Abstract
There are 14 “machizukuri” local public corporations in Tokyo Metropolitan 23 wards, whose purposes are broadly to encourage “machizukuri”(citizen-led community development, promotion of urban development projects or management of public facilities). This paper examines a unique case of local public corporation “machizukuri”. The “Machizukuri Gakuyujuku” is a workshop by citizens for making future visual images of a district in Kanda, organized by the “Chiyoda-ku Machizukuri Public Corporation”. I examine the special advantages the “machizukuri” public corporation has for encouraging “machizukuri” by communication among residents and working people in the community.
