Amendment of Urban Park Act, Article 5 and Park Facilities Set Up by Non-governmental Sectors

Abstract

The Urban Park Act, Article 5 have enabled non-governmental sectors to set up the park facilities since 1956. In the revision in 2004, corporations got new business chances to build and to manage park facilities. Firstly, we show the actual condition of usage of this article in Kyoto City, and attempt to analyze its trend. Secondly, we describe the building process of the Kyoto Aquarium, as the example of the newly amended Article 5. In this case we find a disagreement among the corporation, city office and citizens. Finally, we suggest the way to bring the fairness to building process of park facilities.