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PUBLIC AS A COMMON GOOD

Public asset utilization,
starting from the thinking.

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MEXT Vacant School Facility Utilization Promotion ("Everyone's Vacant School" Project)

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology / Collection compiled: 2023-03-31

Primary source set for the vacant school utilization project promoted by MEXT. Through the national vacant school information platform "Everyone's Vacant School," it aggregates and publishes lists of schools seeking utilization, case collections, subsidy programs, and matching event information. The FY2024 survey puts cumulative closures from FY2004 to FY2023 at 8,850. Of the 7,612 that still stand, 5,661 (74.4%) are in use and 1,951 are not. A primary information source for closed school reuse.

The originals are available from the publisher's own page. What follows is an index of the documents in this collection.

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4 documents in this collection

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"Everyone's Vacant School" Project Overview

National platform by MEXT matching municipalities with vacant school facilities and private operators seeking utilization. Provides four functions: aggregation of vacant school information, listing of utilization recruitment, matching events, and case introduction. Managed by lists across 8 regional blocks (Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu).

PDF / approx. 5 MB

Vacant School Utilization Case Collection (March 2023 Edition)

Official MEXT case collection featuring successful vacant school utilization examples nationwide. Classified by industry: welfare, education, tourism, manufacturing, agriculture, coworking, lodging, and dining. Includes about 30 representative cases from the past 20 years (2002-2022) with business structures, revenue models, and lessons learned.

PDF / HTML / approx. 4 MB

List of Vacant School Facilities Currently Seeking Utilization

List of vacant school facilities for which municipalities are currently seeking private utilization. Published as PDF files by regional block, listing school name, location, building overview, site area, utilization conditions, and municipal contact. Functions as a primary information source for private operators.

PDF / approx. 3 MB

National Subsidy Programs for Vacant School Utilization

List of national subsidy programs for vacant school facility conversion and renovation. Organizes subsidy menus from multiple ministries including MEXT (school facility environment improvement grants), MIC (depopulation area countermeasure bonds), and MLIT (social capital development comprehensive grants). Used for determining applicability by renovation purpose (welfare, education, tourism, industry).

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