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mission statement
date of establishment
outline of activities
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Obayashi Prize

The OBAYASHI Foundation
Konwa Building.5F,
1-12-22, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
104-0045, Japan
Tel:03-3546-7581
Fax:03-3546-7582
mission statement
To promote urban studies in Japan by
supporting scholarly research related to cities.
date of establishment
September 22, 1998
outline of activities
The Obayashi Foundation performs the following:
1. Supports scholarly research related to cities;
2. Encourages the invitation of foreign researchers engaged in scholarly research on cities and the dispatch of Japanese researchers overseas;
3. Supports the holding of international conferences, research meetings, symposiums, seminars, and other gatherings related to cities;
4. Holds scholarly lectures, exhibitions, seminars, and other events related to cities;
5. Presents awards to researchers who post outstanding achievements in scholarly research and other activities related to cities;
6. Performs other activities, in addition to the above, necessary to the achievement of the Foundation's mission.