Regional Information Kitanagoya city

Your Regional Guide : Masatoshi Kamise

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Industry Location Poromotion Section

60 Kumanosho Sakaki,Kitanagoya-city, Aichi Prefecture
Tel: 0568-22-1111 Fax: 0568-23-3160
kigyo@city.kitanagoya.lg.jp

Kitanagoya city

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The information below is as of November 2017.

Basic Information
Regional Profile
Available incentives

Basic Information

Population *1	0.08 million
Labor force *1	0.04 million
Area (square kilometer)*2	18.4
GDP *3	3,250 million yen
Major industries	Production machinery, professional use machinery, transportation machinery, metal ware, food products
Wage *4	Initial wage for university graduates(Average) * Initial wage for college of technology/junior colledge graduates (Average) * Initial wage for upper secondery school graduates (Average) * Scheduled cash eanings (Average) *
Land price(for 1square meter) *5	Land price for industrial use (Average) * Land Price for Commercial Use (Average) *
Number of Establishments *6	3,391
Number of Employees *6	34,942
JETRO office	JETRO Nagoya

*1 Population Census 2015, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications *2 Area data 2015, Geospatial Information Authority of Japan *3 Prefectural Citizens'Economic Accounts 2014, Cabinet Office *4 "2015 Basic Survey on Wage Structure", Statstics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications *5 "2016 Prefectual Land Price Survey", Statstics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications *6 "2014 Economic Sensus", Statstics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
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Regional Profile

Strength of the region's industries and economy

Kitanagoya City is located in the northwestern part of Aichi Prefecture and boasts a warm climate and fertile land. The city, a place where the Aise and Gojo Rivers run and the beautiful countryside scenery expands broadly, has been committed to the “West Area of Okimura Development Work” project, and has been developing the area so the city can be a residential, commercial and industrial space, taking advantage of its convenient location just 10km away from the central area of Nagoya City. Under the project, construction work for 9ha is planned to start in 2018.

Kitanagoya city business environment

Available incentives

The city allows companies there to apply for the incentive programs operated by Aichi Prefecture due to the collaboration with the prefecture.
The city provides another program for additional incentives where companies meet predetermined requirements.
The city allows companies that have already received subsidies to apply for another incentive program for the second time onward.

Incentive name	Incentives for promoting the establishment/expansion of factories, etc.
Incentive type	Subsidy
Incentive target industries	aerospace, next generation automobiles and healthcare & longevity
Outline of Incentives (Requirements etc.)	Requirements Companies must: Establish or rebuild plants and other facilities in the designated areas or replace depreciable property (machinery facilities) Have invested fixed assets, excluding land, of 500 million yen or more for large enterprises; 100 million yen or more for small and medium-sized enterprises; or 30 million yen or more for small enterprises Keep employing, for 5 years after business establishment, 100 or more permanent employees for large enterprises; 25 or more permanent employees for small and medium sized enterprises Subsidy amount Large enterprises: 5% of the acquisition amount of fixed assets, excluding land; up to 200 million yen SMEs: 10% of the acquisition amount of fixed assets, excluding land, up to 200 million yen

Incentive name	Incentives for promoting the establishment of highly advanced technology
Incentive type	Subsidies
Incentive target industries	aerospace, next generation automobiles and healthcare & longevity
Outline of Incentives (Requirements etc.)	Requirements Companies must: Newly build an advanced technology facility or expand an existing one in the city. Be eligible for the Subsidy Program to Promote Investments in the Cutting-Edge Sectors of the 21st Century. Have invested over 200 million yen in fixed assets and employ at least 5 new employees. Subsidy amount 10% of the total fixed assets, excluding land (as for depreciable property alone, 5%); up to 200 million yen 50% of the fixed assets tax and city planning tax imposed on buildings and depreciable property; for 5 years For companies in advanced technology industries that intend to develop business in the west area of Okimura 12% of the total fixed assets, excluding land; up to 1 billion yen 100% of the fixed assets tax and city planning tax imposed on buildings and depreciable property; for 3 years

Incentive name	Incentives for promoting employment
Incentive type	Subsidy
Incentive target industries	aerospace, next generation automobiles and healthcare & longevity
Outline of Incentives (Requirements etc.)	Requirements At least 5 employees for large enterprises; at least 3 employees for SMEs; and 1 employee for small enterprises—being citizens of the city Subsidy amount 200,000 yen × number of new employees who are residents in the city; up to 2 million yen

Incentive name	Airplane Industrial International Certification Incentives
Incentive type	Subsidy
Incentive target industries	aerospace, next generation automobiles and healthcare & longevity
Outline of Incentives (Requirements etc.)	Requirements Companies must build a facility for the utilization of renewable energy under Article 2 of the Act on the Promotion of New Energy Usage. Subsidy amount 25% of expenditure on the improvement of facilities; up to 4 million yen per fiscal year

Incentive name	Incentive for promotion consolidation in airplane industry
Incentive type	Subsidy
Incentive target industries	aerospace, next generation automobiles and healthcare & longevity
Outline of Incentives (Requirements etc.)	Requirements Companies must engage in efforts for enhancing the bearing resistance of soft ground in certain areas of the priority development zone where companies intend to build their plants or other facilities or carry out efforts for enhancing ground resistance by curbing land sinking and consolidating pile foundation, which may be conducted by artificial means.* *Note: Surface layer improvement methods, columnar improvement methods, pile construction methods, etc. Subsidy amount 20% of expenditure on the improvement of construction areas for plants or other facilities; up to 20 million yen per fiscal year