This paper aims to verify the current situation of the place for community founded and operated voluntarily by residents, especially from the viewpoints of the space, the operation, and supporting system. The establishment and the operation of it are brand new movement beyond users' participation to the planning of public facilities in Japan. One hundred and thirty one places operated in Aichi, Mie, and Gifu prefecture were collected and analyzed with the questionnaire. The findings are as follows: 1. Most of the places are opened and operated by converting a vacant house or shop with trivial refurbishment. 2. The operators are generally welcome for all of community member to come there. But, most of them also have assumed main users to operate with their own intention, who are mainly elderly persons and children. 3. It is very important to have the supporting system from community to continue the operation. 4. Internal space is mainly refurbished. But there is few of effective refurbishment and use of external space, for example a garden and approaching path. 5. In addition, some of the operators recognized that the current location is not adequate for their purpose through the operation, and has considered opening in another location. It proves its location to be very inportant in order to operate effectively.
