Conservation Strategies for Historic Buildings, Particularly Regarding Ownership Transfer

This study targets five wards in Tokyo and analyzes the conservation of historic buildings in relation to the transfer of ownership and management rights, with the aim of obtaining insights into conservation strategies from the perspectives of government and private operators. The results indicated that administrative responses toward public acquisition have been limited in recent years. A suggested sustainable approach going forward was one where the government assumes a platform role connecting owners and private operators and promotes the transfer of management rights in order to balance public finance and historic building conservation.