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47 Former School Reuse Cases — Success Patterns and Failure Factors from Ministry of Education Data [2026 Edition]
…nlike tourism facilities, where "no visitors means losses," welfare facilities generate stable revenue as long as users continue to attend. This is a fundamentally different risk profile fro…
Change of Use for Former Government Buildings — Three Legal Walls and How to Break Through Them
…ether or not confirmation is needed, zoning restrictions under Article 48 and other rules apply when a building's use changes. When the building is an existing non-conforming building, which…
7 Small Concession Case Studies — Municipal Approaches to Revitalizing Idle Public Assets [2026 Edition]
…ated as cultural properties face fundamental restrictions on monetization methods. Because normal renovation and change of use are restricted under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Pro…
What Is Park-PFI? How Japan's Public Park PPP System Works, with Case Studies
…million-yen cafe, a 20-year operating window means 1.5 million yen in annual depreciation. At 10 years, that becomes 3 million yen — this difference determines whether market entry is viable…
READING GUIDE
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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