Investing in Japan

Regional Information Nara
Consider locating your business base in Nara Prefecture—working to create a prospering city
Your Regional Guide : Yusuke Kamaya
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Business Investment Promotion Division Industry and Employment Development Depertment
30 Noborioji-cho, Nara-city, Nara Prefecture 630-8501 |

Nara
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The information below is as of November 2017.
Accommodations
(Related sectors: Others, Tourism)
Attractive features |
Nara Prefecture has valuable historical assets and rich nature including three World Heritage sites: Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area, Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, and Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. Although it is a tourist destination and approximately 35 million people visit annually, the number of hotels and guest rooms are not enough to satisfy the needs of visitors. |
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Major education/research institutes of the industry |
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Information and communication industry
(Related sectors: ICT)
Attractive features |
Despite having a good access to major cities, Nara Prefecture offers lower land prices in comparison to Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe, and can therefore reduce costs including rent and personnel expenses. The prefecture also promotes proactive invitation of information communication businesses. Narayama Research Park and Takayama Science Plaza are particularly available as locations of information and communications businesses, providing flexible support to meet companies' needs. |
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Major education/research institutes of the industry |
Kansai Science City, located in the northern part of the prefecture, has a cluster of various types of research facilities and an array of research institutions such as NEC and Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Vigorous research activities are carried out, and numerous results have been achieved through industry–academy–government collaborations. |
Creative industries focusing on technologies for energy and environment related sectors
(Related sectors: Environment and Energy (Smart Grid))
Attractive features |
Tapping in the cluster of renewable energy-related technologies cultivated in Nara Prefecture such as photo voltaic power generation, the prefecture is working on new energy and environmental technologies. Nara Prefecture Energy Vision instituted in FY2012, which is aimed at spreading various renewable energies, is paving the way for more companies in energy / environmental technologies to locate in the prefecture. Nara is expected to have further developed the cluster of technology creation industries. |
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Principal Japanese companies in the industry |
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Major education/research institutes of the industry |
Kansai Science City, located in the northern part of the prefecture, has a cluster of various types of research facilities and an array of research institutions such as the Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Vigorous research activities are carried out and numerous results have been achieved through industry–academy–government collaborations. |