Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center WHY 上勝町ゼロ・ウェイストセンター
Kamikatsu, Tokushima · Shikoku · Japan
Civic labs and participation2003 / 2020
Japan's first municipality to declare Zero Waste (2003). Its question-mark-shaped centre, built with 500 of the 700 donated windows, gathers a 44-category waste station, a reuse shop, a community room and a hotel.
- Led by
- Town + community
- Status
- Active
- Participation
- Co-governed
- Visitable
- Yes (tours, hotel)
- Website
- why-kamikatsu.jp/en ↗
- Contact
- Form ↗
- Last reviewed
- 14 September 2026
Verification
Verified
This place is backed by at least one primary and one secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months. The sources appear below with their consultation dates.
- Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
- Partial one source on record
- Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending
Sources
- Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center WHY ↗ · primary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center WHY
- The Kamikatsu Zero Waste Campaign ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Nippon.com