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Property Owners (Private and Public)Idle and/or Underutilized PropertiesYamori Companies (Independent Community-Building Companies)PPPPublic-Private Partnership AgentEntrepreneurs/Business OwnersGovernment Roles1300 2002SOHO910 Learning from the Past Changing neighborhoods is possible, I have learned, based on private initiatives alone. What got me started was a 1993 project to renovate an abandoned house in Minami Aoyama to create a wine restaurant. That project set off the renovation of 25 other properties in the area during the following three years. Also in 1999, I was the producer of Aoyama Palacio project where designer boutiques were opened on the first floor. Not long after, the entire neighborhood was filled in no time with designer boutiques. What that taught me is that there is no value in the land itself; the value is in the neighborhood.In 2002, I participated in a project to help owners of underutilized buildings in Tokyos Kanda area by converting them into small/home office buildings. We created a system for neighborhood revitalization, introducing a modernized version of the yamori or private property managers of old Edo times. The yamori help find tenants and start up businesses. We also held events under the banner of Central East Tokyo that combined art, design, and architecture.Renovation Machizukuri has expanded to other parts of Japan now, revitalizing the economies of many communities. The success of the projects is based on keen observation of the neighborhood and getting firsthand knowledge of changes in residents awareness. I urge you to try the neighborhood dive that can take you deep into the ethos of a neighborhood.使姿 姿  西Those of us involved in urban planning and neighborhood development use phrases like population decline and national/municipal government fiscal crisis daily. But we dont always have concrete solutions that would go beyond abstract theorizing and actually change the way things are for the better.Mr. Shimizu has gained firsthand understanding of the actual state of society by observing people as they are, and has worked on-site to complete countless successful community development projects. His words were convincing and persuasive, and firmly hit home with us. Particularly impressive was his clear message that it is money and people that are directly connected to the independence and continuity of communities.An easy fix of quickly rearranging or adding elements to a model that emerged during the rapid-growth period no longer works. For each and every project we must thoroughly investigate the economic rationale appropriate for current and future eras. By establishing a proper place in society for responsible and ambitious business citizens, we must nurture those who will take over the burden of community building from traditional organizations and leaders. In an age of uncertainty, when we must try different approaches by trial and error, Renovation Machizukuri has shown us something important that we must not lose sight of.[Facilitator: Kyosuke Nishio]Forum EpilogueThe necessary elements for community revitalization192016 Autumn 28

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