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IIST INDUSTRIAL TOUR in ISHIKAWA and TOYAMA IIST INDUSTRIAL TOUR IN ISHIKAWA AND TOYAMA 15-17 June 2009 Organized by Institute for International Studies and Training Co-organized/supported by The Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) This booklet was subsidized by the Japan Keirin Association through promotion funds from Keirin races. http://ringring-keirin.jp IIST INDUSTRIAL TOUR in ISHIKAWA and TOYAMA About the IIST Industrial Tours The Institute for International Studies and Training (IIST) organizes industrial tours to provide diplomats stationed at embassies in Japan with an introduction to regional economies. Part of the IIST’s international exchange program, these tours are designed to deepen understanding and awareness of economic developments at the sub-national level. Tour participants visit, for instance, plants, firms, universities and other local players in selected regions, where they engage in exchange with local economic organizations and administrations, learn about the local economic situation and the investment environment, and experience local culture. IIST Industrial Tour in ISHIKAWA and TOYAMA The Chubu Area is located in the center of Japan, and is formed by two areas: the Tokai region, consisting of the three prefectures of Aichi, Gifu and Mie; and the Hokuriku region, home to the prefectures of Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui. The Chubu Area has a highly concentrated industrial economy, which includes a variety of industries: transport machinery such as motor vehicles; general machinery such as metal machine tools; aerospace; heavy electrical equipment; visual equipment, communications equipment, electronic parts and car electronics product assembly; and local industries such as textiles, porcelain and pottery. The area has traditionally been a key location for monozukuri (skilled manufacturing), leading the Japanese economy in this field up to the present day. On 15-17 June 2009, in conjunction with the Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), IIST invited diplomats from embassies in Japan to the Hokuriku region’s Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures to take part in the IIST Industrial Tour in ISHIKAWA and TOYAMA. Together with developing a broader recognition and understanding of regional economies on the part of participants, the tour also aimed to establish a foothold for the promotion of reciprocal business exchanges. 1 IIST Industrial Tour in ISHIKAWA and TOYAMA List of Participants (Alphabetical order) Dr. Joanne LOUNDES ジョアン・ラウンデス （Australia) First Secretary 一等書記官 Australian Embassy オーストラリア大使館 Mr. Georg PÖSTINGER ゲオルグ・ペスティンガー （Austria) Counsellor 参事官 Austrian Embassy オーストリア大使館 Dr. Jan HOOGMARTENS ヤン・ホーグマルテンス (Belgium) First Secretary 一等書記官 Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium ベルギー王国大使館 Mr. Jose Antonio Gomes PIRAS ジョゼ・アントニオ・ピラス （Brazil） Minister-Counsellor 公使 Embassy of Brazil ブラジル大使館 Mr. Renato CALDART レナート・カルダート （Canada） Second Secretary 二等書記官 Embassy of Canada カナダ大使館 Dr. Petr KAŠIČKA ペテル・カシチカ (Czech Republic ) Head of Commercial and Economic Section 経済・商務部主管 Embassy of the Czech Republic チェコ共和国大使館 Dr. Adrian NITSCHE アドリアン・ニチェ (Germany) First Secretary, Industrial Advisor 一等書記官 企業アドバイザー Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany ドイツ連邦共和国大使館 Mr. SON Ho Young ソン・ホ・ヨン （Republic of Korea) Commercial Attaché 商業担当アタッシェ Embassy of the Republic of Korea 大韓民国大使館 Mr. Tom KOMPIER トム・コンピアー (Netherlands) Director for Japan, Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency オランダ経済省企業誘致局 駐日代表／Counsellor 参事官 Royal Netherlands Embassy オランダ大使館 2 H.E. Mr. Aurelian NEAGU アウレリアン・ネアグ 閣下 （Romania) Ambassador 特命全権大使 Embassy of Romania ルーマニア大使館 Mr. Gennadii A. OVECHKO Ｇ・Ａ・オヴェチコ （Russia) Minister-Counsellor 公使 Embassy of the Russian Federation ロシア連邦大使館 Mr. KWONG Terk Ming クウォン・テルク・ミン （Singapore) First Secretary 一等書記官 Embassy of the Republic of Singapore シンガポール共和国大使館 Mr. Dusan PSOTA ドゥシャン・プソタ (Slovak Republic) Charge d' Affaires a.i. 臨時大使 Embassy of the Slovak Republic スロバキア共和国大使館 At the "Kenroku-en" (Kenroku Garden), Kanazawa, ISHIKAWA Prefecture 3 ISHIKAWA and TOYAMA Industrial Tour Schedule DAY 1: Monday 15th June 2009 09:45 Departure from Haneda Airport Flight No. ANA753 10:45 Arrival at Komatsu (ISHIKAWA) Airport 12:00 Lunch KOTOBUKI-YA Kanazawa City (Tel: 076-231-6245) 14:45 Visit to HAKUICHI CO. LTD. HAKUICHI Co. Ltd. (Gold leaf production) (Tel: 076-240-0891) 15:10 Observation of Kenroku-en (Kenroku Garden) 16:30 Courtesy call on Masanori TANIMOTO, Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture Ishikawa Prefectural Government Office Presentation on ISHIKAWA Prefecture 18:00 Hotel check-in HOTEL NIKKO KANAZAWA (Tel: 076-234-1111) 19:00 Dinner meeting with local government and business KINJYORO leaders (Japanese restaurant) Kanazawa City (Tel: 076-221-8188) 4 DAY 2: Tuesday 16th June 2009 10:00 Visit to KOMATSU Ltd. KOMATSU Ltd. (manufacturers of construction, mining and utility AWAZU plant in equipment) KOMATSU (Tel: 0761-43-4712) 12:15 Lunch Hotel Sunroute Komatsu (Tel: 0761-24-6123) 13:15 Transfer to TOYAMA Prefecture (by bus) 14:45 Courtesy call on Takakazu ISHII, Governor of Toyama Prefecture Toyama Prefectural Government Office Presentation on TOYAMA Prefecture 16:00 Visit to NACHI-FUJIKOSHI CORP. (manufacturers of NACHI-FUJIKOSHI CORP. machine tools, robots, components, materials, etc.) (Tel: 076-423-5111) ANA CROWNE PLAZA 17:45 Hotel check-in TOYAMA (Tel:076-495-1111) 19:30 Dinner meeting with local government and business Kujaku Banquet Room leaders 4F, ANA CROWNE PLAZA TOYAMA 5 DAY 3: Wednesday 17th June 2009 10:00 Visit to YKK Corporation Kurobe YKK Corporation Kurobe (Tel: 0765-54-8015) 12:45 Lunch MEITETSU TOYAMA HOTEL (Tel: 076-431-2211) 14:00 Visit to Kanaokatei (Registered cultural asset: Toyama Kenmin Kaikan Bunkan-Kanaokatei) (home of the Kanaoka family, medicine traders from the late Edo period) 16:25 Departure from Toyama Airport Flight No. ANA888 17:30 Arrival at Haneda Airport 6 Highlights of the Program DAY 1: Monday 15th June Visit: HAKUICHI, Co. Ltd. (Ishikawa Prefecture) The delegation’s first visit in this study tour was Hakuichi Co., which produces gold leaf as well as various products (crafts, cosmetics, food, architectural products, etc.) decorated with gold leaf. Hakuichi CEO Tetsuya Asano took the delegation first to the gallery, which presented the history of Kanazawa gold leaf production and the gold leaf manufacturing process, then moved to the workshop where gold leaf is applied to lacquer ware. Of all the gold leaf produced in Japan, 98 percent comes from Kanazawa City in Ishikawa Prefecture. It is said that the unsurpassed skills of the prefecture’s goldsmiths are supported by an ideal climate and pure water just right for gold leaf manufacturing. Visit: Kenroku-en Garden and the remnants of Kanazawa Castle (Ishikawa Prefecture) Participants had the opportunity to visit Kenroku-en, which retains characteristics of the Kaiyurinsen style from the Edo Period and is said to be one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan. Kenroku-en means ‘garden with six features’, referring to the six attributes that bring out the excellent landscape of the garden: spaciousness and seclusion, artifice and antiquity, and water-courses and panoramas. Next to Kenroku-en is Kanazawa Castle, most of which has been destroyed by fire with only the Ishikawa-mon Gate remaining. In 2001, historical wooden structures such as the Hishi Yagura and the Hashizumemon Tsuzuki Yagura were restored and the area was renovated to become a castle park together with Kenroku-en. Courtesy call on the Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture at the Prefectural Government Office The delegation paid a courtesy call on Governor Masanori Tanimoto at the Ishikawa Prefectural Government Office. Briefing on Ishikawa economy by local government officials The delegation received a briefing on the economic, industrial and commercial background of Ishikawa Prefecture at the Prefectural Government Office. 7 Dinner meeting with local government and business leaders in Kanazawa City IIST organized a Welcome Dinner attended by Masanori Tanimoto, Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture; Sakae Mikuni, Director General of the Tourism and International Exchange Bureau, Ishikawa Prefectural Government; and Akira Miyama, Chairperson of the Ishikawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as guests from the region. Governor Tanimoto and Mr. Miyama extended a warm welcome to the delegation. DAY 2: Tuesday 16th June Visit: KOMATSU Ltd. (Ishikawa Prefecture) On their visit to KOMATSU Ltd., participants received a briefing on the company from Awazu Plant manager Ichiro Sasaki in the presentation room and went on to observe the plant manufacturing loaders (used for loading excavated earth and rocks), graders (designed for preparing the substrate of roads and other flat earth as well as leveling aggregate) and transmissions. Established in 1921, Komatsu is a diversified provider of industrial-use products and services. While remaining an international leader in the field of construction and mining equipment, the company also engages in business such as industrial machinery and vehicles and other solutions-based operations. Courtesy call on the Governor of Toyama Prefecture at the Prefectural Government Office The delegation paid a courtesy call on Governor Takakazu Ishii at the Toyama Prefectural Government Office. Briefing on Toyama economy by local government officials The delegation received a briefing on the economic, industrial and commercial background of Toyama Prefecture at the Prefectural Government Office. Visit: NACHI-FUJIKOSHI CORP. (Toyama Prefecture) In Toyama Prefecture, the delegation visited Nachi-Fujikoshi
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