1 Location of Hyogo Prefecture Beautiful Hyogo Shinkansen Kyoto Sapporo Hyogo Osaka Kansai Int’l Airport Sea of Japan Tokyo Kansai Region Hiroshima Pacific Ocean Seto Inland Sea Okinawa 2 Hyogo Prefecture in the Kansai Region Hyogo Beautiful Hyogo Kyoto Osaka 100km Chugoku Region Shikoku Region Nara Kansai Int’l Airport Wakayama 3 Beautiful Hyogo Access to Hyogo-Kobe Kyoto 50 min by train Himeji 2:50 by Shinkansen from Tokyo Arima Hot Springs 40 min by train 30 min by train Kobe 1:15 from Tokyo 2:15 from Okinawa 1:50 from Sapporo Awaji Island 20 min by train Osaka 20 min Kobe Airport 30 min by high-speed boat 65 min by bus Kansai Int’l Airport 4 Outline of Hyogo Beautiful Hyogo Basic data Area: 8,396 km2 (12th in Japan) Population: 5.57 million (7th in Japan) Real GDP: 20 trillion 631.4 billion yen = 257.5 billion dollars *Almost as large as that of Finland Toyooka 豊岡 日本海 姫路 Himeji 神戸 Kobe 太平洋 The purple area is a Government Ordinance City, pink areas are cities, yellow areas are towns. Total 29 cities and 12 towns. 5 Symbols of Hyogo Oriental White Stork Special Natural Monument of Japan Beautiful Hyogo Nojigiku (Wild Chrysanthemum) Small, white or yellow flowers bloom in mid November. Hyogo is the northern and eastern limit of its wild habitat. Camphor Laurel Large evergreen tree in Lauraceae family. Produces unique smell from branches and leaves. Hyogo’s Mascot: Habatan 6 Beautiful Hyogo Enjoyable experiences in Hyogo “gourmet, sightseeing, hot springs, and more…” For Tourists 7 “Gourmet Kingdom” Hyogo Beautiful Hyogo Cake lovers’ paradise, Kobe Universally acclaimed “Kobe Beef” Matsuba crab 8 Beautiful Hyogo Akashi Sea Bream Awaji Puffer Fish Akashi Octopus Oysters from Harimanada 9 【Kobe】 Nada– Japanese Sake Brewery Area Beautiful Hyogo Nada is the largest sake brewing area in Japan. It occupies 30% share of the sake production market in Japan. Many of the traditional brewers present their old breweries as museums. Sake tasting is also available. 10 The “B-Class” Local Gourmet Foods in Hyogo Steamed pork buns (Nankinmachi in Kobe) Himeji Oden (Himeji) Bokkake (Nagata in Kobe) Katsumeshi (Cutlet on rice) (Kakogawa) Tamago-yaki (Akashi) Pan-fried udon noodles with organ meats (Sayo) 【Kobe】 Night View from Mt. Rokko Beautiful Hyogo One of three most beautiful night views in Japan 12 【Kobe】 The Longest Suspension Bridge in the World Beautiful Hyogo The longest suspension bridge, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (3,911 m) 13 【Awaji】 Flowery Island Awaji Beautiful Hyogo Awaji Yumebutai Entire park designed by Ando Tadao Awaji Hanasajiki 14 【Awaji】 Naruto Whirlpools Beautiful Hyogo Awaji Puppet Theater Naruto Whirlpools - One of world’s biggest whirlpools 15 【Himeji】 Himeji Castle - World Heritage site Beautiful Hyogo The Greatest Castle in Japan: Himeji Castle (World Heritage) 16 【Himeji】 Engyoji Temple Beautiful Hyogo Engyoji Temple on Mt. Shosha: “The Last Samurai” shooting location 17 【Kobe】 Takarazuka Area Beautiful Hyogo Takarazuka Revue - one of the most popular shows in Japan Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum “The father” of Japanese animation 18 【Kobe】 Arima Hot Springs -The greatest hot springs in Japan Beautiful Hyogo Only 30 minutes from downtown Kobe Two types of spring water: gold-colored and transparent Traditional performing arts by 13 geisha 19 Seasonal Events in Hyogo Beautiful Hyogo Nada Fighting Festival Ako Samurai Festival Kobe Luminarie Sakura festivals in various locations 20 Enjoy Skiing in Hyogo! Sites Open from Dec. to Mar. Harima ・Chikusa Kogen Ski Ground ・Banshu Tokura Snow Park Beautiful Hyogo Tajima ・Kannabe Kogen Ski Ground ・Hachi Kita Ski Ground ・Hyper Bowl Tohachi Ski Ground ・New Ojiro Ski Ground ・Mikata Snow Park ・Tajima Bokujo Koen Ski Ground ・Wakasugi Kogen Ohya Ski Ground…And more! KOBE ・Mt Rokko Ski Ground 21 Seasonal Events in Hyogo Beautiful Hyogo Kinosaki Hot Springs: Relax as you stroll around the nation’s top hot spring destination 22 Matsuba Crab Copyight © Hyogo Prefectural Government Exciting Shopping Spot “Kobe” Kobe Downtown Area Beautiful Hyogo Lovely cafes and shops Kobe Bay shopping site Department stores Outlet Mall Arima Hot Springs Kobe downtown Marine Pia Kobe Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Kobe Sanda Premium Outlets 23 Beautiful Hyogo Fruitful experiences in Hyogo For Business 24 Appeals of Hyogo: Beautiful Hyogo Domestic & international trasnportation network Three domestic/international airports (to 73 cities in 27 countries; 26 cities in Japan) ◆ Gateway to the world: Kansai Int’l Airport Kansai Int’l Airport Kansai Int’l Airport Kobe Airport ◆Domestic hubs: Osaka-Itami & Kobe Airports Three airports in Kansai 25 Appeals of Hyogo: Social infrastructureBeautiful Hyogo Traffic & logistics network Tajima Airport Shinkansen Port of Kobe Kobe Airport Osaka Int’l Airport Kansai Int’l Airport 26 Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Appeals of Hyogo: State-of-the-art Science & Technology Bases Beautiful Hyogo Inspiring innovation by connecting Hyogo’s two intellectual creation bases Cutting costs & time for new drug discovery Highly functional/reliable next-generation batteries and energy conservation materials Harima Science Garden City - Global radiation research hub - Large-scale synchrotron radiation facility SPring-8 - X-ray Free Electron Laser facility SACLA Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster ○Himeji Global life science research hub K supercomputer 4th fastest in the world 27 Cutting-edge S&T facilities Beautiful Hyogo Large-scale Synchrotron Radiation Facility SPring-8 (Since Oct. 1997) • • A large synchrotron radiation facility located in Harima Science Garden City that can produce the world’s most powerful synchrotron radiation (1,000,000,000 times brighter than X-rays). The radiation is widely used for research into nanotechnology and biotechnology, as well as for industrial uses. X-ray Free Electron Laser Facility (SACLA) (Since Mar. 2012) • • Succeeded for the first time in oscillating the world’s shortest wavelength X-ray laser (1.2 Å) through the use of XFEL in June 2011. Capable of capturing instantaneous movements of substances at an atomic level, thus capable of observing very short period reactions enabling R&D of new materials K Supercomputer (Since Sep. 2012) ・ RIKEN established the world’s fastest performing ultra-high speed computational system in Kobe (Port Island) as one of the “Key Technologies of National Importance.” Versatile Usage: (1) Manufacturing, (2) Nanotechnology, (3) Disaster Risk Reduction, (4) Aviation/Space, (5) Life science, (6) Earth Science SPring-8 & SACLA K Supercomputer 28 Cutting-edge S&T facilities Beautiful Hyogo Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster ■ A core facility for the life science industry under an academia-industry-government partnership in the Keihanshin area: ◆Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation ◆RIKEN (Molecular Imaging Science Research Center & Center for Developmental Biology, etc.) Kobe is Home to 14 cluster bases! • 272 top-class research organizations and medical related companies in Hyogo/Kobe (out of which 24 are foreign/foreignaffiliated companies) Corporate Research Facilities ・ Boehringer Ingelheim Japan (Germany) ・ Johnson & Johnson K.K (U.S.A.) ・ GE Healthcare Japan (U.S.A.) ・ Olympus (Japan) [As of the end of Apr. 2014] Creating New Technology & Industries – Hyogo’s Efforts ◆ Formation of Hyogo-Kobe Science Cluster Council meetings are held by academic, industrial and governmental organizations located in Kobe Port Island in order to promote organic partnership of research facilities and researchers. ◆ Encourage activities of Hyogo Industry-Academia-Government Coordinators Hyogo promotes activities to reinforce the coordinator network and improve their skills in ways corresponding to industrial and academic partnership demands from companies and universities. This is with the aim of fostering the 29 growth of industry through industry-academic-government partnerships. A Wealth of Manufacturing Industries Beautiful Hyogo ► From Heavy Industry to SMEs ・Total product shipment is approx. 14 trillion 347 billion yen, National share of 5.0% (ranked 5th in the nation) (Source: 2012 Industrial Statistics) \301.2 bil. (Toyooka) Power Generation Turbines Solar Panels Li-ion Batteries Railway vehicle electric equipment \588.2 bil. \7 trillion 589.5 bil Car Navigation \5 trillion710.1 bil. (Himeji and Kakogawa) Ironmaking/steel plates Motorcycles Thin TV Panels \186.5 bil. Hyogo Total Shipment: \14 trillion 347 bil. Nickel batteries Railway Vehicles Ships 30 A Wealth of Manufacturing Industries Beautiful Hyogo Top-class companies in global niche market Many “Global Niche Top Companies” aiming at the top share in niche fields of growing markets are located in Hyogo. 〔Examples〕 ・Sysmex Corporation ・Teikoku Electric Mfg. Co. Ltd ・Nakamura Koki Co, Ltd. Medical testing equipment (Hematology analyzer) Canned motor pump for chemical agents, etc. Accumulator ・Tacmina Corporation ・Itoh Denki Co., Ltd. ・Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. Precision pump Internally motorized conveyor roller Radar for ships 31 Foreign/Foreign-Affiliated Companies in Hyogo Number of Foreign Companies’ HQs Number Recent FDIs in Hyogo 件数 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 27 25 25 07 08 09 ・近年の主な進出企業 23 10 25 11 320 companies have invested in Hyogo since1998 (Research by International Economic Development Division, Hyogo Prefectural Government) Major companies recently moved in Airbus Helicopters Japan (France, 2012) Umicore Japan (Belgium, 2011) IKEA Japan (Sweden, 2008) Beautiful Hyogo Prefecture No. of HQs of foreign companies National share (%) 1 Tokyo 2,331 75.5 2 Kanagawa 277 9.0 3 Osaka 123 4.0 4 Hyogo 82 2.7 5 Chiba 50 1.6 6 Aichi 36 1.2 7 Saitama 33 1.1 8 Shizuoka 18 0.6 Others 136 4.4 Total 3,086 100 (Toyo Keizai Inc. “Foreign affiliated companies in Japan, a comprehensive directory 2012” Costco Wholesale Japan (USA, 2012) Air Liquide Japan (France, 2008) 32 To Expand Economic Exchange Beautiful Hyogo Hyogo-Kobe International Business Square (Kobe Commerce, Industry and Trade Center Building) Hyogo International Business Center (HIBC) Hyogo-Kobe Investment Support Center (HKIS) http://www.hyogo-kobe.jp/his/ Kobe Asian Business Support Center (KABSC) http://www.city-kobe-asiabiz.com/ One-stop Service http://www.hyogo-kobe.jp/hibc/ JETRO Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC Kobe) http://www.jetro.go.jp/invest/ibsc/locations/ Hyogo Business Support Center in Tokyo http://www.hyogo-kobe.jp/his/profile.html Todofuken Kaikan Building (Chiyoda ward, Tokyo) 33 Hyogo’s Overseas Network Enhancing economic functions of Hyogo's overseas offices Increasing/enhancing functions of Hyogo International Business Support Desks Beautiful Hyogo ・Develop systems of cooperation with local specialists (legal, tax, accounting) through overseas offices ・Additional offices in major Asian cities, in cooperation with local private sectors ・Strengthen consulting functions in cooperation with local specialists Support Hyogobased companies in business & sales channel expansion International Business Support Desks The European Representative Office of Hyogo Prefecture (Paris) China (Guangdong, Shanghai, Dalian), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh), India (Delhi) Indonesia (Jakarta), Thailand (Bangkok) The Hyogo Business and Cultural Center (Washington) Hyogo Business and Tourism Centre (Hong Kong) Hyogo Prefectural Government Culture Centre (Western Australia) Governo da Provincia de Hyogo-Japao Escritorio no Brasil 34 Beautiful Hyogo Fruitful experiences in Hyogo 35 Comfortable Living Environment Beautiful Hyogo for All 100,000 expatriates from 142 countries live in Hyogo. Hyogo has long accepted many expatriates and as such, boasts a comfortable living environment for all. Education 12 international schools (Canadian Academy, Kobe Chinese School, Deutsche Schule Kobe, Marist Brothers International School, etc.) Medical care 4,000 medical institutions accessible in foreign languages Consultation service Information and Advisory Service Center 36 Comfortable Living Environment Beautiful Hyogo for All There are many foreign students studying abroad in universities in Hyogo. Number of foreign students in universities, graduate schools, colleges, high schools, etc: Approx. 5,100 (8th largest in Japan) Universities in Hyogo with 100 or more foreign students studying abroad Name Undergraduate Graduate school University of Hyogo Research students Total Kobe Univ. 107 720 328 1,155 Kwansei Gakuin Univ. 462 124 117 703 Univ. of Marketing and Distribution Sciences 367 41 50 458 Japan Univ. of Economics 373 Kobe International Univ. 282 Univ. of Hyogo 373 79 361 59 97 20 176 Himeji Dokkyo Univ. 152 12 10 174 Ashiya Univ. 100 1 2 103 37 Comfortable Living Environment Beautiful Hyogo for All Various religious facilities show that Hyogo has a long history of welcoming expatriates. Religion Many religious facilities within 5 km radius in Kobe City Kitano Church Kobe Muslim Mosque Jewish church Chua Hoa Lac (Vietnamese temple) Kanteibyo Jain Temple 38 Comfortable Living Environment Beautiful Hyogo for All Hyogo is home to many foreign communities. Foreign Communities Kobe Club, Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club, Comunidade Brasileira de Kansai, Comunidad Latina Hyogo, etc. Native language class by Comunidad Latina Hyogo Comunidade Brasileira Kansai (CBK) Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club Salon Carnival by CBK 39 Kobe Club A Destination Every Visitor Will Love 40
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