Abstract
New housing for elderly and senior citizens is paid much attention in northern Europe in recent years. Main focus here is on what is called co-housing for seniors, and this has become a part of new housing alternatives. A co-housing for seniors is a kind of housing styles in which elderly or senior people share important functions of the house they live in. On the other hand, in Japan the supply of the co-housing for elderly and senior citizens has just begun. The purpose of this research is to offer data on the status quo of Japanese Co-housings for seniors which are useful in discussing how satisfactory Co-housings can be realized in Japan. In our research six of such cases are investigated. They are established four cases, and one case in which the plan has not been materialized, and the sixth case in which the project was cancelled. Topics included in the case studies consisted of the residents' replies to the questionnaire and of the interviews with residents' leaders. In the conclusion, It was proved that public support system available presently does not satisfy new demands.
