The Higashiyamato Lifestyle Lab is an activity to share know-how, think about, create, and improve services and goods that citizens really want, so that citizens can lead healthy and happy lifestyles on their own.
As consumers, participants proactively seek approaches to health and happiness that lead to the creation of sustainable lifestyles and contributions to the community, as well as inspiration for industry, contributing to solving local problems and achieving the SDGs.

Details
The Higashiyamato Lifestyle Lab is a joint project of the city of Higashiyamato, the Institute for Future Initiatives of the University of Tokyo, and the Co-Creation Center for Future Initiatives, based on a partnership agreement signed in 2019, with the aim of creating new lifestyles and promoting health. The project aims to share knowledge and create services and products that empower citizens to proactively lead healthy lifestyles using the "living lab," a method of open innovation in which industry, government, academia, and civil society collaborate to find diverse solutions.
The workshop shared expertise from industry, government, academia and civil society, brainstormed ideas within the group, conducted gut microbiome tests and confirmed vegetable intake, and sought solutions through lifestyle changes, such as increasing fiber intake, which is also a factor in improving the gut microbiome.

Partner Organizations
Institute for Future Initiatives, University of Tokyo
Co-Creation Center for Future Initiatives
Metagen, Inc.
NIPPN Corporation
Eco's Group