Abstract
The law concerning PFI (Private Finance Initiative) was enacted three years ago. Since the enactment, the public sports facility which uses PFI for the construction and management has been increasing. The purposes of this study are to clarify the system of PFI and to clarify the essence and effect of PFI for public sports facilities. In this study the two samples, the facility management project for Chowa elementary school and the project for the Hashima public pooi, were elected. Two projects were investigated the system and introductory process of PFI. These prospective views for PFI gave us the difference with the previous public sports facility management (non PFI) in terms of importance of contract, role or function of its organization, kinds or contents of service, cash flow, evaluation of projects. As the result of this study, the public sports facility with PFI management were brought to reduction of cost(about 30%), improvement of sports service and management orientation of official worker. But it is necessary to examined the validity of the evaluation of sports service and domain of public sports service.