Toyota has finally unveiled Woven City, its new concept city of the future built at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan. The project is a significant step toward realizing a living laboratory where the latest innovations in mobility, energy, and daily living are tested at scale in an environment which resembles real-world conditions.
The city stands on the location of Toyota’s old Higashi-Fuji plant in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture. The first phase was completed in late 2024, and Toyota welcomed the first wave of residents — or “Weavers” as they are called — in September 2025. These residents — who were initially envisioned to be Toyota employees and their families — will inhabit Woven City, while also testing out new systems including self-driving cars, robotics, personal mobility devices, smart homes and artificial intelligence in a real-world environment.
Woven City was planned by Toyota as a connected community with all manner of energy efficient technologies, at its center will be hydrogen fuel cells. Here, however, the Streets are Three-Laned: One for Robo-Cars! Another for Bicycles and Personal Mobility Units! And a third for Human Feet. This design enables Toyota to explore emerging modes of transport in a safe, real-world setting.
