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About Woven City

Illustration of Woven City with Mount Fuji behind it.

Toyota is redefining what it means to move. We're challenging the current state of mobility by enhancing the movement of people, goods, information and energy. Centered around three core concepts - A Living Laboratory™, Human-Centered, and Ever Evolving City™ - Woven City serves as a test course for mobility to fulfill our purpose of well-being for all.

We do this by bringing together a diverse community of people with a shared passion for the future of mobility to co-create, develop and refine innovative products and services. This cross-section of social infrastructure, mobility, and people provides a unique opportunity for inventors, residents and visitors to interact seamlessly with new technologies throughout daily life in an environment that emulates a real city.

Toyoda Sakichi
Black and white photograph of the founder of Toyota, Sakichi Toyoda.

The History of Toyota

Toyota is "For Others."
The Toyota name began changing the world long before it became globally renowned in the automobile industry. Toyota's founder Sakichi Toyoda, determined to ease his mother's countless hours working on a manual loom, revolutionized the textile industry with numerous inventions that drastically improved the lives of others. From looms to automobiles, and now Woven City, the philosophy "for others" continues to be the driving force behind our initiatives today.

What Drives Woven City?

Purpose
To drive the future of movement and enhance well-being for all.
Vision
To inspire a world where the expansion of mobility redefines what’s possible.
Mission
To pave the way towards the next generation of movement on a test course that empowers innovation.

The Four Pillars of Mobility

  • People
  • Goods
  • Information
  • Energy
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Who is Involved?

Inventors

Illustration of a variety of Inventors discussing about mobility products and services with a Woven City employee

Toyota Group, Startups, Institutes and Companies

Weavers

Illustration of variety of Weavers (residents and visitors) with different methods of mobility

Residents and Visitors

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Bridging the Past to the Future

When the Tohoku region was devastated by the 2011 earthquake, Toyota Motor Corporation stepped up to support the area in its recovery. Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation and then-President Akio Toyoda saw a way to provide long-term economic and social support by migrating its Higashi-Fuji Plant operations in Susono to Tohoku. This move created thousands of jobs, contributing greatly to the recovery and revitalization of Tohoku, while the Susono site continues its impressive Toyota legacy of over 50 years as the blank canvas for Woven City.

Black and white photograph of the old Higashi-Fuji Plant

A Journey: Transforming into a Mobility Company

  • Sakichi Toyoda invents the Toyoda wooden hand loom.

    Black and white photograph of the Toyoda wooden hand loom.

  • Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. is first established.

    Black and white photograph of the Toyota Model AA.

  • Toyota announces its transformation into a mobility company.

    Akio Toyoda, CEO of Toyota at the time of this photo, announcing on stage about Toyota's transformation into a mobility company.

  • Concept for Woven City is announced at CES in Las Vegas.

    Akio Toyoda, CEO of Toyota at the time of this photo, at CES 2020, revealing the concept for Woven City in front of a crowd.

  • Construction begins on February 23rd (Mount Fuji Day).

    Akio Toyoda, CEO of Toyota at the time of this photo, and James Kuffner, former CEO of Woven by Toyota, at the groundbreaking ceremony at the Woven City construction site.

  • Phase 1 Official Launch: co-creation initiatives begin in selected areas.

    Illustration of Woven City with Mount Fuji behind it.
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