The human creativity that is most prominently exhibited in the cultural and artistic realm has the power to counteract the anxieties and difficulties that face us in our everyday lives, and also to face up to global issues such as the environment, peace, and coexistence. For a city such as Yokohama, art and culture are more than just a way to make residents' lives more fulfilling; they also make a major contribution to vitalizing the city itself and raising its international competitiveness. In order to achieve independent development as a city while pursuing a high quality of life for its residents, Yokohama decided that the most appropriate course of action was to build a community that produces new value and attractiveness for the city through leveraging the unique history and cultural resources around the port, which are its greatest asset, and to give free rein to the creativity of art and culture. This has led to a new vision for the city that melds tangible and intangible measures to promote the development of the arts, culture, and economy, and the formation of an attractive urban space that fittingly reflects Yokohama's distinctive character.