P otential of the Local Community

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Juroku Financial Group’s main business areas are Gifu Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture. Thisregion has many distinctive local industries including automobiles, as well as cutlery,ceramics, and plastic products, and it is a bulwark of Japanese manufacturing. In the future,
there are plans for further infrastructure development such as the planned opening of thecompleted Tokai-Kanjo Expressway and the Linear Chuo Shinkansen (SCMAGLEV), andgreater economic benefits are expected. As there are many draws for tourism that make themost of nature and culture in the area, inbound demand in the region is expected to surge
after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan’s foremost
manufacturing
regionManufacture productshipment amount
Total ofboth prefectures: ¥53,838.6 billion

60

Aichi
Prefecture:

Population(2021)(2020)

10,621

Gifu
Prefecture

km2

11,3647th

5,914.2 billion 20th
¥47,924.3 billion 1st5,173

Aichi
Prefecture¥

houseskm2

58,9401,979,781

people

17th

18th

27th

4.8

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.9

5.9

42.0

43.8

46.0

44.9

47.0

48.7

47.9

houses4th

7,542,415people

4th2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

See the tourism draws

4020

New houses under construction(2022)

Gifu Prefecture

Aichi Prefecture(Trillions of Yen)

Gifu
Prefecture:

Total area

0Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Census of Manufacture (2019)

High ratio of manufacturing businesses
Gifu
Prefecture:
Aichi
Prefecture:

29.1%
38.4% 22.0

Greatly exceeds
the national
standard of%Gross prefectural product8.6% ofJapan’s GDP

48,857.9 billion¥7,920.7 billion 20th¥ 40,937.2 billion 2nd

Total ofboth prefectures: ¥Gifu
Prefecture:

Source: Cabinet Office, Prefectural Accounts (FY2018)

Aichi
Prefecture:Source: Cabinet Office, Prefectural Accounts (FY2018)

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Gifu
Prefecture
Hydropower:

Construction of the Tokai-Kanjo Expressway• An expressway built to high standards, with a length of approximately
153 kilometers, spanning the three prefectures of Aichi, Gifu, and Mie.
• Expected to have stock effects, such as improving corporate activities,
making logistics more efficient, and revitalizing tourism.
• The full expressway is scheduled to open in 2026.
• The Tokai-Kanjo Expressway can also serve as a detour in the event oftraffic congestion or accidents on the Tomei, Meishin, Chuo, or
Tokai-Hokuriku Expressways, and as an alternative route in the event of alarge-scale disaster.

13,624 GWh

1st in Japan for the stored hydroelectric power thatcan be used for hydroelectric power generation
Source: Agency for Natural Resources and Energy website (2021)

38.7 billion

Ceramic /tile shipment amount: ¥Aichi
Prefecture

Accounts for approximately 40%of the national market share.

Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry;
calculated by the Company based on the Census of Manufacture (2019)39.5 billion

Household knife
shipment amount: ¥Accounts for approximately 52%of the national market share.

Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry;
calculated by the Company based on the Census of Manufacture (2019)26,663.3 billion

Shipment amount of transportation machineryand equipment for the manufacturing industry: ¥1st in Japan

Source: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Census of Manufacture (2019)12,480.5 billion

Total exports from Nagoya Port: ¥1st among 5 major ports of Japan
Source: Ministry of Finance, Trade Statistics (2021)

18Source: Gifu National Highway Office website

Launch of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen
ShinagawaApprox. 1 hour
30 minutes

Nagoya40 minutes at maximum
speedShinagawa

Gifu PrefectureStation(Nakatsugawa-shi)

Approx. 2 hours and  Approx. 60 minutes
30 minutes(Assuming stops at every station)
Source: Central Japan Railway Company website

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