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Himeji Castle - World Heritage Site Beautiful Hyogo 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 Beautiful Hyogo Kyoto Hyogo Osaka 100ｋｍ Chugoku Nara Region Shikoku Wakayama Region Kansai Int’l Airport 3 Access to Hyogo-Kobe Beautiful Hyogo Kyoto 50 min by train 2:50 by Shinkansen Himeji Arima Hot Springs from Tokyo 30 min by train 40 min by train Kobe 20 min by train 20 min Osaka 1:15 from Tokyo Kobe Airport 2:15 from Okinawa 1:50 from Sapporo 30 min 65 min by bus Awaji Island by high-speed boat Kansai Int’l Airport 4 Outline of Hyogo Beautiful Hyogo Basic data Area: 8,396 km2 (12th in Japan) T豊o岡yooka 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 日本海 The purple area is a Government Ordinance City, H姫im路eji pink areas are cities, yellow areas are 神K戸obe towns. Total 29 太平洋 cities and 12 towns. 5 Symbols of Hyogo Beautiful Hyogo 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. 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 Oysters from Harimanada Akashi Octopus 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. 10 Sake tasting is also available. The “B-Class” Local Gourmet Foods in Hyogo Steamed pork buns Bokkake Tamago-yaki (Nankinmachi in Kobe) (Nagata in Kobe) (Akashi) Himeji Oden Katsumeshi (Cutlet Pan-fried udon noodles (Himeji) on rice) (Kakogawa) 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! Beautiful Hyogo Tajima Sites Open from Dec. to Mar. ・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 KOBE ・ Chikusa Kogen Ski Ground ・Mt Rokko Ski Ground ・Banshu Tokura Snow Park 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” Beautiful Hyogo Kobe Downtown Area Lovely cafes and shops Department stores Kobe Bay shopping site Outlet Mall Arima Hot Springs Kobe downtown Marine Pia Kobe Sanda Premium Outlets Kobe Akashi Kaikyo Bridge 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: Beautiful Hyogo State-of-the-art Science & Technology Bases 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 Kobe Biomedical facility SACLA Innovation Cluster Global life science ○Himeji 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 K Supercomputer & SACLA 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 Corporate Research Facilities organizations and medical ・ Boehringer Ingelheim Japan (Germany) related companies in ・ Johnson & Johnson K.K (U.S.A.) Hyogo/Kobe (out of which 24 are foreign/foreign- ・ GE Healthcare Japan (U.S.A.) affiliated companies) ・ 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 growth of industry through industry-academic-government partnerships. 29 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) Li-ion Batteries Solar Panels Railway vehicle electric equipment Power Generation Turbines ¥588.2 bil. ¥7 trillion 589.5 bil Car Navigation ¥5 trillion710.1 bil. (Himeji and Ironmaking/steel plates Kakogawa) Motorcycles Thin TV Panels ¥186.5 bil. Hyogo Total Shipment: ¥14 trillion 347 bil. 30 Nickel batteries Railway Vehicles Ships 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〕 Medical testing equipment (Hematology analyzer) ・Tacmina Precision pump ・Sysmex Corporation Corporation ・Teikoku Electric Canned motor pump for ・Itoh Denki Internally motorized conveyor Mfg. Co. Ltd chemical agents, etc. Co., Ltd. roller ・Nakamura Koki Accumulator ・Furuno Radar for ships Co, Ltd. Electric Co., Ltd. 31 Foreign/Foreign-Affiliated Companies in Hyogo Beautiful Hyogo Recent FDIs in Hyogo Number of Foreign Companies’ HQs 30 Prefecture No. of HQs of National share (%) 25 foreign companies Tokyo 2,331 75.5 20 1 r Kanagawa 277 9.0 e 2 件数b 15 m 27 u 25 25 25 23 3 Osaka 123 4.0 N 10 4 Hyogo 82 2.7 5 5 Chiba 50 1.6 0 ０７ ０８ ０９ １０ １１ ・近年の主な進出企業 6 Aichi 36 1.2 320 companies have invested in 7 Saitama 33 1.1 Hyogo since1998 8 Shizuoka 18 0.6 (Research by International Economic Development Division, Others 136 4.4 Hyogo Prefectural Government) Total 3,086 100 (Toyo Keizai
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