Hokkaido Business Location Guidebook

Outline of Hokkaido

Land area: 83,456.58 km2

Location: Latitude 41° 21' - 45° 33' northLongitude 139° 20' - 148° 53' east
The diamond-shaped area of Hokkaido forms Japan’s
northernmost island, and is located at almost the same latitude
as Chicago, Boston, Rome, Changchun and Harbin.

北海道はダイヤモンド型をした、日本の一番北にある島で、シカゴ、ボストン、ローマ、長春、ハルピンなどとほぼ同緯度に位置しています。

MadridParis

Population: 5,543,961 (as of September 30, 2009)

Washington
Detroit

人口：5,543,961 人（2009 年 9 月末現在）

Chicago■Percentage distribution of gross product (nominal) by
industrial sector 総生産（名目）の経済活動別構成比

United States

北海道の経済■Economic data 経済関連データ
Item

Primary Industry
Secondary
Industry
Hokkaido(fiscal year 2007)

15.5％

Gross prefectural(domestic) productTertiary Industry

Hokkaido

Share ofnat’l total

National

Fiscal year

18,458.4

3.6%

515,857.9

2007

13,411.6

3.6%

374,768.2

2007

2,408

―

2,934

2007

412.7

0.5%

81,018.1*2008

1,730.3

2.2%

78,954.7*2008*Calendar year

道（国）内総生産

Prefectural (national)
income84.0％

道（国）民所得3.8％
Primary industry: agriculture, forestry, fisheries
Secondary industry: mining, construction, manufacturing
Tertiary industry: industrial sectors not classified as primary or secondary types,
e.g., retail and services
第1次産業：農業、林業、漁業
第2次産業：鉱業、建設業、製造業
第3次産業：小売業やサービス業など第1次・第2次産業に分類されない産業

Per capita prefectural(national) income
1 人当たり道（国）民所得

Export
輸出額

Import
輸入額

北海道の人口は約 554 万人で、デンマークと同程度です。県庁所在地である札幌市には、そのう
ちの 30％を超える約 189 万人が住んでいます。

Reykjavik

BerlinWarsaw

面積：83,456.58km2

The population of Hokkaido is approximately 5.54 million,
which is almost the same as that of Denmark. Approximately
1.89 million people, accounting for more than 30% of Hokkaido’s total population, live in the capital city of Sapporo.

LondonRome

Hokkaido is the country’s largest prefecture, accounting for
22% of the national land area. It is similar in size to countries
such as Austria and the United Arab Emirates.
日本の都道府県の中で最も大きく、日本の国土の約 22％を占めており、オーストリアやアラブ首
長国連邦とほぼ同じ広さです。

位置：北緯 41 度 21 分− 45 度 33 分
東経 139 度 20 分− 148 度 53 分

New York
Montreal

Hokkaido’s Economy

北海道の概要

Unit: Billions of yen, except for per capita prefectural (national) income (thousands of yen)
単位：「1 人当たり道（国）民所得」は千円、その他は 10 億円

Stockholm
San Francisco
Moscow

Industries:

Vancouver

AlaskaBlessed by a natural environment and abundant resources,
Hokkaido boasts the country’s highest levels of production inagriculture and fisheries, and food processing is a longestablished active industry in the prefecture. In addition, many
companies in the fields of biotechnology and IT have set up
business bases in the region, and the number of companies in
automobile-related industries has gradually increased in recent
years.

Hokkaido

RussiaPacific Ocean

China
Beijing

Sapporo
Seoul

Tokyo

A rich source of safe, secure agricultural andmarine products
安全・安心で豊富な農水産資源

産業：
北海道は、その恵まれた環境と豊富な資源により農水産業の生産額が全国一となっており、古くから食品加工業が盛んです。また、バイオ産業や IT 関連産業の集積も進んでいるほか、自動車関連産業の集積も進みつつあります。

Climate:In contrast to the hot and humid conditions generally found in the island nation of Japan, Hokkaido is blessed with a cold climate, lowhumidity and four distinct seasons. The prefecture has Japan’s lowest frequency of typhoon approaches (which can bring wind and flood
damage due to rainstorms), putting it at lower risk of natural disaster than the rest of the country.
気候：
北海道は、高温多湿な日本の中では冷涼低湿で、四季の変化がはっきりした気候に恵まれた地域です。
また、暴風雨によって風水害をもたらす「台風」の接近が国内で最も少なく、国内の他地域と比べ、自然災害等のリスクが小さい地域となっています。

■Precipitation Annual mean precipitation■Four distinct seasons

明瞭な変化のある四季(Mean precipitation for the 30-year period from 1971 to 2000)
降水量 年平均降水量（1971 年〜 2000 年〈30 年間〉の平均）

750.6

London1155.1
575.2

Beijing

1306.1

Osaka

1466.7

Tokyo

Spring: Shizunai Nijukken Road lined with cherrytrees in Shinhidaka Town

1127.6

Sapporo05001000 1500 2000 2500（mm）

Summer: Toyohira River Water Garden in Sapporo
夏：札幌市の豊平川緑地ウォーターガーデン

春：新ひだか町 静内二十間道路桜並木■Temperature Max./min. monthly mean temperature(Mean temperature for the 30-year period from 1971 to 2000)
気温 月別平均気温の最高・最低（1971 年〜 2000 年〈30 年間〉の平均）
（℃）
30
25

27.1

28.4

26.3

27.9

22.0

28.3
25.0
26.3

20

17.1

15
10
5

5.8

0
-5
-10

5.8

4.4

4.3
0.3
-3.6

-4.1

Sapporo

Tokyo

Osaka

Beijing

Hokkaido has a cultivated land area of approximately 1.16
million hectares, accounting for nearly a quarter of the nation’s
overall cultivated land.
The prefecture’s agricultural output in 2008 made up
roughly 12% of the national total with a value of 1,025.1 billion
yen. Hokkaido plays a vital role as the nation’s largest foodsupply base, producing larger amounts of many agriculturaland livestock products than any other prefecture, including
wheat, soybeans, potatoes, beets, onions, pumpkins, sweetcorn and raw milk.
Hokkaido also encourages the practice of environmentallyfriendly agriculture (also called clean agriculture) to ensure thatthe many farm products delivered to consumers are safe andsecure by minimizing the use of chemical fertilizers andsynthetic agricultural chemicals.

Surrounded by three seas (the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of
Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan), Hokkaido has good fishinggrounds, including those over the continental shelf spreadingout to the north and Pacific coastal waters where warm
currents blend with cold ones.
The prefecture’s fishery production volume was 1.41
million tons in 2008, accounting for 25.6% of the nation’s total
with a value of 280.6 billion yen. This made Hokkaido top
nationwide in terms of both production volume and value.
Some of the major fish catches are scallops, Alaska
pollock, salmon and kelp, and the major fishing ports include
Kushiro, Wakkanai, Nemuro, Otaru and Hakodate.

北海道の耕地面積は約 116 万 ha で、全国の耕地面積の 4 分の 1 近くを占めています。
2008 年の農業産出額は 1 兆 251 億円と全国の約 12％を占め、小麦、大豆、馬鈴薯、てん菜、たまねぎ、かぼちゃ、スイートコーン、生乳など数多くの農畜産物が全国第 1 位の生産量となっており、日本最大の食料供給地域として重要な役割を果たしています。
また、豊富な農産物をより安全に、そして安心して消費者に届けるため、化学肥料や化学合成農薬の使用量をできるだけ減らした環境保全型農業（クリーン農業）に積極的に取り組んでいます。

2087.1

Singapore
Shanghai

Fisheries in Hokkaido - an island surrounded by sea on all sides

我が国最大の食料供給地域

1122.8

New York

Japan’s largest food supply base

Shanghai Singapore

New York London

Autumn: colored leaves at Daisetsuzan National Park

Winter: sky area in Niseko

秋：大雪山国立公園の紅葉

冬：ニセコ町 スキー場

四方を海に囲まれた北海道の水産業
北海道は、太平洋、オホーツク海、日本海の 3 つの海に囲まれ、北方に広く展開する大陸棚や、暖流と寒流が交錯する太平洋沖などの好漁場を有しています。
2008 年の漁業生産量は、141 万トンで全国の 25.6％、生産額は 2,806 億円で、いずれも全国第1 位です。
主な水揚げはホタテガイ、スケトウダラ、サケ、コンブなどです。
主な水揚げ港は釧路、稚内、根室、小樽、函館などです。

A steadily developing transportation network
Transportation infrastructure development is in progress with steady
improvements to key highways throughout Hokkaido and air/sea
routes connecting to major cities outside the prefecture.
Major air and sea ports, including New Chitose Airport and thePort of Tomakomai, are being upgraded to prepare for increasing
globalization in recognition of Hokkaido’s important strategic location
as the part of Japan closest to North America and Europe.
The speed of key railways is also being increased, as manifested by
the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen (bullet train) route between
Aomori and Hakodate in May 2005, and infrastructure improvement to
air networks and highways is steadily progressing.

Thirteen airports connecting major cities(Approx. 90 minutes between New Chitose and Haneda)

As of December 2009

Railroad

Wakkanai

Rebun Airport

Expressway sections in service

Wakkanai Airport

Rishiri Airport

Expressway sections under construction
National highway

Ferry route*indicates seasonal operation only.

Seoul
Busan
Hong Kong
Shanghai
DalianBeijing
TaipeiYuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Guam

NayoroHaboroAbashiri

Rumoi

Takikawa
Ishikari

Iwanai

Memanbetsu
AirportAsahikawa
AirportNemuro-Nakashibetsu Airport

SapporoOkadama
AirportOtaru

渋滞の少ないスムーズな道路輸送

Kitami

Asahikawa

Mashike

広大な北海道では、高速自動車道等の整備が進んでいます。道南〜道央〜道北〜道東へと、主要都市間を結ぶ総計画延長は 1,825Km におよび、現在817Km が開通しています。

Okhotsk Mombetsu
Airport

Shibetsu

Seoul
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Sapporo

New Chitose Airport

Iwamizawa

新千歳空港

FuranoYubariTanchoKushiro Airport

ObihiroIkeda

New Chitose Airport*

SetanaHiroo

苫小牧東インターチェンジ

北海道新幹線がビジネスチャンスを拡大
北海道新幹線「新青森・新函館」間は着工から 5 年目を迎え、2016 年の開業を目指し建設工事も順調に進んでいます。
今後、札幌延伸が実現すれば、札幌から東京まで約 4 時間（360Km/h 走行の場合）で結ばれることになり、首都圏とのつながりが更に強まります。

The next
destination
is Sapporo !!

Tokyo
Chubu
*Kansai

Tokyo
Chubu
*Itami*Kansai

大量輸送を可能にする海運Tokyo

空路、陸路を有機的に結び、大量輸送を可能にする海運。
室蘭や苫小牧の特定重要港湾をはじめ道内には 35 の港湾があり、北海道〜本州間は 9 航路が運航。
石狩湾新港や苫小牧港など外航コンテナは 11 航路運航しています。

Samani
Hakodate

Maizuru
NiigataMarine transportation facilitates large-scale logistics byseamlessly connecting air and land transportation networks.
There are 35 ports in Hokkaido, including the speciallydesignated major ports of Muroran and Tomakomai. A total ofnine routes are operated between Hokkaido and Honshu alongwith eleven routes for overseas container ships operating from
Ishikari Bay New Port, Tomakomai and other ports.

KushiroMuroranEsashiConstruction of the Hokkaido Shinkansen’sShin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate route, currently
in its fifth year, is progressing smoothly toward
the section’s scheduled opening in 2016.
If a possible extension to Sapporo ismaterialized, the line will allow transportationb e t w e e n S a p p o r o a n d To k y o w i t h i n
approximately 4 hours (at speeds of up to 360km/h), thereby further strengthening theconnection between Hokkaido and the Tokyo
metropolitan area.

Marine transportation facilitating large-scale logistics

Tokachi-Obihiro Airport

Tokyo

Hokkaido Shinkansen - creating
business opportunities

NemuroTomakomai

Oshamambe

Okushiri Airport

Tomakomai Higashi Interchange

北海道内 13 空港のうち、道外主要都市を結ぶ空港は 9 空港で東京とは全て直結しています。新千歳と函館、旭川は国際空港として海外へ定期便が運行しています。新千歳空港は、中国、韓国、ロシア等の 9 空港と結ばれているほか、現国際線施設の混雑緩和を図るため、2010 年の供用開始に向けて新国際線旅客ターミナルビルの整備が進められています。

Seoul

Main ports

Smooth road transportation with minimal traffic congestion

Nine of Hokkaido’s thirteen airports operate direct services toTokyo’s Haneda airport and to other major cities outside theprefecture. New Chitose, Hakodate and Asahikawa areinternational airports with regular overseas flights. New Chitose
has flights to nine overseas airports including hubs in China,
South Korea and Russia, and to relieve congestion in its existing
international facilities, a new international terminal building isbeing built to enter service in 2010.
主要都市間を結ぶ 13 空港［新千歳〜羽田間約 90 分］

Air routeTokyo*Chubu*Kansai

交通基盤整備は、道外主要都市との航空・航路網や道内地域間の幹線道路網の充実など着実に進展しています。
新千歳空港や苫小牧港をはじめ、主な空港・港湾で国際化に向けた整備が進められ、日本で北米・ヨーロッパに最も近いという地理的条件はますます重要になっています。
また、2005 年 5 月、青森・函館間で北海道新幹線が着工されるなど幹線鉄道の高速化や、道内空港ネットワーク・高速道路の拡充・整備が進展しています。

The length of expressways is being increased tofurther facilitate automobile transportation over
Hokkaido’s vast area. The planned 1,825-km
network, of which 817 km is already in service,
will connect major cities in southern, central,northern and eastern parts of the prefecture.

着実に進展する交通ネットワーク

Aomori
Ooma

Hakodate Airport

Tokyo
Chubu
Kansai

Aomori
Akita
Hanamaki
Yamagata
Sendai
Niigata
Fukushima
NaritaTokyo
ShizuokaMatsumoto
ToyamaKomatsu
Chubu
Hachinohe
Itami
Akita
KansaiSendai
Kobe
NiigataOkayama*
Oarai
Hiroshima Izumo*
NagoyaFukuoka Tokushima*
TsurugaTokyo
Nagoya (Komaki)*Kansai■List of international regular sea routes 国際定期航路一覧
Ferry

Sakhalin

Sea routeWakkanai - Korsakov
Otaru - Kholmsk - Vanino
Busan - Tomakomai - Ishikari Bay New Port - Busan
Busan - Tomakomai - (Muroran) - BusanSouth Korea

Tokyo
Chubu
*Itami*KansaiTomakomai East Port
(International Container Terminal)
苫小牧東港（国際コンテナターミナル）

Container

Busan - Toyama New Port - Niigata - Tomakomai - Busan
Busan - Tomakomai - Akita - Niigata - Busan
Busan - Akita - Kushiro - Busan
Busan - Niigata - Tomakomai - Hachinohe - Sendai Busan - Gwangyang - Ningbo - Shanghai - BusanChina/South Korea
Busan - Niigata - Tomakomai - Hachinohe - Hakodate - Toyama New Port Busan - Gwangyang - Dalian - Qingdao - Busan
Shanghai - Sakaiminato - Kanazawa - Niigata - Fushiki-Toyama - Otaru China
Fushiki-Toyama - Kanazawa - Shanghai
Kaohsiung - Niigata - Tomakomai - Hachinohe - Sendai - Keelung Taiwan
Taichung - Kaohsiung
China/South Korea/ Busan - Mokpo - Keelung - Hong Kong - Mokpo - Busan - Tomakomai Akita - Niigata - Toyama New Port - Busan - Kobe - Osaka - Busan
TaiwanVancouver - Seattle - Tomakomai - (Hachinohe) - Hakata - Busan - Osaka North America
Nagoya - Shimizu - Tokyo - Vancouver - Seattle(As of January 2010)

Ferry company nameHeart Land Ferry
Sakhalin Shipping Co.
Korean Marine Transport Co.
T.S.K. LineHEUNG-A Shipping Co., Ltd.

Namsung Shipping Co., Ltd.

Number of services
76 services/year (2009)
Service discontinued in August 2005
1 service/week
1 service/week(Muroran, 1 service/every two weeks)
1 service/week
1 service/week
1 service/week
1 service/week
1 service/week

Kambara Kisen Company

1 service/week

Pacific International Lines 1 service/week(Pte) Ltd.
Yanghai Shipping Co., Ltd.

1 service/week

Westwood Shipping Lines

1 service every 2 weeks(skips Hachinohe)Environmentally friendly natural energy
環境にやさしい自然エネルギー

Well-established bases to support new
corporate activity

新たな企業活動を支える充実した拠点■More than 100 industrial complexes to meet a variety of needs

Snow and ice energy and free cooling

Photovoltaic power generation

Snow and ice energy - a technology by which snow and ice arecollected during winter and preser ved for use in air
conditioning in summer - has attracted widespread attention
as an eco-friendly resource, and is extensively used in many
parts of Hokkaido.
Another technology is free cooling, which generates cold
water through the direct use of cold outdoor air from cool andcold seasons (i.e., seasons other than summer) by way of heatexchange instead of using cooling machines. This technology
is expected to allow significant energy savings, especially infacilities that require air conditioning even in winter.
The use of these new forms of energy that capitalize on
cold-climate features not only reduces the cost of cooling
products/machinery and expenses incurred in running airconditioning facilities, but also contributes to energy savings
and reduced CO2 emissions. As a result, their widespread use is
expected in factories and other facilities in the future.

Photovoltaic power generation - a technology that directly
converts sunlight into electricity - is expected to become amajor contributor to the creation of a low-carbon society
because it generates no CO2, making it a clean energy source.
In areas of Hokkaido with high solar radiation levels(particularly Kitami and other eastern regions), photovoltaic
power generation systems have been introduced in public
facilities and houses. In addition, five-megawatt-class (one ofJapan’s largest) verification research on grid stabilization withlarge-scale photovoltaic power generation systems isunderway in Wakkanai.

100 を超える工業団地は様々なニーズにお応えします

太陽光発電

Central Hokkaido Sunagawa Industrial Complex

太陽の光を直接電気に変換する「太陽光発電」は、発電段階で二酸化炭素を発生しないクリーンなエネルギーとして、低炭素型社会実現の切り札として期待されています。
北海道には、北見など道東方面を中心に日照に恵まれた地域があり、公共施設や住宅などで導入されているほか、稚内市においては、日本有数の規模である 5 メガワット級の太陽光発電システムの大規模実証研究が実施されています。

道央砂川工業団地

Ishikari Bay New Port Area

Sorachi Industrial Complex

石狩湾新港地域

空知団地「雪氷エネルギー」と「フリークーリング」
冬期に確保した雪や氷を、夏まで保存して、冷房に利活用する「雪氷エネルギー」は、環境にやさしいエネルギーとして注目されており、道内各地で広く導入されています。
また、冬期から中間期の寒冷な外気を直接熱交換に利用し、冷凍機を稼働させずに冷水をつくる「フリークーリング」は、特に冬期も冷房が必要な施設では大きな省エネルギー効果が期待できます。
こうした冷涼な気候を活かしたエネルギーの利活用は、製品・機械の冷却や建物内の冷房などのコスト削減につながるだけでなく、省エネルギーに貢献し、CO2 排出量の抑制が可能となることから、
今後、工場などでの利活用が期待されています。

Chitose Airport Industrial Complex
千歳臨空工業団地

Nishiko Waterfront Industrial Complex
西港臨海工業団地

Demonstrative research facilities for photovoltaic power generation systems (Wakkanai)
Photograph courtesy of Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. (HEPCO)
太陽光発電実証研究施設（稚内市）

提供：「北海道電力」

Wind power generation

Stocking the snow room: the International Media Center at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit
2008 年北海道洞爺湖サミット国際メディアセンター 雪室への雪搬入状況

Expansion of natural gas usage in Hokkaido

The introduction of wind power generation - a technology thatconverts wind energy into electricity using wind turbines - isincreasing in Hokkaido, particularly in areas along the Sea ofJapan where wind conditions are ideal for such activities.
Hokkaido has become one of Japan’s leading wind power
generation locations, with 266 wind turbines andapproximately 256,000 kilowatts of installed capacity as ofMarch 31, 2009.
風力発電

Tomakomai Western Industrial Zone

Tomakomai Tobu Area

風の力で風車を回して発電する「風力発電」は風況に恵まれた北海道の日本海側を中心として導入が進んでおり、2009 年 3 月末では設置基数 266 基、設備容量約 25 万 6 千キロワットと、日本有数の風力発電先進地となっています。

苫小牧西部工業基地

苫小牧東部地域

豊沢工業団地■Major industrial complexes in Hokkaido (those with land areas of 20 ha or more for sale)

Natural gas in Hokkaido is produced locally in the Yufutsu areaof Tomakomai City. Mainly composed of methane, natural gas
contains virtually no impurities and is safe and clean,
generating 20 to 40% less carbon dioxide than coal, petroleum
and other fossil fuels. It is a high-BTU energy source with a heat
capacity 2.2 times that of conventional petroleum-based gas.
In addition, the construction of a base station to accept
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is underway in the Ishikari Bay New
Port area to establish a stable supply system in response to
anticipated increases in demand. The station is scheduled tostart operation in 2012.

(As of September 2009)

道内の主な工業団地（※分譲中の面積が 20ha 以上の工業団地）

Name

道内で拡がる天然ガス利用
北海道では天然ガスが苫小牧市勇払地区で産出されています。天然ガスはメタンを主成分とした不純物を含まない可燃性天然ガスで、二酸化炭素の発生量は、石炭、石油など他の化石燃料と比べ 2〜 4 割少なく、安全でクリーンです。しかも従来の石油系ガスの 2.2 倍の熱量をもつ高カロリーのエネルギーです。
さらに、石狩新港地区では拡大が見込まれる需要の増大に対応して安定的に供給できる体制を整えるため、LNG 受入基地の建設が開始され、2012 年に運転開始を予定しています。

Toyosawa Industrial Complex

Uehira Green Hill Wind Farm (Tomamae)
上平グリーンヒルウィンドファーム（苫前町）

Tomakomai Tobu Area
Ishikari Bay New Port Area
Sorachi Industrial Complex
Chitose Vivi World
Nishiko Waterfront Industrial Complex
Akenokita Industrial Complex
Kushiro-Shiranuka Industrial Complex
Utonai Housing/Commercial Complex
Tomakomai Western Industrial Zone
Chitose Airport Industrial Complex
Central Hokkaido Kurisawa Industrial Complex
Chitose Delivery Complex
Hirosato Industrial Complex
Central Hokkaido Sunagawa Industrial Complex
Minami Sorachi Distribution Complex
Toyosawa Industrial Complex
Nanporo Industrial Complex

Location
苫小牧東部地域
石狩湾新港地域
空知団地
千歳美々ワールド
西港臨海工業団地
明野北工業団地
釧路白糠団地
ウトナイ住宅・商工業団地
苫小牧西部工業基地
千歳臨空工業団地
道央栗沢団地千歳流通業務団地
広里工業団地道央砂川工業団地
南空知流通工業団地
豊沢工業団地南幌工業団地Tomakomai, Abira, Atsuma
Ishikari, Otaru
Bibai, Naie
ChitoseKushiroTomakomai
Kushiro, Shiranuka
Tomakomai
Tomakomai
ChitoseIwamizawa
ChitoseFukagawa
Sunagawa
Iwamizawa
AtsumaNanporoLand area of factories, etc. (ha)For sale
5,500.0 4,476.0
168.2
1,296.0
109.0
247.3
79.3
108.4
59.6
228.2
65.5
131.1
248.8
60.3
65.8
58.8
1,155.5
55.7
214.4
47.6
28.4
26.9
30.2
23.9
49.2
24.6
74.8
26.9
31.5
24.0
27.1
23.7
36.9
20.1

Lot price (yen/m2)
Lowest9,000
12,000920 (*590 for large-scale project land)
14,40018,45011,500630 (*240 for large-scale project land)
15,5009,300
11,583
1,540
18,15010,000〜
3,000
11,500 (Avg. price)
4,000 (Plain land)
10,000 (Negotiable)

Highest15,50015,0001,450
18,72021,992
12,2001,000
23,0002,330
27,225
9,650

Distance to nearest transportation points (km)National highway
IC
Port
0
0
0
0
7
0
85
7
0
22
8
1
0
95
0
7
8
2
11
80
0
7
0
0
0
8
1
24
3
4
50
4
0
25
5
2
50
2
0
60
7
0
67
0
0
13
10
10
50
15
3

Open communities with individual
characteristics

開放的で個性的な地域社会

Wakkanai

Rumoi⑦

Asahikawa⑪

Abashiri

KitamiIshikari④ Chitose⑤ Tomakomai⑥⑨ Obihiro⑩ Kushiro

Nemuro⑧ Hakodate

Urakawa① Sapporo③ Ishikari

Population: approx. 1.89 million
Sapporo is the administrative, culturaland economic center of Hokkaido. It
is a burgeoning city with a comfortable living environment, as manifested
by its repeated top rankings in surveys
on desirable areas to live.

Population: approx. 60,000
Residential land development has
expanded in Ishikari due to its role as adormitory town for Sapporo. The town
has achieved rapid growth with theconstruction of Ishikari Bay New Portand industrial-complex development.

札幌市

石狩市 人口約 6 万人

人口約 189 万人

石狩は、
札幌市のベットタウンとして宅地化が進み、
石狩
湾新港の建設と工業団地の造成で急速に発展しました。

② Otaru④ Chitose

小樽市 人口約 14 万人
港町小樽は商業の街。水産業の他に、ガラス工芸や運河などの観光産業が盛んです。

苫小牧市 人口約 17 万人

北海道を代表する大農業地帯の中核都市。壮大な十勝平野では大豆・小豆・ビートなどのほか、国内きっての酪農地帯が形成されています。

⑥ Muroran

室蘭市 人口約 10 万人

北海道の行政、文化、経済の中心である札幌。
「住んでみたい都市」のアンケートにしばしばトップにランクされるなど生活環境にも恵まれた若々しい街です。

Population: approx. 140,000
Otaru is a port city based on commerce. In addition to fisheries, tourism
there also flourishes thanks to its many
popular spots including glassworks
studios and the city’s famous canal.

Population: approx. 170,000
Obihiro is a core city located in a large
farm belt area typical of Hokkaido.
The nation’s largest dairyland hasformed here on the vast Tokachi Plain,
and the region also produces soybeans, adzuki beans, beets and more.

Population: approx. 100,000
The Port of Muroran played a leadingrole in the development of Hokkaido
through its status as a favorable natural port. The city’s industry is centeredon manufacturing activities such as
steel production, shipbuilding, cement
manufacture and oil refining.

MuroranEsashi⑨ Obihiro

Population: approx. 170,000
Tomakomai serves as an ocean gateway connecting Hokkaido to Japan’s
mainland (Honshu) and the rest of theworld. It is the largest industrial city in
Hokkaido, and is home to plants run
by Toyota Motor Corporation andIsuzu Motors Limited.
北海道と本州、国外を結ぶ海の玄関口苫小牧。苫小牧市
は北海道最大の工業都市で、トヨタ、いすゞ自動車が進出しています。

② Otaru ③
Iwamizawa① Sapporo

Kutchan⑤ Tomakomai

Population: approx. 90,000
Chitose has continued to develop as
an important transportation hub connecting Hokkaido to the rest of theworld thanks to its proximity to thePort of Tomakomai, its convenience
for railways and expressway interchanges and the presence of New
Chitose Airport. With its backdrop ofabundant water resources, the city
attracts businesses from a wide variety
of industrial sectors, including those offood production and electronic parts/
semiconductor manufacturing.
千歳市 人口約 9 万人
千歳市は、新千歳空港をはじめ、苫小牧港、鉄道、高速
道路ICなどが近接し、世界を結ぶ交通の要衝として発展を続けています。水資源が豊富で、食品製造、電子部品・半導体製造など多業種の産業集積が進んでいます。

天然の良港として北海道開発の先導的役割をはたしてきた室蘭港。産業は鉄鋼・造船・セメント・石油精製などの工業が中心です。

帯広市 人口約 17 万人⑩ Kushiro
Population: approx. 190,000
Kushiro is a core city of eastern Hokkaido,
and its urban area coexists with natureright next to the vast Kushiro Wetland.
The food manufacturing industry
thrives in the city thanks to its abundant agricultural, forestry and fisheryresources. It has developed based on
Kushiro Port - a distribution base providing connections to the rest of thecountry and beyond.
釧路市 人口約 19 万人⑦ Asahikawa
Population: approx. 350,000
Asahikawa is Hokkaido’s second-largest city, and offers fine views of theDaisetsuzan Mountain Range. It is also
well known for its high-quality furniture - an industry that capitalizes on thearea’s abundant forest resources. The
city also widely seeks to attract visitors
by leveraging its rich tourism resources.
旭川市 人口約 35 万人
大雪山連峰をあおぐ、
北海道第2の拠点都市。
豊富な森林資源を活用した「家具の街」
としても有名で、恵まれた観
光資源を活かした広域観光の推進にも力を入れてます。

⑧ Hakodate

広大な釧路湿原のおひざ元、自然と都市が共生する北海道東部の中核都市。豊富な農林水産資源を活用した食料品製造業が盛んで、国内外と結ばれた物流拠点釧路港を中心に発展しています。

⑪ Kitami
Population: approx. 130,000
Kitami has one of the highest sunshine-hour totals in Japan, and therefore prioritizes the popularization andpromotion of solar power systems.
The city is also a favorite site for sports
training camps, particularly with rugby
teams.
北見市 人口約 13 万人
国内有数の日照率の高さを誇りソーラーシステムの普及、振興に力を入れています。また、ラグビーを中心としたスポーツ合宿が盛んです。

Population: approx. 280,000
Located at the southern end of
Hokkaido, Hakodate is renowned forits beautiful night views from Mt.
Hakodate. It has long been a key searoute base connecting Hokkaido to
Honshu, with Hakodate Airport andthe Seikan Tunnel making it a transportation crossroads.
函館市 人口約 28 万人
北海道の南端に位置し、函館山からの夜景が有名。古くより北海道と本州を結ぶ海路の拠点であり、函館空港や青函トンネルは交通の要所です。

*Population figures are as of September 30, 2009.
※人口は2009年9月末現在

March 2010

Hokkaido Government/Committee for the Promotion of Investment in Hokkaido
Contact details for inquiries regarding business establishment

Industrial Location Development Division,
Bureau of Industrial Location Promotion,
Department of Economic Affairs, Hokkaido Government
Nishi 6-chome, Kita 3-jo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8588
Tel.: 011-204-5324 Fax: 011-232-2139
E-mail: keizai.sanrichi@pref.hokkaido.lg.jp
Hokkaido Government website: http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp

Tourism & Investment Promotion Office,Hokkaido Government Tokyo Office
17-17, Nagata-cho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0014
Tel.: 03-3580-9585 Fax: 03-3592-0316

Hokkaido Government Osaka OfficeOsaka Ekimae Daiichi Bldg. 9F, 3-1-900, Umeda 1-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001
Tel.: 06-6344-4151 Fax: 06-6344-4126

Hokkaido Government Nagoya Office
Chubu Nihon Bldg. 8F, 1-1, Sakae 4-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya 460-0008
Tel.: 052-263-1360 Fax: 052-252-5145