama / Kanagawa Prefecture Beach Association Mr. Masuda / Kotsubo Fisheries Cooperative Mr. Konishi / Kanagawa Prefectural Aquaculture Association Mr. Imai / OMT Ecoino Mr. Iba / Japan Optimist Dinghy Association, Enoshima Yacht Club Mr. Kunimi / Kanagawa Prefectural Marine Science High School Mr. Hatanaka / Kanagawa Prefectural Marine Science High School Mr. Otani / AZ-Bande (Non-Profit General Incorporated Association) Mr. Zama / W TOKYO Co., Ltd., Tokyo Girls Collection Executive Committee Mr. Tajima / President of Riviera Resort Co., Ltd. Mr. Kobayashi / Riviera Resort Co., Ltd. Mr. Tanigawa / Chairman of the NPO Riviera Future Creation Project Mr. Watanabe

Moderator: Mr. Shindo, Zushi Hayama Community Broadcasting