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

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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 Inc. “Foreign affiliated companies in Japan, Major companies recently moved in a comprehensive directory 2012” Airbus Helicopters Japan Costco Wholesale Japan (France, 2012) (USA, 2012)

Air Liquide Japan Umicore Japan (Belgium, 2011) (France, 2008)

IKEA Japan (Sweden, 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)

http://www.hyogo-kobe.jp/hibc/ O n e - s

Hyogo-Kobe Investment Support Center (HKIS) t o p

http://www.hyogo-kobe.jp/his/ S e r v i

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

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 33 Todofuken Kaikan Building (Chiyoda ward, Tokyo) Hyogo’s Overseas Network Beautiful Hyogo

Enhancing ・Develop systems of cooperation with local economic functions of Hyogo's overseas specialists (legal, tax, accounting) through overseas Support Hyogo- offices offices based companies in ・Additional offices in major Asian cities, in Increasing/enhancing business & functions of Hyogo cooperation with local private sectors sales channel International Business ・ Strengthen consulting functions in cooperation expansion Support Desks with local specialists

International Business Support Desks China (Guangdong, The European Shanghai, Dalian), Vietnam Representative (Ho Chi Minh), India (Delhi) The Hyogo Business and Office of Hyogo Indonesia (Jakarta), Thailand Cultural Center (Washington) Prefecture (Paris) (Bangkok)

Hyogo Business and Tourism Centre (Hong Kong)

Governo da Provincia de Hyogo Prefectural Government Hyogo-Japao Escritorio no Culture Centre (Western Australia) Brasil 34 Beautiful Hyogo

Fruitful experiences in Hyogo

35 Comfortable Living Environment for All Beautiful Hyogo 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 for All Beautiful Hyogo 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 University of Hyogo Under- Graduate Research Name Total graduate school students Kobe Univ. 107 720 328 1,155 Kwansei Gakuin Univ. 462 124 117 703 Univ. of Marketing and 367 41 50 458 Distribution Sciences 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 37 Comfortable Living Environment for All Beautiful Hyogo 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 Kanteibyo 38 temple) Jain Temple Comfortable Living Environment for All Beautiful Hyogo 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 Comunidade Brasileira by Comunidad Latina Kansai (CBK) Hyogo

Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club

Salon Carnival by CBK

39 Kobe Club A Destination Every Visitor Will Love

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