Q: What are the incentives that can be a spur for the redevelopment? A: Sufficient incentives such as relaxation of height and floor-area...

Q: Any good idea to stop the private cars before entering the city center? A: It is worth introducing fringe parking controlling the cars...

Q: Should the concept of development in later periods be different? A: If the original concept is well received, continuing on the same...

Q: What are the area management activities in order to upgrade the value of the city center? A: Activities such as sales, area events and...

Q: How should disordered business be coped and managed? A: Stimulate the civic engagements, transparent repeated dialogues with...

Q: What will be the base when cities make the development plan? A: Close watch on the competition conditions with other cities, resource...

The center of Fukuoka City, "Tenjin," has a unique logistic system called "Yellow Bird." It was introduced to control the number of...

A BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system was introduced by a major bus operator, Nishitetsu and Fukuoka City Government in 2016, as a means of a...

Q: Should university campuses in the city center be encouraged to move out? A: Advantages focusing on residential and commercial aspects...

Q: Should we abandon waterfront land reclamation because it is not eco-friendly? A: It is essential to have a trade-off perspective with...

"We Love Tenjin Council" Walking Tour in English took place on a sunny day in April 2021. The participants on this tour were mainly from...

An 800-meter-long downtown street: Hakata Ekimae-Dori

Allocation of pedestrians' road space should be considered to create more vibrancy and interactions in the city center. Hakata...

Solaria Terminal Building is located in the busiest area of Fukuoka City called Tenjin. Read more about this case. [Case ID: Urban...

Tenjin Chikagai is an underground shopping mall, where 400,000 people are passing by every day in the center of Fukuoka City. Read more...

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Ohori Park is a water park with a pond of two-kilometer per lap and three islands in the middle. It is in the vicinity of the city center...

Fukuoka City’s solutions to make the fishery more attractive for the next generations:- Streamlined and labor-saving; aquaculture and ICT...

Investment in bicycle parking is more important rather than bicycle lanes. Many people go shopping or work on a bike in Fukuoka City,...

It is essential to have a trade-off perspective with securing a place for dredged sediment from rivers and shipping channel as well as...