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Direct Operation vs. Private Outsourcing — A Comparison Framework [2026 Edition]
…roved facility value. Designated management, Small Concession, and Park-PFI are all actively worth considering. The MIC guidelines for comprehensive management plan development specifically …
Financing Public Asset Revitalization — From Green Bonds to SIBs and Hometown Tax
…cipating , opening ESG bond market access to smaller municipalities that cannot secure sufficient issuance volume on their own. Connection to ZEB Retrofitting ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building) …
A Guide to Entering Public Space Business — Park-PFI, Closed Schools, and Small Concessions [2026 Edition]
…mplemented 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 priv…
Designated Manager System: 4 Structural Issues and the Park-PFI Alternative
…conditions) Gymnasium / sports facility High Small Concession or long-term PFI Community center / meeting hall Low Designated Manager (continued improvement) or transfer to community organiz…
How to Think About 'What's Next' After the Comprehensive Management Plan [2026 Edition]
…ong candidates for proactive methods such as Small Concession or Park-PFI. The Private Engagement Sequence Alongside developing individual facility plans, municipalities should begin advanci…
Abandoned Schools × Welfare Facilities in Kyushu — Nagasu Town and CTI Engineering's Initiatives
…welfare 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 r…
Public Asset Activation in Shikoku — Potential and Challenges in a Blank Zone
…cipalities 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 Compariso…
Small Concession in Hokkaido — Strategies for Utilizing Vast Land and Idle Facilities
… are distributed sparsely, resulting in many small-scale schools with low student counts per school 2. Advancing demographic decline : Hokkaido's total fertility rate falls below the nationa…
Public-Private Partnerships in the Kansai Region — Latest PPP/PFI Trends in Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo
… Led by major developers and trading houses. Small-scale pole : Small Concession -type projects utilizing historical resources such as machiya townhouses, heritage properties, and cultural f…
Abandoned School Reuse in Tohoku — Challenges and Success Stories from Japan's Aging Frontier
…te operators within the region is inherently small, making it difficult for reuse proposals to emerge 4. Building deterioration : Many buildings are reinforced concrete structures from the 1…
Park-PFI in the Kanto Region — Adoption Status and Success Patterns in Tokyo, Kanagawa, and Saitama
…is high bar is the essential difference from small-scale Park-PFI in regional areas. Kanagawa Cases Kanagawa Prefecture's Park-PFI cases encompass three models across different population sc…
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 …
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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