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Welcome to Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture lies at the heart of the scenic island of Kyushu; the southernmost of the four islands which make up Japan’s mainland area. As the business hub of Kyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture is known locally as the gateway to Asia, and is arguably the most well positioned region for future business growth in Japan and Asia. We welcome you to come to Fukuoka and explore the unlimited business opportunities available for your Fukuoka lies at the heart of the massive Kyushu market company in this dynamic and strategic location. with a population of 14.5 million Beijing Seoul Fukuoka Tokyo Shanghai Kyushu Comparative Populations Delhi Australia Hong Kong Taipei Netherlands Hanoi Kyushu 14,586 Mumbai Belgium Bangkok Sweden Hong Kong Denmark Singapore Finland Singapore Norway Fukuoka 5,126 0 5 10 15 20 25 (millions of people) Source: IMF – World Economic Outlook Databases (April 2017) 2 3 The Perfect Location: Air Just a couple of hours away from major Asian cities International Scheduled Flights to Asia Domestic Scheduled Flights to Major Japanese Cities Fukuoka Prefecture has two international airports, Fukuoka International Airport and O 30 routes to 21 cities in Japan Kitakyushu International Airport. Situated a mere 10 minutes from the city center, O As many as 406* ights per day Shin-Chitose Fukuoka International Airport is known as one of the most conveniently located O Fukuoka - Haneda (Tokyo) is the fourth airports in the world, it also ranks fourth in Japan for air trade. This fact highlights busiest point-to-point route in the world Fukuoka’s signicance for trade in and out of western Japan. Fukuoka Airport O 832 ights* per week between 22 international cities in nine countries and regions O Day trips are possible to Seoul (80 minutes), Shanghai (100 minutes) and Taipei (155 minutes) as well as all major cities in Japan to Helsinki Sendai to America Beijing Dalian Narita to Europe, Africa Yang Yang Asia-bound ights picking up at Fukuoka Shizuoka Seoul 1 Honolulu Itami Haneda Qingdao Cheongju Daegu Kitakyushu Airport Chubu Muan Busan 1 1 Tokyo Kitakyushu 1 Nagoya Kansai Wuhan Osaka Fukuoka Fukuoka 1 Shanghai Kitakyushu 1000km 2000km Fukuoka Tokyo Kitakyushu Tokyo 108 ights per day 32 ights per day * Each single trip is counted as one ight 1 Taipei Kitakyushu Airport on an articial island All data as of January 2019 Kaohsiung Hong Kong Macau Comparison of Passenger Numbers Comparison of Freight Handled Hanoi Guam Guam 4 23,398 Hong Kong 68,405 Manila 3 Bangkok 9,582 Ho Chi Minh Taipei Dalian 2 17,629 15,597 6,848 5,936 7,540 1,880 Shanghai Tokyo 1,538 1,311 N/A Seoul Nagoya Domestic International (x1,000 passengers) Trade (¥1Bn) Daegu 1 Osaka Fukuoka Itami Kansai Chubu Haneda Narita Fukuoka Itami Kansai Chubu Haneda Narita Busan International Volume of Singapore (x1,000 passengers) N/A Freight (Int & Dom) 260 132 200 (1,000 tons) 834 1,284 6,168 5,509 2,299 to Australia Int. 0 Dom. 16,895 1 Day return trip possible 21,038 Fukuoka International Flight times from Fukuoka (in hours) 31,091 0 500 1000 km * Each single trip is counted as one ight Source: Airport Management Status Report, Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport All data as of January 2019 Customs and Tari Bureau, Ministry of Finance 4 5 The Perfect Location: Sea and Land Well Established Overland Shipping Network A solid infrastructure for international logistics Kyushu has a well developed network of highways and railways that are highly ecient and less crowded than other urban areas in Japan, with the shinkansen (bullet train) connecting Hakata to Fukuoka and Top World Ranking Ports for Container Volumes Osaka in just 2.5 hours and Tokyo in only 5 hours. Two vital ports in Fukuoka connect the region internationally, situated among the top ports worldwide in terms of container transaction volume. Kitakyushu Port Miike Port KitakyushuKitakyushu Port Port The bridge connecting Kyushu to Honshu HakataHakata PortPort 39 overseas routes (184 routes monthly) *1 Busan route (8 routes monthly) *1 Miike Port DOMESTIC RANKING Qingdao (#8) Seoul 6 hrs Transfer over land 5.5 hrs Busan (#6) 7 per week Tokyo 28 hrs 2 per week 1000km 2000km 3333 hrs Itoshima Shanghai (#1) Fukuoka 6 per week 25 hrs 10 per week in overseas7th container transaction volume Ningbo (#4) Okinawa Guangzhou (#7) Shenzhen (#3) Kaohsiung (#16) Hong Kong (#5) Hakata Port DOMESTIC RANKING 6 Tokyo © West Japan Railway Company Tokyo 1st 6th Nagoya in overseas cruise ship in overseas container 4 passengers transaction volume Miyazaki Nagoya Hiroshima OsakaKagoshima Shinkansen connections to major cities 36 overseas routes (194 routes monthly) *1 Osaka 1st Oita in cruise ship calls to port 2 Yamaguchi MiyazakiNagasaki Hakata ~ Shanghai Network Nagoya Hiroshima Custom Custom Kagoshima Hakata Port Next-day clearance clearance Osaka Singapore (#2) entry delivery Hiroshima KumamotoOita Yamaguchi Nagasaki Ro/Ro Shipping Times Shanghai Hakata Hiroshima Kumamoto (#) World Ranking (container volume) Shinkansen 0 HighwayExpressway Routes to Major Ports DAY 0 DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3~ Travel times from Ro/Ro Shipping Lines DAY 3~ DAY 2 DAY 1 DAY 0 Travel times from Fukuoka Fukuoka(in hours) 0 500 1000 (in hours) Source: Port Statistics 2018, The Ports and Harbors Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport km *1 As of August 2018 6 7 A Huge, Dynamic Market Fukuoka Exports (2016) At the very heart of Asia The total value of goods exported from Fukuoka: ¥4.5 trillion GDP in East Asia and Southeast Asia (US$) 6.9% Although Fukuoka is just a region within Japan, it has a surprisingly high GDP comparable to both Romania and 1.3% Others By Destination Iraq, with well-established rm ties to the rapidly expanding markets in East Asia. 10.3% Foods Chemical 33.7% Transport Products Equipment 11,226bn 11,218bn 10,534bn 13.5% By Manufactured Product Products 60.3% 21.0% Asia North & South America 1,411bn 1,382bn 1,411bn 15.3% Country • Region Value (¥M) Share (%) 4,947bn ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 4,854bn Machinery 19% 1 China 922,079 20.4 4,395bn South Korea Electrical 2 USA 679,012 15.1 Equipment 3 South Korea 639,068 14.2 4 Taiwan 296,312 6.6 5 Hong Kong 244,073 5.4 China Others 1,728,795 38.3 ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 Total 4,509,339 100 Japan ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 18,624bn 530bn 525bn 529bn Taiwan Fukuoka Imports (2016) 291bn 309bn 320bn Taiwan ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 The total value of goods imported into Fukuoka: ¥2.39 trillion Hong Kong 284bn 292bn 304bn By Destination Philippines ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 14.3% Others 22.8% 406bn 399bn 407bn Thailand Electrical ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 Equipment Top GDP Countries Alongside Kyushu and Fukuoka (US$) 186bn 193bn 205bn Vietnam 5.7% ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 11,218bn Raw Materials 338bn 296bn 296bn Malaysia 7.6% ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 Transport By Equipment Product 308bn 296bn 296bn Singapore ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 13.8% 75.5% 9.4% Manufactured Asia North & South America 4,947bn 7.7% Products Mineral Fuels 3,478bn 890bn 861bn 932bn 2,648bn 2,465bn 7.8% Country • Region Value (¥M) Share (%) 2,260bn Indonesia Chemical Indonesia 1,859bn 1,796bn 12.2% 1 China 789,964 33.0 1,530bn Products 1,411bn Foods ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 1,304bn 1,246bn 1,237bn 1,077bn 8.1% 2 Taiwan 238,201 10.0 932bn 864bn 777bn 669bn 640bn Machinery 546bn 530bn 514bn 471bn 468bn 461bn 3 South Korea 207,009 8.7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 186bn 174bn 160bn 4 Thai 132,616 5.5 UK Iraq USA India Italy 5 USA 129,035 5.4 China Japan Brazil Spain France Russia Turkey Taiwan Poland Canada Mexico Sweden Kyushu Australia Belgium RomaniaFukuoka Others 894,036 37.4 Germany Indonesia Argentina Switzerland South Korea Netherlands Saudi Arabia Total 2,390,861 100% Source: National Accounts Main Aggregates Database, UN Source: Trade Statistics, Moji Customs and Nagasaki Customs Source: Prefectural Economic Accounts, Economic and Social Research Institute. As of 2018 8 9 One of Japan’s Most Livable Regions Living in Fukuoka Weekdays Fukuoka City Subway Japanese language class Fukuoka International School Shortest commute A great network of Some of the time among major cultural exchange best schools Japanese cities activities in Japan Excellent local transport There are many local organizations The Baccalaureate awarded Fukuoka infrastructure allows you to spend aimed at making daily life in Fukuoka International School provides more time doing the things you more enjoyable for people from consistently excellent education from want to be doing. overseas. kindergarten to high school. *3 *3 Fukuoka boasts a modern, comfortable city life surrounded by natural beauty, and Weekends Annual Mean Temperature has already proven to be an irresistible place to live for people from overseas - now The benets of living in Fukuoka don’t stop with totaling almost 1% of the population. business, you’ll nd the local environment appealing whatever your interests. From the vast shopping O Fukuoka has over 60,000 residents from overseas o centers, cinemas and museums in the cities to the O Fukuoka International School provides a stimulating educational environment 17.6 beaches and mountains surrounding them. O There is a range of professional sports teams including baseball, soccer, and basketball. Fukuoka also hosts an annual sumo wrestling tournament. Fukuoka Largest number Yearly Yamakasa festival in Fukuoka Downtown Fukuoka at night of cinemas in Japan*1 *3 The World’s Top 25 Most Livable Cities Fukuoka is known locally for its great food, not only MONOCLE 2018 issue Japanese dishes but ethnic dishes from all over Asia.