Yokohama to become a "City of Chocolate." VANILLABEANS, a craft chocolate specialty store from Yokohama, announces new urban concept "Chocohama City Concept ~Yokohama to Chocohama~"
VANILLABEANS, a Yokohama-based craft chocolate specialty store, has announced a new urban concept, the "Chocohama City Concept," to transform Yokohama into a "City of Chocolate." This unique initiative, presented as an April Fool's campaign, aims to create a society where everyone can be happy through chocolate.
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Chocolate Design Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Masahiro Otsuki, Headquarters: Yokohama City), which operates VANILLABEANS, a craft chocolate specialty store originating from Yokohama, has announced a new urban concept, the "Chocohama City Concept ~Yokohama to Chocohama~", to evolve Yokohama into a "City of Chocolate." Through this concept, we aim to realize a society where everyone can be happy through chocolate.
## What is the "Chocohama City Concept"?
VANILLABEANS, a craft chocolate specialty store from Yokohama, proposes a completely new form of city under the slogan "CHOCOLATES MAKE YOU HAPPY!". Its name is the "Chocohama City Concept ~Yokohama to Chocohama~". The "Chocohama City Concept" is an urban plan to make Yokohama, VANILLABEANS' hometown, a "City of Chocolate." VANILLABEANS is now taking action to create a system where everyone involved with chocolate can be happy.
### "Chocohama City Concept" Pledges
- Develop chocolate beaches in Yokohama.
- Make all building materials out of chocolate.
- Install water pipes that dispense hot chocolate.
- Generate urban energy with cacao mass fuel.
- Issue and operate local currency Cacao Coins.
### See the full scope of the "Chocohama City Concept" here:
https://youtu.be/G_v8Ky-jDsQ
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## What is the "Chocohama City Concept"?
VANILLABEANS, a craft chocolate specialty store from Yokohama, proposes a completely new form of city under the slogan "CHOCOLATES MAKE YOU HAPPY!". Its name is the "Chocohama City Concept ~Yokohama to Chocohama~". The "Chocohama City Concept" is an urban plan to make Yokohama, VANILLABEANS' hometown, a "City of Chocolate." VANILLABEANS is now taking action to create a system where everyone involved with chocolate can be happy.
### "Chocohama City Concept" Pledges
- Develop chocolate beaches in Yokohama.
- Make all building materials out of chocolate.
- Install water pipes that dispense hot chocolate.
- Generate urban energy with cacao mass fuel.
- Issue and operate local currency Cacao Coins.
### See the full scope of the "Chocohama City Concept" here:
https://youtu.be/G_v8Ky-jDsQ
## Get a chance to win new products under development for 10 people!
We are giving away new products under development to 10 lucky winners!