Local Money Movements in Japan

Community Currencies in Japan

Last updated: Oct 28, 2002

In Japan community currencies aren't still so popular as in U. K., Australia, Canada(LETS), France(SELs), Argentina(RGT) and so on, even they're now on the quick rise. Here are some examples in Japan which are confirmed to be active. Let me know if you know other CCs in Japan. Thank you.

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*Note: all the links shown below are only available in Japanese, except those with *(English version).

Hokkaido / Tohoku / Kanto / Koshinetsu & Hokuriku / Tokai / Kansai / Chugoku / Shikoku / Kyushu & Okinawa / Others

Hokkaido

Community Currency Name	Area	Contact
Garu	Tomakomai City and its suburbs	0144-34-2385 (TEL/FAX Thu 13:00 to 20:00)ishikoro@hokkai.or.jp
Bunahn	Kuromatsunai Town	TEL:0136-72-3124 FAX:0136-72-3838zun96@anet.ne.jp

Tohoku

Name	Area	Contact
Bee's ring	Sendai City	michinoku@pos.to
LETS Aizu	Aizu region, Fukushima Pref.	info@lets-aizu.org

Kanto

Name	Area	Contact
Peanuts	Chiba Pref.	TEL FAX 043-206-7726born@jca.apc.org
Earthday Money	Shibuya Station, Tokyo Pref.	info@earthdaymoney.org
COMO	Tama Area, Tokyo Pref.	070-5456-1886office@como.gr.jp
Poran Exchange Ring	Tachikawa City and its neighboring area	TEL: (042)523-7112 FAX (042)523-7113kenji-gakkou@ma.neweb.ne.jp

Koshinestu & Hokuriku

Name	Area	Contact
MORINO	Fujimi Takahara, Yamanashi Pref.	On this form
Danny	South Shinshu (Nagano Pref.)	TEL 0265-53-5980 FAX 0265-53-5983tekuteku@avis.ne.jp
YU	Hara Village, Suwa-gun, Nagano Pref.	TEL/FAX 0266-74-2616kazenomori@swm.root.or.jp
Yatsugatake Daifukucho	Kitakoma-gun, Yamanashi Pref.	tk0612@plum.plala.or.jp
Heart Money Azumino Ring	Azumino, Nagano Pref.	shalom@ultraman.gr.jp
Mayu	Ueda City, Nagano Pref.	info@uedasi.com

Tokai

Name	Area	Contact
LETS Namo	Nagoya City	TEL 052-933-5380 FAX 052-933-5382tokai@kankyoshimin.org
LETS Chita	Chita Peninsula, Aichi Pref.	TEL/FAX 0569-29-4315 miea@chitanet.or.jp
Port	Yokkaichi City, Mie Pref.	TEL 0593-63-4990 FAX 0593-63-4989

Kansai

Name	Area	Contact
Ohmi	Kusatsu City, Shiga Pref.	TEL/FAX 077-562-1153ohmi@kaikaku21.com
Kyoto LETS	Kyoto City	TEL. 070-5651-3206 FAX. 075-723-7415kyoto_lets@geocities.co.jp
Momo Money	Suita City, Osaka Pref.	TEL 06-6337-8330 FAX 06-6337-8331momonoie@jp.bigplanet.com

Chugoku

Name

Area

Contact

Shikoku

Name	Area	Contact
Time Dollar	Several parts of Ehime Pref.	webmaster@timedollar.or.jp
Seto	Takamatsu City	tn-satou@pop21.odn.ne.jp

Kyushu & Okinawa

Name	Area	Contact
Yoka Yoka	Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City	TEL:092-262-0298 yoka@elf.coara.or.jp
Coal	Omuta City, Fukuoka Pref.	TEL/FAX:0944-56-9417 brian@io.ocn.ne.jp
FUKU	Nakatsu city, Oita Pref and its neighborhood	TEL: 0979-22-0823 nobutak@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp
YUFU	Yufuin town, Oita Pref.	TEL&FAX 0977-85-5003 yufukiri@fat.coara.or.jp
Pearl Lets	Northern part of Nagasaki Pref.	tosmat@try-net.or.jp
Rin	Minamata City, KumamotoPref.	TEL＆FAX:0966-69-0485 airinkan@giga.ocn.ne.jp
Choru	Miyazaki City	TEL:0985-28-1162 FAX:0985-28-1257 office@bunkahonpo.or.jp
Hanako	Kawabe Town, Kagoshima Pref.	TEL/FAX:0993-56-3738 moe-moe@po.minc.ne.jp
Egg	Iriki town and Kagoshima City	TEL: 099-812-6366 FAX: 099-258-2728 naturing@po.minc.ne.jp
Earth	Tamasato-danchi, Kagoshima City	enTAKU113@hotmail.com
Mokka	Ijuin Town, Kagoshima Pref.	TEL:099-272-3111 FAX:099-272-3251 mokka@po4.synapse.ne.jp
Donga	Tanegashima, Kagoshima Pref.	TEL:09972-2-2828 juntos@lapis.plala.or.jp

Others

Name	Area	Contact
Rainbow Ring	Mainly Kanto Area	TEL FAX:0468-37-8649 info@rainbow-ring.net
Volunteer Human Resource Network	Central: Osaka City	TEL 06-6583-4006 FAX 06-6583-4115 v_rougin@d4.dion.ne.jp
WAT liquidation system	Throughout Japan. The founder lives in Yokohama city.	info@grsj.org
Q-PROJECT	Throughout the country	info@q-project.org

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