Looking for a cultural learning experience that feels meaningful, memorable, and relevant to today’s business and social challenges?
EDONOMY® begins with a simple question:
How can we thrive within the limits of nature — while living rich, meaningful, and fulfilling lives?
EDONOMY® is COS KYOTO’s learning framework inspired by the circular wisdom of Edo-period Japan and the living knowledge still found in regional industries today.
Through local wisdom, craft, nature, and dialogue, EDONOMY® helps participants rediscover value, trust, and long-term thinking.
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Recognized internationally
Featured in a BBC article and referenced as a conceptual inspiration by RAU Architects for The Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai.
COS KYOTO has delivered programs for corporate, government, academic, creative, and international groups.
- Based in Kyoto and Nara
- English, Spanish and Japanese facilitation available
- Regional travel agency license in Kyoto
- MICE, corporate training, and field learning experience
Does this sound familiar?
✅ You are looking for inspiration that connects to modern leadership, design, and innovation.
✅ Your organization wants to be chosen for more than price.
✅ You want sustainability to feel more tangible, not just theoretical.
✅ You are looking for cultural experiences that go beyond standard sightseeing.
✅ Your guests, students, or team members need something memorable, meaningful, and discussion-worthy.
If so, EDONOMY® may offer a new starting point.
What is EDONOMY®?
EDONOMY® combines “Edo period” and “Economy.”
It is COS KYOTO’s learning framework — distilled from visits to 1,000+ craft, cultural, and industry sites in Japan and abroad — that uses local wisdom, craft, nature, and cultural practices to rethink modern business, education, leadership, and society.
We do not simply show culture.
We reveal the logic behind it — and the questions it asks of the present.
EDONOMY® is available as talks, workshops, training programs, hands-on support, and fieldwork experiences.
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Concept
Learn about the deeper thinking behind EDONOMY®, the concepts and the food of thoughts to inspire your business to become more sustainable.
Programs
Explore EDONOMY® training, card game workshops, fieldwork, experience tours, and custom programs.
Resources
Read articles, listen to EDONOMY RADIO, and explore related media and research notes.
Who is it for?
- Business leaders and executive teams
- Business Schools, Universities and research groups
- Creator and Designers
- Cultural institutions
- ESG, innovation, and regional development teams
What can EDONOMY® support?
Business & Management
Management
ESG/ Circular Society
Leadership Development
Creation & Co-creation
Product and Service Development
Co-creation
Project Design
Education, Transformation & Exchange
Mindset Transformation
Shared Value Formation
Cultural Exchange
Participant voices
Even a temple dedicated to preserving tradition embraces bold change to serve an enduring purpose. The head priest’s innovative thinking offered powerful lessons for business leadership.
— Business Owner
It brought me back to the essential themes that daily work obscures. I want to bring this into our mid-term plan.
— Recycling company manager
For the workshops I visited, making is not simply about producing goods or generating profit. It is a way of life deeply rooted in nature. I hope to bring this insight into my own creative practice.
— Artist-in-Residence Creator
This tour was the highlight of our 14-days Japan tour.
— Australian Woodworker
Step out of price wars, into circular management
EDONOMY® is available as talks, workshops, training programs, hands-on support, and fieldwork experiences.
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About COS KYOTO
Based in Kyoto, Japan, COS KYOTO is a cultural strategy and experiential training & coordination firm that helps companies lead regenerative innovation through experiential programs and systems thinking.
From Kyoto to the world, we turn local wisdom, crafts and sustainable practices into powerful learning journeys — where business and creative professionals meet nature, craft, and culture.
Our name comes from the Japanese word 「濾す (kosu)」, meaning to filter or distill — reflecting how we extract essential insights to reimagine how we live, lead, and grow.
Our work includes:
- Edonomy® – regenerative leadership and learning programs
- Regional revitalization and cross-sector partnerships
- Product development and collaboration with Japanese crafts
- Design research, academic exchange, and artist-in-residence projects
- Storytelling initiatives such as Edonomy Radio
