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Location of Hyogo Prefecture

Pacific Ocean

Sea of Japan

Kyoto

Osaka

Hyogo

Kansai Region

Kansai Int’l Airport

Shinkansen

Seto Inland Sea

Sapporo

Tokyo

Okinawa

Hiroshima

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Hyogo

100ｋｍNara

Kyoto

Kansai Int’l Airport

Osaka

WakayamaShikokuRegion

ChugokuRegion

Beautiful HyogoHyogo Prefecture in the Kansai Region

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Access to Hyogo-Kobe

Kobe

Awaji Island

Kyoto

Osaka

Himeji

Kansai Int’l Airport

20 min by train

Kobe Airport 20 min

65 min by bus30 min

by high-speed boat

Arima Hot Springs

30 min by train

50 min by train

1:15 from Tokyo

2:15 from Okinawa

1:50 from Sapporo

2:50 by Shinkansenfrom Tokyo

40 min by train

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太平洋

日本海

The purple area is a Government Ordinance City, pink areas are cities, yellow areas are towns. Total 29 cities and 12 towns.

Basic data

姫路

神戸

豊岡

Outline of Hyogo Beautiful Hyogo

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

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Toyooka

HimejiKobe

Oriental White Stork Nojigiku (Wild Chrysanthemum)

Special Natural Monument of Japan Small, white or yellow flowers bloom in mid November. Hyogo is the northern and eastern limit of its wild habitat.

Large evergreen tree in Lauraceae family. Produces unique smell from branches and leaves.

Camphor Laurel

Hyogo’s Mascot: Habatan

Symbols of Hyogo Beautiful Hyogo

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Enjoyable experiences in Hyogo“gourmet, sightseeing, hot springs, and more…”

For Tourists

Beautiful Hyogo

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Cake lovers’ paradise, Kobe

Universally acclaimed “Kobe Beef”

Matsuba crab

“Gourmet Kingdom” Hyogo Beautiful Hyogo

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Oysters from HarimanadaAkashi Octopus

Awaji Puffer FishAkashi Sea Bream

Beautiful Hyogo

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【Kobe】Nada– Japanese Sake Brewery Area

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.

Beautiful Hyogo

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Pan-fried udon noodles with organ meats (Sayo)

The “B-Class” Local Gourmet Foods in Hyogo

Katsumeshi (Cutlet on rice) (Kakogawa)

Bokkake(Nagata in Kobe)

Tamago-yaki(Akashi)

Himeji Oden(Himeji)

Steamed pork buns (Nankinmachi in Kobe)

One of three most beautiful night views in Japan

【Kobe】 Night View from Mt. Rokko Beautiful Hyogo

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The longest suspension bridge, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (3,911 m)

【Kobe】 The Longest Suspension Bridge in the World Beautiful Hyogo

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Awaji Hanasajiki

Awaji YumebutaiEntire park designed by Ando Tadao

【Awaji】 Flowery Island Awaji Beautiful Hyogo

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Naruto Whirlpools - One of world’s biggest whirlpools

Awaji Puppet Theater

【Awaji】Naruto Whirlpools Beautiful Hyogo

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The Greatest Castle in Japan: Himeji Castle(World Heritage)

【Himeji】Himeji Castle - World Heritage site Beautiful Hyogo

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Engyoji Temple on Mt. Shosha: “The Last Samurai” shooting location

【Himeji】Engyoji Temple Beautiful Hyogo

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Takarazuka Revue - one of the most popular shows in Japan

Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum“The father” of Japanese animation

【Kobe】 Takarazuka Area Beautiful Hyogo

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【Kobe】Arima Hot Springs-The greatest hot springs in Japan

Only 30 minutes from downtown KobeTwo types of spring water: gold-colored and transparentTraditional performing arts by 13 geisha

Beautiful Hyogo

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Ako SamuraiFestival

Nada Fighting Festival

Kobe Luminarie

Seasonal Events in Hyogo

Sakura festivals in various locations

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Enjoy Skiing in Hyogo!

Sites Open from Dec. to Mar. 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!

Harima・Chikusa Kogen Ski Ground・Banshu Tokura Snow Park

KOBE・Mt Rokko Ski Ground

Beautiful Hyogo

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Kinosaki Hot Springs:Relax as you stroll aroundthe nation’s top hot springdestination

Matsuba CrabCopyight © Hyogo Prefectural Government

Beautiful HyogoSeasonal Events in Hyogo

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Kobe Downtown Area

Outlet Mall

Department stores

Lovely cafes and shops

Kobe Bay shopping site

Kobe downtown

Arima Hot Springs

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Marine PiaKobe Kobe Sanda Premium Outlets

Exciting Shopping Spot “Kobe” Beautiful Hyogo

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Fruitful experiences in Hyogo

For Business

Beautiful Hyogo

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Appeals of Hyogo: Domestic & international trasnportation network

◆ Gateway to the world: Kansai Int’l Airport

Three domestic/international airports (to 73 cities in 27 countries; 26 cities in Japan)

Kansai Int’l Airport

◆Domestic hubs:Osaka-Itami & Kobe Airports Three airports in Kansai

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Kobe Airport

Kansai Int’l Airport

Appeals of Hyogo: Social infrastructureTraffic & logistics network

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Shinkansen

Tajima Airport

Port of Kobe

Kobe Airport

Kansai Int’l Airport

Osaka Int’l Airport

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Harima Science Garden City- Global radiation research hub- Large-scale synchrotron radiation facility SPring-8- X-ray Free Electron Laser facility SACLA

○Himeji

Cutting costs & time for new drug discoveryHighly functional/reliable next-generation batteries and energy conservation materials

Inspiring innovation by connecting Hyogo’s two intellectual creation bases

Appeals of Hyogo:State-of-the-art Science & Technology Bases

Beautiful Hyogo

K supercomputer4th fastest in the world

Kobe Biomedical Innovation ClusterGlobal life science research hub

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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

SPring-8

& SACLA

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.”

K Supercomputer

Versatile Usage: (1) Manufacturing, (2) Nanotechnology, (3) Disaster Risk Reduction, (4) Aviation/Space, (5) Life science, (6) Earth Science

Beautiful HyogoCutting-edge S&T facilities

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Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster

Cutting-edge S&T facilities Beautiful Hyogo

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■ 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/foreign-affiliated companies)

［As of the end of Apr. 2014]

◆ Encourage activities of Hyogo Industry-Academia-Government CoordinatorsHyogo 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 growth of industry through industry-academic-government partnerships.

◆ Formation of Hyogo-Kobe Science ClusterCouncil 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.

Creating New Technology & Industries – Hyogo’s Efforts

Corporate Research Facilities・ Boehringer Ingelheim Japan (Germany)

・ Johnson & Johnson K.K (U.S.A.)

・ GE Healthcare Japan (U.S.A.)

・ Olympus (Japan)

► 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)

(Toyooka)

(Himeji and

Kakogawa)

Railway Vehicles Ships

TurbinesPower Generation

Turbines

Car Navigation

Li-ion Batteries

Nickel batteries

Solar Panels Railway vehicle electric equipment

Ironmaking/steel plates

Hyogo Total Shipment: ¥14 trillion 347 bil.

¥7 trillion 589.5 bil

¥186.5 bil.

¥301.2 bil. ¥301.2 bil.

¥588.2 bil.¥588.2 bil.

¥5 trillion710.1 bil.

Thin TV Panels

Motorcycles

A Wealth of Manufacturing Industries Beautiful Hyogo

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Top-class companies in global niche marketMany “Global Niche Top Companies” aiming at the top share in niche fields of growing markets are located in Hyogo.

〔Examples〕

・Sysmex Corporation

Medical testing equipment(Hematology analyzer)

・Teikoku ElectricMfg. Co. Ltd

Canned motor pump for chemical agents, etc.

・Nakamura Koki Co, Ltd. Accumulator

・TacminaCorporation

Precision pump

・Itoh DenkiCo., Ltd.

Internally motorized conveyor roller

・Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.

Radar for ships

Beautiful HyogoA Wealth of Manufacturing Industries

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Foreign/Foreign-Affiliated Companies in Hyogo

・近年の主な進出企業

Umicore Japan (Belgium, 2011)

Airbus Helicopters Japan(France, 2012)

IKEA Japan (Sweden, 2008)

Air Liquide Japan(France, 2008)

(Toyo Keizai Inc. “Foreign affiliated companies in Japan, a comprehensive directory 2012”

Costco Wholesale Japan(USA, 2012)

320 companies have invested in Hyogo since1998

320 companies have invested in Hyogo since1998

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(Research by International Economic Development Division, Hyogo Prefectural Government)

Recent FDIs in HyogoPrefecture No. of HQs of

foreign companiesNational 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

Number of Foreign Companies’ HQs

Major companies recently moved in

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Kobe Asian Business Support Center (KABSC)http://www.city-kobe-asiabiz.com/

Hyogo-Kobe Investment Support Center (HKIS)http://www.hyogo-kobe.jp/his/

Hyogo Business Support Center in Tokyohttp://www.hyogo-kobe.jp/his/profile.html

Todofuken Kaikan Building (Chiyoda ward, Tokyo)

To Expand Economic Exchange Beautiful HyogoHyogo-Kobe International Business Square (Kobe Commerce, Industry and Trade Center Building)

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Hyogo International Business Center (HIBC)http://www.hyogo-kobe.jp/hibc/

JETRO Invest Japan Business Support Center (IBSC Kobe)

http://www.jetro.go.jp/invest/ibsc/locations/

One-stop Service

Governo da Provincia de Hyogo-Japao Escritorio no Brasil

Hyogo Business and Tourism Centre (Hong Kong)

Hyogo Prefectural Government Culture Centre (Western Australia)

The European Representative Office of Hyogo Prefecture (Paris)

The Hyogo Business and Cultural Center (Washington)

Hyogo’s Overseas NetworkEnhancing

economic functions of Hyogo's overseas

offices

・Develop systems of cooperation with local specialists (legal, tax, accounting) through overseas offices

Increasing/enhancing functions of Hyogo

International Business Support Desks

・Additional offices in major Asian cities, in cooperation with local private sectors・Strengthen consulting functions in cooperation with local specialists

China (Guangdong, Shanghai, Dalian), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh), India (Delhi)Indonesia (Jakarta), Thailand (Bangkok)

International Business Support Desks

Support Hyogo-based companies in business & sales channel expansion

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Fruitful experiences in Hyogo

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Comfortable Living Environment for All Beautiful Hyogo

Medical care4,000 medical institutions accessible in foreign languages

Education 12 international schools(Canadian Academy, Kobe Chinese School, Deutsche Schule Kobe, Marist Brothers International School, etc.)

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.

Consultation serviceInformation and Advisory Service Center

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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 (8thlargest in Japan)

Universities in Hyogo with 100 or more foreign students studying abroad

Comfortable Living Environment for All Beautiful Hyogo

Name Under-graduateGraduate

schoolResearchstudents 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 373 373

Kobe International Univ. 282 79 361

Univ. of Hyogo 59 97 20 176

Himeji Dokkyo Univ. 152 12 10 174

Ashiya Univ. 100 1 2 103

University of Hyogo

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Comfortable Living Environment for All Beautiful Hyogo

Religion Many religious facilities within 5 km radius in Kobe City

Various religious facilities show that Hyogo has a long history of welcoming expatriates.

Kobe Muslim MosqueKitano Church

Kanteibyo

Chua Hoa Lac (Vietnamese temple) Jain Temple

Jewish church

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Comfortable Living Environment for All Beautiful HyogoHyogo is home to many foreign communities.

Foreign CommunitiesKobe Club, Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club, Comunidade Brasileira de Kansai, ComunidadLatina Hyogo, etc.

Salon Carnival by CBK

Native language class by Comunidad Latina

Hyogo

Comunidade BrasileiraKansai (CBK)

Kobe Club

Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club

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A Destination Every Visitor Will Love

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