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Closed School Reuse Trends in 2026: The MEXT Survey Breakdown, Why Uses Stay Undecided, Hearing from Residents, and National Programs
…ows MEXT tracks the number and use of closed schools in its Survey on the Utilization of Closed School Facilities. It covers public elementary, junior high, compulsory education, high, secon…
SCPF Newsletter 2026-06 Public Call Review — Small Concession Trends in the Last 3 Months
…public call for the former Yazawa Elementary School and Yazawa Kindergarten was announced on May 15, 2026 with a July 15 deadline, about two months (SCPF Newsletter #5, distributed May 29, 2…
Information Asymmetry in Japan's Traditional Townhouse Market — Connecting Individual Purchase to Public Asset Activation
…the lens of public asset activation — closed schools, former offices, former government buildings, municipally-owned kominka, and the broader akiya (vacant house) policy field. While the sis…
7 Structural Patterns Behind Closed-School Failures — An Operator Bankruptcy in Toho Village and 216 Unused Schools Flagged by the Board of Audit
…y management): you are about to begin closed-school activation and want to internalize the failure patterns before committing resources. Private operators and NPOs : you are evaluating entry…
MLIT's Small Concession Guidebook Explained — Three Walls, VFM Exemption, and Contract Risks [May 2026 Release]
…increasing stock of idle public facilities — abandoned schools, kominka (traditional houses), and the like — to solve regional issues . Definition of Small Concession (as presented in the ha…
Optimal PPP/PFI Method Selection by Municipality Size — From Under 50,000 to Designated Cities
…al-based selection Excellent Widely used for abandoned school reuse; flexible condition design Small Concession Good Suited for idle public property under ¥1 billion Park-PFI Fair Cases exis…
Public Asset Management FAQ for Municipal Officials — 30 Essential Questions Answered
…n Proposal-based selection : Widely used for abandoned school reuse Q10. How long does it take from PPP/PFI consideration to project launch? Timelines vary significantly by method: Method Co…
Comparing Closed School Reuse by Use: Survey Counts, Contract Forms in the 47 Casebook Cases, and the Building Standards Act by Use
…MEXT's survey counts the main uses of closed schools that are in use, separately for school buildings and gymnasiums. Multiple answers are allowed; the current survey counted schools closed …
Abandoned School Mixed-Use Development — The Best Pattern Combining Welfare, Education, and Café [2026 Edition]
What Mixed-Use Means Abandoned school mixed-use development refers to the co-location of multiple functions and uses within a single facility. Rather than a single purpose (welfare facility …
Selling or Leasing a Closed School Under the Statutes: Administrative and Ordinary Property, Council Resolutions, Choosing the Counterparty, Termination, and Lease Terms
Whether a closed school is sold or leased changes both the procedure under the Local Autonomy Act and the content of the contract: whether a council resolution is needed, how the counterpart…
Closed School Rents and Sale Prices: Amounts Municipalities State for Schools on Offer, Free or Reduced Terms, and the Articles That Set Usage Fees and Lease Fees
…vey covers three items: the number of closed schools, their utilization status, and the status of consideration toward utilization . It does not ask about rents or sale prices, so national m…
PFI Act vs Park-PFI — Comparing Legal Basis, SPCs, and Project Terms【2026 Edition】
…of public facilities. Its scope spans roads, schools, hospitals, prisons, water utilities, and airports. Major Scheme Classifications The PFI Act encompasses multiple schemes, each suited to…
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