Toyota Motor Corporation has completed the initial phase of construction of Toyota Woven City, a combined smart city and test course for mobility. Phase 1 is planned for launch this autumn, or shortly thereafter.

Toyota unveiled the Woven City concept, developed with Woven by Toyota (WbyT), in 2020.
Woven by Toyota is a Toyota subsidiary developing mobility software, AI and image recognition.

Construction of the Phase 1 buildings at Toyota’s former Higashi-Fuji plant in Shizuoka, Japan, was completed in October 2024.

Woven City’s Phase 1 has won Japan’s first LEED for Communities platinum certification, the highest level, for its environmentally conscious and human-centric design. The Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) is a system for evaluating the environmental performance of buildings and cities and is operated by the US Green Building Council.

Alongside the preparations for Phase 1, renovation of the former Higashi-Fuji plant to create a manufacturing hub for Woven City is under way and site preparation for Phase 2 has commenced. Insights from the Phase 1 development will help refine plans for next and future phases of the project.

According to Toyota, “Woven City offers a unique environment equipped with the tools and services needed to tackle societal challenges and create future-focused value”.

Woven City is engaged in ongoing discussion with ENEOS Corporation, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and Rinnai Corporation.

External startups, entrepreneurs, universities and research institutions are scheduled to be invited to Woven City through an accelerator programme, starting in summer 2025.