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Direct Operation vs. Private Outsourcing — A Comparison Framework [2026 Edition]
…facility value. Designated management, Small Concession, and Park-PFI are all actively worth considering. The MIC guidelines for comprehensive management plan development specifically recomm…
Financing Public Asset Revitalization — From Green Bonds to SIBs and Hometown Tax
…or abandoned school revitalization and small concession projects under ¥1 billion, the structuring costs of mezzanine finance are not justified, making regional financial institution senior …
A Guide to Entering Public Space Business — Park-PFI, Closed Schools, and Small Concessions [2026 Edition]
…nted in 203 parks nationwide , and the Small Concession Platform counts 606 private companies among its registered members . Three reasons make public space business attractive to private op…
Designated Manager System: 4 Structural Issues and the Park-PFI Alternative
…ions) Gymnasium / sports facility High Small Concession or long-term PFI Community center / meeting hall Low Designated Manager (continued improvement) or transfer to community organization …
How to Think About 'What's Next' After the Comprehensive Management Plan [2026 Edition]
…ndidates for proactive methods such as Small Concession or Park-PFI. The Private Engagement Sequence Alongside developing individual facility plans, municipalities should begin advancing the…
Abandoned Schools × Welfare Facilities in Kyushu — Nagasu Town and CTI Engineering's Initiatives
…e conversions in Kyushu. Nagasu Town's Small Concession Former Nagasu Junior High School Site Reuse Nagasu Town (Tamana County, Kumamoto Prefecture) is a town of approximately 15,000 residen…
Public Asset Activation in Shikoku — Potential and Challenges in a Blank Zone
…ties were among those selected for the Small Concession Formation Promotion Project, making it fair to characterize the region as a "blank zone" for PPP/PFI broadly. National Comparison Park…
Small Concession in Hokkaido — Strategies for Utilizing Vast Land and Idle Facilities
…n sources is recommended. Ikeda Town's Small Concession Overview of Wine Town Ikeda Ikeda Town sits in Hokkaido's Tokachi region. In 1963 the town obtained a trial fruit-liquor production li…
Public-Private Partnerships in the Kansai Region — Latest PPP/PFI Trends in Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo
…and trading houses. Small-scale pole : Small Concession -type projects utilizing historical resources such as machiya townhouses, heritage properties, and cultural facilities. Project scales…
Abandoned School Reuse in Tohoku — Challenges and Success Stories from Japan's Aging Frontier
…set. Key areas to watch : Expansion of Small Concession Formation Promotion Project adoption in the Tohoku region Matching of workation and remote work demand with closed school shared offic…
Park-PFI in the Kanto Region — Adoption Status and Success Patterns in Tokyo, Kanagawa, and Saitama
… Tier 3: Manazuru Town (about 6,000) — Small Concession × Park Model Selected as one of seven municipalities under the MLIT Small Concession Formation Promotion Project , Manazuru Town is cr…
PPP Contract Design After COVID — New Standards for Force Majeure and Demand Risk Clauses
…nal assumptions of PPP/PFI projects. Airport concession operations suffered the most severe impact. According to Tokyo Shoko Research , the combined revenue of 46 airport building companies …
READING GUIDE
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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