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Toshima Midori Disaster Prevention Park IKE・SUNPARK — Triple-Integrated Model of Mint Bureau Site + Disaster Park + Park-PFI
…nce Agency) to advance park development. The designated manager is a joint venture between Hibiya Amenis and NTT Urban Value Support; the broader project team spanning design and constructio…
Recommendation for Small Concession (May 2026 Edition): The Achievement of the Three Steps × Four Cases in the MLIT-Cabinet Office Joint Guide
…inguishes it from earlier guides centered on system explanation. Three Elements of Small Concession Small concession is organized into three elements. Element Content Familiar idle public fa…
Public-Private Dialogue and Operator Selection in PPP Projects: An Eight-Step Process from the 2016 Three-Ministry Guide
…s cannot be obtained merely by imitating the systems of advanced municipalities." It states that customized implementation procedures and methods tailored to local circumstances need to be d…
VFM Simplified Calculation Model: How Municipal Staff Evaluate PPP/PFI Feasibility at the Internal Review Stage
… long-term inclusive consignment such as the designated manager system is also possible (see Chapter II §6 of the manual). Five-Step Calculation Procedure Step 1: Project Entity, Method, and…
SCPF Newsletter 2026-06 Public Call Review — Small Concession Trends in the Last 3 Months
…ntry Point Minamisoma (former Yazawa) Lease, designated manager, or concession (project-concept-consolidated call) Per call documents Largely operator-borne Direct application per call Kuras…
Park-PFI in 2025: Reviewing the Year's Awards and Regional Application Patterns
…3). Park-PFI (Public Solicitation Management System) was established by the 2017 amendment to the Urban Park Act. The statutory basis is Article 5-2, which defines the framework for the park…
Park-PFI and Park Management Policy 2026 — 203 Parks Reached, TSUNAG and Guideline Updates, and the Coming 20-Year Maturity Problem
…atterns for failure lessons, and Park-PFI vs Designated Manager System for the comparison frame. Executive Summary Park-PFI (Public Solicitation Management System) , created by the 2017 Urba…
MLIT's Small Concession Guidebook Explained — Three Walls, VFM Exemption, and Contract Risks [May 2026 Release]
…n. Position within the Existing Guideline Ecosystem The existing guidelines on PFI law and concession schemes are structured as follows. Guideline Latest Revision Authority PFI Project Intro…
How to Brief the Assembly — Explanation Templates and Anticipated Questions for PPP/PFI Adoption
…lly required in the following cases: PFI Act designated project selection : Assembly reporting is required after implementation policy formulation Designated manager designation : Assembly r…
Operator Bankruptcy Response in PFI and Designated Manager Projects — Municipal Risk Management
…is an inherent and unavoidable risk. For the Designated Manager System , between April 2, 2021 and April 1, 2024 there were 495 cancellations of designation, 29 suspensions of management wor…
Resident Lawsuits and Injunction Cases in PPP/PFI Projects — Legal Risks and Prevention
… the basic structure of the resident lawsuit system. Resident Audit Request (Local Autonomy Act Article 242) Residents can request audits from audit commissioners when a municipality's finan…
Optimal PPP/PFI Method Selection by Municipality Size — From Under 50,000 to Designated Cities
…ealistic Method Options Method Fit Rationale Designated Manager System Excellent Extensive implementation track record, low institutional barriers Proposal-based selection Excellent Widely u…
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