About us

1. Provide guidance and advice for promoting and improving parking and parking business

2. Carry out surveys and research into specific issues around parking and parking management

3. Make proposals to the Japanese government about transport policy, parking regulations and urban planning

4. Provide training opportunities for parking Professionals

5.  Carry out public relations about specific issues on parking business in general, for instance, facilities’ maintenance, management and operation through activities such as publishing Association’s Bulletins “PARKING”

6. Promote the dissemination and implementation of safety measures in parking management

7. Any other necessary activities for achieving above

We, Japan Parking Association, conduct, in concert with 19 regional parking associations, diverse activities in line with our basic policies which include cooperating with governmental policies concerning parking, trying to promote information exchange and relationships between Members, encouraging sound development in parking business and contributing to public interest.

Beside the annual General Assembly and the Board meetings which are a decision-making body of our Association, we have5 expert committees in charge of general affairs, planning, organization, research and public relations, and work as one toward further development and improvement of parking industry and Members’ business.

We are also ready to introduce Members, in case of specific needs, to consultants and/or academic experts on the issues of the parking management.

Furthermore, we support Members through diverse activities, for instance as the newest topic, to play a role of industry’s representative to coordinate the group insurance coverage.

We plan, set up and host various workshops and seminars to learn administrative measures, latest development in parking business and so on.

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Annually, we hold events including followings in order to cultivate close relationship between Members and extending their knowledge;

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January        New year’s party

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February       New year’s seminar on parking business (classroom study)

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March            Spring workshop on parking business

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June               Field tour after the annual General Assembly

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October         Autumn workshop (to be held alternately in Japan and overseas every year)

A trend survey on parking management of Members is conducted every other year and the information including the result thereof is provided to members.

The Association’s Bulletin “PARKING” is published quarterly which carries records of our activities, articles about developments of all kinds in parking business and our original serial articles. We also provide information through our website.