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List of Vacant School Facilities Currently Seeking Utilization

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology / PDF / HTML / approx. 4 MB

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.

Getting the original

This document is part of MEXT Vacant School Facility Utilization Promotion ("Everyone's Vacant School" Project). To get the original, find it by name on the publisher's page.

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Collection compiled: 2023-03-31. For the version and date of each document, check the original itself.

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Abandoned School Proposal Design — Selection Flow and Evaluation Criteria [2026 Edition]

A practical guide to the proposal-based operator selection process for abandoned school reuse. Covers the five-step selection flow, evaluation criteria weighting (price vs. quality), 14 required documents, review committee composition, and common pitfalls — for both municipal officials and prospective operators.

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How to Repurpose an Abandoned School — A Complete Step-by-Step Guide from Site Selection to Proposal [2026 Edition]

For businesses and municipalities exploring abandoned school reuse. Starting from 8,850 cumulative closures and 1,951 unused facilities, this guide walks through the 7 steps from site survey through policy formulation, property disposition, use-change permits, sounding, proposals and opening, the subsidy programs by ministry, and three failures to avoid before you start, checked against MEXT and other official sources.

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Transforming Idle Public Real Estate from Liability to Asset — A Municipal Strategy Guide [2026 Edition]

A comprehensive overview of Japan's idle public real estate problem — 8,850 closed schools, aging public housing, vacant municipal offices, and disused recreation facilities — with activation strategies, available subsidies, and success factors for local governments.

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