Kyoto

Kyoto is not just a tourist city. It is one of Japan's leading "City of Manufacturing." It has evolved traditional technologies into high-tech industries while passing down long-established industries based on artisan skills over its long history and created numerous global companies.
It is home to many universities, including Kyoto University, ブラック ジャック サイトs an academic city with one in ten residents being a university student. Kyoto University has produced countless talents, including many Japanese Nobel laureates. Some companies choose to establish a business in Kyoto to access excellent human resources.
In recent years, support centers for startup businesses have launched one after another, and the government and private companies have enhanced acceleration programs for startups, furthering innovation ブラック ジャック サイトndustrial revitalization.

Following subsidies are available for companies in the manufacturing ブラック ジャック サイトnformation-related industries that establish a base in Kyoto Prefecture invited by the prefectural government or municipalities.
Subsidy to promote offices' establishment: 10% of invested capital in fixed assets (excluding land). (Different subsidy rates or cost estimate standards apply ブラック ジャック サイトhe case of establishing in Kyoto City)
Employment Subsidy: 100,000 yen to 500,000 yen
The maximum subsidy amount is commensurate with business locations and the number of full-time employees withブラック ジャック サイトhe prefecture.

Reduction of real estate acquisition tax by up to 50%, subject to job creation, for enterprises establishing or expanding plants in designated areas promoting manufacturing clusters

We have experts to advise on startup visa support, market by sector, etc. and provide free co-working space (STC3 (shared offices operated by Advanced Science, Technology & Management Research Institute of KYOTO), and shared offices provided by cooperating businesses in Kyoto Prefecture) and rent subsidies to foreigners and foreign companies looking to start a business in Kyoto Prefecture.
Target business areas:
Businesses that contribute to strengthening the international competitiveness of industries in Kyoto prefecture, expanding employment, driving the regional economy, and developing Kyoto as a global economic hub, ブラック ジャック サイトhe following fields.
Manufacturing in the traditional industries and advanced industries, AI, IoT, ブラック ジャック サイトnformation and communications, environment and energy, life sciences and wellness, social business, culture, arts and content, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and Kyoto food culture, tourism (excluding souvenir shops, restaurants, etc. that mainly cater to tourists), other areas authorized by the Kyoto Prefectural Governor

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Many global companies with advanced technologies gather in Kyoto, accelerating cutting-edge ICT research utilizing IoT and AI. Research of iPS cells, developed in 2006, for medical care such as regenerative medicine and drug discovery continues to progress at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University (CiRA) headed by Shinya Yamanaka M.D., Ph.D., and others.
Support by the industry-academia-government collaboration to create innovation, research and development, and business offers a significant advantage for developing business in Kyoto. Kyoto boasts high students to population ratio, another attraction of Kyoto from a human resource acquisition perspective.

Kyoto is a popular tourist destination domestically ブラック ジャック サイトnternationally ブラック ジャック サイトs constantly ranked among the top in various travel magazine surveys, etc., as a place to visit. There is a strong demand for new mobility technologies and services for disperse tourists.
Kyoto has another face as the "holy ground of the game." The world-renowned Nintendo has its headquarters, and BitSummit, Japan's leading indie games festival, is held every year. There are also communities of gamers and programmers, where active international exchange is taking place.

There are 146 research facilities and R&D-oriented industrial facilities in the Keihanna Science City (officially known as the Kansai Science City) located in southern Kyoto Prefecture, adjacent to the neighboring Osaka and Nara. They conduct demonstration ブラック ジャック サイトmplementation tests with the main focus on AI, IoT, robotics, and mobility to realize a smart city in collaboration with industry, government, academia, and neighboring residents.
The Keihanna Open Innovation Center, located in the City, is an open innovation center that promotes advanced R&D. With ICT as the foundation, the center is promoting innovation in various areas, including energy, health care, ブラック ジャック サイトnfrastructure. The Keihanna Robotics Engineering Center in the facility is a new base for venture businesses and research institutes and supports the development ブラック ジャック サイトmplementation of next-generation robotics technologies.
The Kyoto Smart City Expo, an international event held here, cooperates with Barcelona in Spain, a pioneer in smart cities, participated by many Japanese and overseas ICT companies.

Kyoto boasts diverse geographical features, such as the sea on its northern coast, mountains in the middle and urban area in the south, ブラック ジャック サイトts attractive features for tourism with many historical and cultural treasures. Kyoto is also an international city with international students and many other foreign residents, making Kyoto an excellent place to live. Many organizations, both public and private, run programs to support foreign residents.

Kyoto is geographically close to Osaka and Kobe, making up a single integrated area closely linked by rail and road networks.
Railways are particularly prevalent ブラック ジャック サイトhis area, with multiple lines run by JR and privately owned operators providing frequent service and excellent access to all parts of the region. The Kyoto Jukan Expressway opening improved access to the north and south and shortened travel time to neighboring prefectures.
The Port of Kyoto in Maizuru, located in northern Kyoto, was selected as the major port along the Sea of Japan in 2011. Its development as a hub for the interaction of people, goods, ブラック ジャック サイトnformation in the Sea of Japan rim is underway. Already, it serves as the gateway to the Kansai economic area from the Sea of Japan.

Kyoto Station is a core stop on the Tokaido Shinkansen, just around 140 minutes from Tokyo and 40 minutes from Nagoya.

With JETRO Kyoto at its core, the "Kyoto Overseas Business Center" has been established as an all-Kyoto public support desk for overseas businesses by Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Kyoto Chamber of Commerce ブラック ジャック サイトndustry, etc. The center promotes foreign companies' establishment in Kyoto, promotes joint businesses between local and overseas companies, and supports foreign entrepreneurs.