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Asahi's bundled facility management dialogue: scope and existing contracts
Read Asahi's November 4 market-sounding notice by separating the five-year assumption from its single-year reference budget, and mapping excluded tasks, undecided work and existing contracts before joining the dialogue.
Kobe Rokko Island land lease: reading the preferred-bidder announcement
Read Kobe’s Rokko Island land lease at the preferred-bidder stage, separating announced rent, area and plans from contract terms requiring verification.
Fukuoka fishing park green-space call: leases, occupation and exit costs
Read the October 23, 2026 call through area-specific leases, plan certification and coastal occupation, with checks on costs, responsibilities and applications.
Reading the Sewage-Sludge Fertilizer Dashboard: Planning Progress and Actual Use
Read MLIT's sewage-sludge fertilizer dashboard released on October 22, 2026. Separate actual fertilizer use on a dry-weight basis from planning progress, then check generation volumes, demand, outsourcing and comparable local authorities before reviewing facility operations or contract requirements.
Tokyo Government Drone-Security Pilot: Human Decisions and Evaluation Conditions
Read Tokyo’s October 23, 2026 drone-security pilot call: one project, a JPY 30 million grant ceiling and a November 16 deadline. Separate human security roles, stop/restart requirements and future operating costs from unproven savings.
Nishihara’s Management Procurement: Reading a Fixed Five-Year Price and Consultation Terms
A case-specific reading of Nishihara’s October 21 procurement answers: a fixed five-year total, advance discussions for inflation, corrected repair history, a disqualification typo and the additional question deadline.
Daito former Hojo Kindergarten: whole-site proposals and return conditions
Daito’s former Hojo Kindergarten consultation: whole-site proposals, lease-end return, uninvestigated site conditions and separate registration deadlines.
Sapporo Yurigahara Park Park-PFI LiLiLi — Sapporo's First Case, Community-Led SPV Park Operation
Yurigahara Park in Kita Ward, Sapporo opened the park interaction facility 'LiLiLi' on October 25, 2025 as Sapporo City's first Park-PFI (Public Offering Management System) project. It is operated by the special purpose company 'YURIGAHARA PARK FUTURE LAB,' led by the general incorporated association SAPPORO PLACEMAKING LABO with local companies including Marumi Coffee and Soushin Construction—a community-led Park-PFI case.
SENNAN LONG PARK (Sennan Rinku Park) Park-PFI — Three-Party Collaboration: Osaka Prefecture Land + Sennan City Lease + Daiwa Lease
Sennan Rinku Park 'SENNAN LONG PARK' in Sennan City, Osaka is a coastal resort-type Park-PFI where Osaka Prefecture-owned land is leased by Sennan City, with a consortium led by Daiwa Lease developing and operating under Park-PFI. Selected through 2017 competitive public recruitment and opened April 2020 as Kansai's largest recreation + leisure hub.
Yokohama Odori Park Park-PFI (Kannai Station Area 3-Zone Split) — 4-Company Consortium of Mitsui + Tokyu + Keikyu + DeNA
In October 2024, Yokohama City decided the Park-PFI operator for Odori Park Zones 1-3 in front of JR Kannai Station: a 4-company consortium of Mitsui Fudosan + Tokyu + Keikyu Corporation + DeNA. Basic agreement signed in February 2025, completion planned for spring 2027. This article explains the 3-zone split design (rest / vibrancy / interaction) as Yokohama's first large-scale Park-PFI project.
Shizuoka City Johoku Park Park-PFI — From Suspension by Resident Lawsuit to Whole-Park Redevelopment
Shizuoka City introduced Park-PFI at Johoku Park in March 2021, selecting the 'Connecting Park Project' (Tsunagu Park Project) consortium led by Fuji Urban Development as the certified plan submitter. The business scheme featured Starbucks Coffee (café) + Asobicom (all-weather indoor children's play facility), but Starbucks withdrew in April 2022 and a resident lawsuit filed in May 2022 caused temporary suspension. After the judgment was finalized in March 2024, the city pivoted to redeveloping the entire park. This article explains that arc.
Toyama Prefectural Urban Parks Park-PFI Simultaneous 4-Park Offering — Prefecture-Led Business Design
Toyama Prefecture simultaneously implemented Park-PFI public offering in November 2023 for four prefectural parks (Jouganji River Park / Gofuku Park / Iwase Sports Park / Taikoyama Land) and decided operators on February 9, 2024 (Iwase Sports Park received no applications). Explains the prefecture-led business model deploying multiple parks simultaneously under Park-PFI.
READING GUIDE
Choose a starting point.
Follow a short route through the basics, examples and practical steps. Community groups, researchers and students are welcome.
ROUTE 01
For municipal planning
Start with the basics, then move through cases, process and dialogue design.
- What Is Public Facility Management? Challenges, Concepts, and Next Steps
- Sapporo Yurigahara Park Park-PFI LiLiLi — Sapporo's First Case, Community-Led SPV Park Operation
- The Complete Park-PFI Process — A Four-Year Roadmap from Concept to Opening [2026 Edition]
- Market Sounding for PPP: 8-Item Question Template and Step-by-Step Guide
ROUTE 02
For prospective operators
Understand the system, test viability and prepare a proposal.
- What Is a Small Concession? A Complete Guide for Local Government Officials [2026 Edition]
- Higashi Yuenchi URBAN PICNIC — Kobe Sannomiya Redevelopment and Park-PFI After 8 Years of Citizen-Led Social Experiments
- How to Build a Park-PFI Revenue Plan — With Simulation Template [2026 Edition]
- How to Write a Park-PFI Proposal — Working Backward from the Scoring Criteria [2026 Edition]
ROUTE 03
Learn from setbacks
See how projects stall and which conditions to avoid.
- Abandoned School Reuse Failures — Why Repurposed Schools Become Idle Again: Structural Causes of Withdrawal and Business Collapse
- 5 Patterns of Park-PFI Project Failure — Structural Analysis of Contract Termination, Financial Deterioration, and Resident Opposition
- The Zero-Response Sounding Problem — 5 Reasons Private Operators Don't Participate and How to Fix It