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Kansai Overview of Hyogo Prefecture Overview of Hyogo Prefecture 6Bests of Hyogo Bests, Sea of Japan 6 “A Japan in The Pride of Hyogo Best Access Hyogo’s well-developed airport, harbor, Toyooka Best Incentives and highway systems allow you to easily access major cities not only in Japan but We have designated International also in the world. For instance, you can Miniature,” Economic Zones and established reach any major cities in Japan from Kyoto Shiga incentive programs for foreign/ 06 Hyogo within three hours. Hyogo’s foreign-affiliated companies to start a 01 convenient transportation will fully Hyogo business there. By utilizing these Incentives support your business development. programs, you can significantly reduce Access Home to Himeji the cost of launching a base for your Nishinomiya business. Best Living Standards Kobe Osaka No. of headquarters of Hyogo provides a comfortable living Best Start-up Services environment for foreign residents through Seto Inland Sea foreign-affiliated facilities such as its many international Kansai Related organizations in Hyogo will 05 companies schools and hospitals offering multilingual work together to provide one-stop service. Hyogo also has the second-largest Nara services tailored to your needs and Start-up park area among the 47 prefectures of support your business. Services 02 Japan, boasting both urban capacity and 4th Living abundant natural resources. Best Facilities in Japan Standards Hyogo has many world-leading （as of 2020） Best in Safety research bases, concentrated around Wakayama Since the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Kobe Biomedical Innovation Cluster 04 547 Pacific Ocean Earthquake, Hyogo has focused on building and Harima Science Garden City. Million People Facilities 03 disaster-resilient cities where citizens can These facilities are expected to attract feel safe. By supporting companies that are many more companies and researchers, Safety creating BCPs and international organizations Hyogo Prefecture: A Japan in Miniature develop new technologies, and create that disseminate disaster risk reduction new industries. Located in the center of Japan, Hyogo Prefecture extends from the Sea of Japan in the north to the Seto Inland Sea and information to the world, Hyogo is working to the Pacific Ocean in the south. It has a wide variety of communities ranging from large cities to rural villages to remote create a safe and secure region for everyone. islands. It is known as a Japan in Miniature due to the diverse climates and cultural features. World-famous companies such as Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Kobe Steel are originated here, in Hyogo Prefecture. Moreover, it is home to factories and research institutes of major Japanese enterprises, including Mitsubishi Heavy The“6 Bests”You Need for Your Business Industries, Toshiba, Fujitsu, and Mitsubishi Electric. Hyogo has the headquarters of 86 foreign-affiliated companies*. We work together with the City of Kobe and other Kansai Region: Japan’s Second-Largest Economic Zone municipalities in the prefecture and related organizations such as JETRO Kobe and Hyogo-Kobe Investment Support The Kansai region, centered around Kobe, Osaka, and Kyoto, is the country’s second-largest economic zone and home to Center, while coordinating with the national government, to provide you with the“6 Bests.” over 20 million people. Its economic scale is equivalent to that of an advanced nation, such as the Netherlands. Since the fiscal year 2001, annually approximately 20 foreign/foreign-affiliated companies have utilized these“6 Bests” Kansai has prospered as the political and cultural center of Japan for a long time, and thus it has an abundance of shrines, to establish businesses in Hyogo, and more companies are expected to do so in the future. temples, and historic sites, with about half of Japan’s national treasures and important cultural properties located in this Hyogo Prefecture is ready to help you maximize your profit with its best services and environment. region. The Kansai region, featuring a large economic zone and an elegant side of Japan, is expected to become the * Survey by International Economic Development Division, Hyogo Prefecture “Global Metropolis Kansai,”an international exchange base. Hyogo Compared to the World Climate in Toyooka City, Hyogo Climate in Kobe City, Hyogo Rankings of Hyogo in Japan Population GDP Area（k㎡） （2020） （2020） （thousand people） （billion US dollars）* 50 550 Value of Approx. 5,470 Approx. 8,400 Approx. 190 No. of private manufactured Value of sales Charms of Hyogo （No. 7 in Japan） （No. 12 in Japan） （No. 6 in Japan） 45 500 No. of private No. of Higher education Monthly precipitation Pref. income enterprise goods shipped （wholesale No. of factories Hyogo As of 2019 As of 2020 As of 2017 40 450 enterprises universities enrollment rate employees （enterprises w/ 4+ and retail） Singapore Qatar Portugal 35 400 employees） Approx. 5,640 As of 2019 Approx. 11,430 Approx. 220 As of 2017 World Norway Jamaica New Zealand Average temperature（℃） 30 Average temperature 350 Approx. 5,320 As of 2019 Approx. 10,990 Approx. 210 As of 2017 Average temperature Ranking 25 300 *1 US dollar = 110 Japanese yen （among 47 No. 7 No. 7 No. 7 No. 5 No. 8 No. 5 No. 3 No. 5 Kansai Compared to the World prefectures） 20 250 Business Population GDP 15 200 Partners Area（k㎡） in Hyogo （thousand people） （billion US dollars）* Number 15,983 214,169 2,203 15,666 15,946 10 150 （h） / Daylight hours Monthly precipitation（mm） Daylight hours billion yen thousand people billion yen billion yen 36 62.5% 56 Approx. 20,530 Approx. 27,350 Approx. 780 Daylight hours Kansai 5 100 As of 2019 As of 2020 As of 2017 Australia Rwanda The Netherlands 0 Monthly precipitation 50 Year World 2016 2016 2016 2017 2016 2020 2020 2018 Approx. 25,650 As of 2020 Approx. 26,300 Approx. 830 As of 2017 0 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. *1 US dollar = 110 Japanese yen 1 2 Best Access Hyogo’s well-developed transportation Access Japan’s infrastructure is supported by advanced railway, highway, harbor, and airport networks. Major Cities within 3Hours We offer convenient transportation by land, air, or sea that will support your Land by Land, Air, or Sea business development. San-in Kinki Expwy International Trade Port with a History of 150 Years Sea Tajima Airport The Port of Kobe connects to ports around the world through Legend many regular international lines going to North America, Europe, Kitakinki Toyooka Expwy In service Project in progress Australia, and Asia because it is located near the center of the Being planned Japanese archipelago and is on the main route of global maritime transport. Domestically, it connects to the ports in western Japan, Shinkansen（Shin-Kobe Station） mainly in the Seto Inland Sea, through abundant coastal routes. Land Transportation Hub Bantan Renraku Road In addition to the convenient transportation, the Port of Kobe in the Center of Japan boasts a high-standard container terminal that can handle large Hyogo is a hub for land Maizuru-Wakasa Expwy container vessels. transportation. The Shinkansen Chugoku Expwy connects its capital, Kobe, to Port of Kobe Tokyo in the east and Fukuoka Toban-Tamba Renraku Road in the west on the main Chugoku Odan Expwy Sanyo Expwy Shin-Meishin Expwy Himeji-Tottori Route ① transportation artery in Japan; it Chugoku Expwy Higashiharima Namboku Road Connect to Cities in Japan and the World Sky takes about three hours to get to Kobe-nishi Bypass Meishin Expwy either of these locations. It takes about 65 minutes from Kobe to get to the Kansai 2 Hanshin Expwy Kobe Route The network of eight major Harima Rinkai Regional Road International Airport (KIX), a gateway connecting Hyogo to the Osaka Wangan Expwy arterial highways (four in the Western Extension world. Over 1,500 flights per week are operating from KIX to Osaka International ② east-west and four in the north- Airport approximately 90 cities in nearly 25 countries and regions Meishin-Wangan south) covers all of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Connection Route worldwide (as of the 2019 winter schedule). In addition to KIX, prefectural area that is the three airports in Hyogo (Kobe Airport, Osaka International Kobe Airport Hanshin Expwy Wangan Route approximately 8,400 ㎢. This Airport, and Tajima Airport) offer domestic services, adding to network allows us to easily Port of Kobe the convenience of transportation and distribution to major cities ③ travel within the Kansai region Kansai International Airport Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expwy in Japan. Central Kobe is connected to Kobe Airport and Osaka as well as to the Chugoku and International Airport in approximately 18 minutes and 40 Shikoku regions and across the minutes, respectively. nation. ①Osaka international Airport ②Kansai International Airport ③Kobe Airport Network of Eight Major Arterial Highways Travel Time to Major Cities in Japan Travel Time to Major Cities in the World Sea of Japan Sea of Japan coastal axis Sapporo Helsinki: 9.5 h London: 12 h Seattle: 12.5 h Paris: 12 h Amsterdam: 11 h San Francisco: 10 h Istanbul: 10.5 h Seoul: 1.5 h New York: 17.5 h For Fukuoka For Tokyo Time required Okinawa Doha: 9.5 h Hyogo,Japan Harima-Inaba axis Harima-Tajima axis Harima-Tamba-Tajima axis By railway Los Angeles: 10.5 h By air Zurich: 12 h （Shinkansen） Dubai: 10.5 h Chugoku inland axis Munich: 11 h Sea of Japan-Pacific Ocean axis Sapporo － Approx. 2 h Ho Chi Minh: 5 h Tokyo Approx. 2 h 40 min. Approx. 1 h 10 min. Sanyo inland axis Singapore: 6.5 h Delhi: 10.5 h Hyogo’s Business Hyogo Nagoya Approx. 1 h － Environment Beijing: 3 h Hanshin-Harima coastal axis Hiroshima Approx.
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