Toyota opens doors to $10B ‘City of the Future’ — and they’re recruiting residents

The future has officially arrived, and Toyota is inviting you to be part of it.

The automotive manufacturer has unveiled its highly anticipated $10 billion “Woven City,” a futuristic, eco-friendly community in Shizuoka, Japan, where innovation will take center stage — and they’re looking for participants to help test tomorrow’s tech.

The ambitious project, first announced five years ago, was revealed as complete during a presentation at CES 2025 by Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda on Monday, reported What’s The Jam.

The city, which spans 12 acres, is being billed as a “living laboratory” where residents will double as guinea pigs for groundbreaking technologies in mobility, urban living and sustainability.

(Dubbed a “living laboratory,” this groundbreaking community is built to test cutting-edge ideas in a real-world setting, with residents signing up as willing participants in the experiment.Jam Press/Toyota)

“Woven City is more than just a place to live, work and play,” Toyoda said during the presentation. “[It’s] a place where people can invent and develop all kinds of new products and ideas.”

The first phase of the project is set to launch this fall, with around 100 initial residents — primarily Toyota employees and their families — moving in.

Over time, the population will expand to include outside inventors and entrepreneurs, with up to 2,000 people expected to live there as the project progresses.

(Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda revealed the project’s completion during a high-profile presentation at CES 2025 earlier this week.dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images)

(From autonomous vehicles to energy-efficient technologies, Woven City is set to be a playground for experimentation by companies like Daikin, NISSIN, UCC Japan and other forward-thinking partners.Jam Press/Toyota)

(“Woven City is more than just a place to live, work, and play,” said Toyoda during the announcement. “It’s a place where people can invent and develop all kinds of new products and ideas.”Jam Press/Toyota)

(The futuristic city will launch its first phase this fall, welcoming 100 initial residents, including employees of Toyota and its technology subsidiary, Woven by Toyota (WbyT), along with their families.Jam Press/Toyota)

(Over time, the population is expected to grow, with Phase 1 reaching 360 residents and later phases accommodating up to 2,000 people.Jam Press/Toyota)

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