ZENBIRD

Discovering a Sustainable Future from Japan

What is Zenbird?

Zenbird is an online magazine with a unique editorial focus on social good ideas and practices in Japan. It covers social startups, non-profits and local policies solving social issues with unique, innovative ideas and solutions. It also introduces sustainable lifestyle tips which are deeply rooted in Japanese traditional culture.

“Zen” means “Goodness” in Japan. We named our website with a hope that socially good ideas throughout Japan will fly to the world like a “Bird”, and bring attention to attractive features of our country.

Zenbird.media

A media platform sharing Japan’s sustainability to the world

Zenbird.life

A portal to sustainable experiences in Japan

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Zenbird to host online event “Kyoto Gion Festival: How-To! 1,000-year community, Resilience & COVID”

  • On Jul 5, 2022
Zenbird, one of Harch’s platforms offers opportunities to deepen understanding and experience sustainable ideas that are unique to Japan, is holding a media event, coming up on July 14. This online event explores the Gion Festival and how it is linked to sustainability and community building. Discover Japan’s biggest, world-famous festival, the Gion Festival, held […]
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TEAM

Roger Ong
Zenbird Media Editor-in-Chief

Believes in the good in this world. Exploring uniquely Japanese solutions that can tackle global issues.

Tomoyo Matsuda
Chief Sustainability Officer

Worked in a publisher. Raised her kids in the U.S. for 1 year, and hope to produce the contents which are helpful for foreigners.

Aya Mishina
Editor

Worked as an elementary teacher in US for 5 years. She’s been a foreign student advisor at a Japanese university. Mother of one.

Kimika Tonuma
IDEAS FOR GOOD Co Editor-in-Chief

In charge of editing IDEAS FOR GOOD. A creator fluent in 4 different languages, and a passion for adventures in unknown places.