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Encounter the depths of local towns in Japan that cannot be found in guidebooks!
We "DEEPDIVE" provide unique services that allow guests from overseas to experience and get something from our beloved hometown.
Yokohama is a just few distance from Tokyo and very unique city with a mix of sophisticated urban culture and old one. Also, famous for creative base of circular economy.
We offer the opportunity which can be provided only by us who love and know local people and areas well to encounter the “deep” of Yokohama and its neighboring towns such as Kamakura and Kawasaki.
In our programs, you will meet locals you want to meet and experience in your area of interest such as society and its sustainability, food, lifestyle, wellness, culture and creation, education and society change, practice and economy, tradition and festivals
We believe that communication not only seeing, but also to listen, talk, feel, and think makes your experience even more rewarding. Through dialogue with locals who live and breathe the land and visit small but powerful sites where it is practiced, you will find hints for co-creation to envision of future together through repeated empathy.
Educational institutions and companies for study and inspection purposes are welcome, as well as individuals seeking more than ordinary experience.
We look forward to meeting you. Please come and discover the depth of Japan through a experience in our town.
From DEEPDIVE team
OUR TEAM
Noa Kobayashi
Editor / Curator
Born and raised in Yokosuka, currently based in Kamakura. While serving as the head of the youth association of the Miyamoto Neighborhood Council in Shioiri-cho, Yokosuka, he explores urban life through the lenses of festivals and food.
Through the management of various facilities and projects, he engages in planning, editing, and curating across fields such as urban design, welfare, diversity, music, visual and performing arts.
As a board member of the nonprofit organization Ashita Tasuki, he supports the future of festivals. Since 2023, he has been working as a curator and book selector for Aya Center Guruguru, a public space initiative in Ayase, Adachi City. He also serves on the Adachi City Library Council.
In June 2025, he opened Bonus Track Gallery 2 in Shimokitazawa, Setagaya City, where he continues his editorial and curatorial work in shaping new cultural spaces.
Hiroko Morikawa
Planner
Over the years, she contributed to many B to C business of global companies such as Patagonia, Danone and Johnson & Johnson with her professional marketing background.
Through such overseas business experiences, she has come to value international cultural exchange. She eagers to provide customers with the unique experiences that can only be found in this region and meeting people in community. Born and living in Yokohama.
Jin Suzuki
Web Designer
Due to my autism spectrum and ADHD characteristics, I sometimes experience difficulties in my daily life and work. Currently, I am working on rebuilding myself on a different time line than the typical rhythm of life.
Social football, playing futsal with friends with mental illness and disabilities, is one of my important activities. While focusing on this activity, I am pursuing my interest in science and digital technology at my own pace through learning, and I am researching daily on devices and ideas to live well with my characteristics (irregularities).
Company Information
Company Name: blue & value Inc.
Address: 2-20-505, Tokiwacho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 231-0014 Japan
Email: info@deepdiveyokohama.com
Call: +81 (45) 900 8226