High-Priced Mountain Left Unused for 27 Years

Aichi Prefecture is seeking private-sector ideas for a vast mountain property in Nishio that has remained unused for 27 years after the prefecture spent 5.5 billion yen to buy the land for a project linked to the construction of Chubu Centrair International Airport. The prefecture-owned site covers about 144 hectares in the Hazu district of Nishio, an area roughly equivalent to 30 Vantelin Domes.…