Beach Glass (Sea Glass) can be found on the beach all over the world, and originates as broken glass pieces rolled and tumbled in the ocean for years until all of their edges are rounded off and have a frosted appearance.
Founded in 2006, Beach Money has been widely utilized in many towns in Japan as an environmentally friendly local currency that cleans up our beaches.
Currently, we have 128 Beach Money shops in Miyagi, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Shizuoka, Yamanashi, Osaka, Wakayama, Kochi, Hyogo*, Nagasaki, Fukuoka, kagoshima and Oahu, HI.
*Hyogo has created their own system and it's called "Love Money.”
We are always looking for new shops & businesses worldwide who would like to participate in Beach Money. Please feel free to contact us.
With a cooperation of Mr.Aoki, who owns a bakery called Muginami Bakery, the message board was placed. Here, invites lots of people like surfers, runners and people with dogs, so it will gets attention naturally^^.
With cooperation of Chiko cyan, who has a store called BLUE BLUE at Tosashimizu city, the message board was placed at Oki beach.
「Drift wood message board was placed at Oki beach at Tosashimizu city in Kochi pref!」 read more
Chiko-cyan, an owner of the beach money shop BLUE BLUE, together with her friends who loves the beach placed the drift wood message board in Sakurahama.
All real surfers in the world is doing one handed beach clean.” After we are off the water, let’s bring trash with other empty hand”
This is a message board of cowry, beach grass and drift wood also handmade by a junior high school girl at “Uminowa vol.3”.
It’s already been 2 months since Uminowa vol.3, and officially acquired the approval to set a hand made signage at the beach of Yumigahama from the officials (where covers Yumigahama area of Minati-Izu town, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka pref.)
「The hand made message board was placed @ Yumigahama!」 read more
We are giving away the drift wood message boards the guest created during the Uminowa vol.3 held on March 26th.
Here at South Izu town, where the beach money office is located, the beach money is getting known. Luckly, I h・・・
The 9th beach glass competition held the other day, we received more detailed information from a winner of last competition. According to him, this beachglass brought by a kid of primary school (Left) was made in Edo period and the inside was not a rising dragon.
March 26th Sun, it was rainy unfortunately, even though I bring sunshine usually. Yet in spite of such weather, the basement of wurst cafe at Kumazawa liquor was fully packed. Thank you for many of you coming from far!
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