Skip to main content
Public Asset Utilization Media
日本語Get in Touch

Site menu

PUBLIC AS A COMMON GOOD

Public asset utilization,
starting from the thinking.

Operated by the Institute for Social Vision Design (ISVD) ↗Sister media: KOSO 0 ↗Privacy Policy日本語で読む

PRIMARY SOURCE

Park-PFI Utilization Guidelines Main Text (May 2025 Revision)

MLIT Urban Bureau, Parks and Greenery / Landscape Division / PDF / approx. 6 MB

Main text serving as practical guidelines for Park-PFI system utilization. Systematically explains in over 100 pages: system purpose, eligible facility requirements, selection criteria, standard public offering schedule, negotiation process with operators, contract requirements, revenue return design, and council explanation points. The May 2025 revision explicitly established flexible public offering processes and a 20-year contract maximum.

Getting the original

This document is part of MLIT Park-PFI Utilization Guidelines for Enhancing Urban Park Quality (May 2025 Revision). To get the original, find it by name on the publisher's page.

Go to the publisher's page ↗

Collection compiled: 2025-05-31. For the version and date of each document, check the original itself.

Read the articles that explain this

Park-PFI Implementation Guide — What 203 Parks Reveal About the Steps Municipalities Should Actually Take [2026 Edition]

Of the 203 parks that have adopted Park-PFI, what worked and what didn't. The three special exemptions, feasibility study, market sounding, solicitation, and contract — all mapped step-by-step for municipal staff. Includes the difference from the Designated Manager System, applicability to small parks, and how to avoid the common failure patterns.

→

How to Write a Park-PFI Solicitation Guidelines Document — Using the MLIT Word Template with Real-World Examples [2026 Edition]

A detailed breakdown of the ten legally required items under the Urban Park Act, guidance on downloading and using the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Word template, and a comparison with the 61-page Koriyama City guidelines — equipping practitioners with a complete, workable approach.

→

Park-PFI in 2026: 203-Park Statistics, New Cases, and Policy Outlook

2026 Park-PFI statistics covering 203 parks nationwide, three recent noteworthy cases, and what the May 2025 guidelines say. Adoption by fiscal year, and what municipalities should prepare. A concise update for officials and practitioners.

→

The Complete Park-PFI Process — A Four-Year Roadmap from Concept to Opening [2026 Edition]

A detailed timeline covering all six phases of a Park-PFI project, from Phase 0 (initial consideration) through Phase 5 (opening and long-term operations). Covers deliverables, responsible parties, and timeline compression strategies for each phase, illustrated against the four-year real-world case of Kaiseizan Park in Koriyama City.

→

Park-PFI and Park Management Policy 2026 — 203 Parks Reached, TSUNAG and Guideline Updates, and the Coming 20-Year Maturity Problem

Park-PFI, created by the 2017 Urban Park Act revision, has spread to more than 203 parks as of March 2026. Meanwhile, the 2024 Urban Greenery Act revision introduced TSUNAG (effective Nov 2024), and the Park-PFI Activation Guidelines were revised in May 2025. The Regulatory Reform Council proposed extending the contract validity period in February 2025, anticipating the 2037 'first-generation 20-year maturity problem.' This guide maps the policy state, comparison with the Designated Manager System, international models, and expert critiques.

→
Other documents in this collection →All primary sources →

Cookie settings

Essential site functions are always enabled. You can change optional cookie preferences here at any time.

Learn more ↗

Search articles

Type what you want to find. Separate several words with spaces.

Search article titles, summaries and full text.

Primary sourcesGlossaryFAQ