Summary
A free environmental class in Esashi Town pairs a coastal cleanup with lectures on climate change and a workshop making ocean-item herbariums from beach finds.
The Hiyama Subprefectural Bureau’s Zero Carbon Promotion Office hosted a coastal environmental class on May 16, 2026 in Esashi Town, combining a beach cleanup with climate-change education for local residents.
Programme
- Environmental lecture: 9:00-9:40 at Esashi-cho Gyoson Center, 157-1 Ubagami-cho.
- Coastal cleanup: 10:00-11:00 at Ebisu-hama Beach, run in coordination with Co-op Sapporo’s Hokkaido Ocean Cleanup Operation.
- Ocean herbarium workshop: 11:10-12:00, using sea glass and other items collected during the cleanup.
Why it matters
Framing climate education around a tangible activity – collecting marine debris on a familiar local beach – is intended to make climate impacts on ocean environments easier for residents to relate to their daily lives.
For international readers
Esashi, on the west coast of southern Hokkaido, is one of the region’s oldest ports. Efforts like this reflect a growing trend in Hokkaido to link marine-litter cleanups with formal climate-change communication rather than treating them as separate volunteer activities.
Source: Hiyama Subprefectural Bureau press release.
Source Details
| Source | Hokkaido Government - Hiyama Subprefectural Bureau |
|---|---|
| Original Title | 「〜『海』から『はじめる』地球温暖化対策〜ひやま海岸教室」の開催について |
| Original Published | 2026-04-21 |
| Region | hiyama |
| Target Reader | general |
| Review Status | reviewed |
| Risk Level | normal |
| Original Source | Hokkaido Government - Hiyama Subprefectural Bureau |
Editor Note
Event was held May 16, 2026. Present as retrospective / initiative example rather than upcoming event.