April 2024 edition

For those who are considering to establish new business in Kuwana

Welcome to KUWANA!!

Would you like to make great strides in your business based in Kuwana City？

Kuwana City HallBusiness Attraction Division
Tel :+81-594-24-１２５６
Mail:kigyom@city.kuwana.lg.jp

Table of contents
１．Introduction of Kuwana City

２．The advantages of Kuwana City
３．Comprehensive business location support system
４．Promoting businesses location in Kuwana

1１．Introduction of Kuwana City
"Our City" Kuwana• Kuwana City, Nagashima Town, and Tado Town merged in 2004 to form
the current Kuwana City.
• Population : 138,963 （Working-age population: 84,049 ）• Area : 136.65 km2

As of the end of January 20242

１．Introduction of Kuwana City

「City of Sightseeing」 Kuwana
Nagashima Resort
Leisure complex facilities visited by 15 million people annually3１．Introduction of Kuwana City

「City of Food」 Kuwana
Clams(Hamaguri)

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「City of Culture」 Kuwana
Ishidori Festival
The resonating sounds of the beating of so many taiko drums and gongs
is said to make Ishidori Festival ”Japan’s noisiest festival”.
Designated as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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１．Introduction of Kuwana City

「City of History」 Kuwana
Tadakatsu Honda, the first lord of the Kuwana domain is said
that he is one of the strongest samurai lord.

United Semiconductor Japan Co., Ltd. employee photo6

２．The advantages of Kuwana City
【Great location with high accessibility in transportation】
Well-developed highway

・High Convenience !

network!

・About 20 minutes to Nagoya

5 interchanges (highway exit)

・4 railway lines: “JR Line, Kintetsu

About 30 minutes to Nagoya

Line, Yoro Line, Hokusei Line"大山田スマートIC整備予定箇所

名古屋港

四日市港

Access not only to Nagoya, but also to the Kanto and Kansai
regions is outstanding.
About 70 minutes to Osaka, about 120 minutes to Tokyo 77

２．The advantages of Kuwana CityNagoya
AirportNagoyaStationKuwana
StationReasons for choosing Kuwana① Cost advantages② Business benefits③ Convenience oftransportation④ Low risk of natural
disaster occurrence anddamage⑤ Employment advantages

Port of Nagoya

City with the 5 Best criteria
for selecting candidate
relocation sites 2021,Trend

Port of Yokkaichi

Chubu Centrair International
Airport
8Survey on Regional Relocation Kanto
Bureau of Economy, Trade andIndustry）
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２．The advantages of Kuwana City
3.2 million people live
1.86 million people work
160,000 offices

Within 20kmof Kuwana City

１０ｋｍ圏内の市町村
県名

市町村名

人口

桑名市 139,563
東員町
25,934三重県 川越町
15,535朝日町
11,106
木曽岬町
5,994
愛西市
61,618
愛知県
弥富市
43,861合 計

２０ｋｍ圏内の市町村

従業員数

事業所数

59,62011,497
8,667
4,201
3,280
17,83022,293

5,551
869
627
296
250
2,012
1,826

県名

市町村名

303,611 127,388 11,431
岐阜県

従業員数

309,719 156,918
44,797 29,157
菰野町41,283 15,725
名古屋市 2,294,854 1,450,337
あま市
88,787 25,499
清須市
69,194 28,969
蟹江町
37,144 13,688
大治町
33,356
8,613
飛島村
4,657 11,606
海津市
32,582
1,468
四日市市

三重県 いなべ市

愛知県

人口合 計

事業所数

12,006
1,803
1,415
117,344
2,529
2,517
1,418
911
723
12,921

2,956,373 1,741,980 153,587※Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Population, demographic trends, and numberof households based on the Basic Resident Register (as of January 1, 2023)※ Data from the "2022 Economic Census"

9２．The advantages of Kuwana City
Steel industry

Commercial machinery andequipment manufacturing industry

st１

nd２

in the prefecture

41.0 billion yen

in the prefecture
34.5 billion yen

Electronic Components,
Manufacture of generalmachinery and equipment Devices and Circuits Manufacturingnd２ｒｄ３in the prefecture
73.5 billion yen

in the prefecture
71.5 billion yen※ Data from the "2022 Economic Census"

10２．The advantages of Kuwana City
Healthy life expectancy

A convenient andcomfortable place
to livest1
City in the prefecture

Male: 79.9 years oldFemale: 82.4 years old※Data from "Mie Prefecture"

Number of (municipal)
library visitors

Wholesale / Retail
Annual Merchandise Salesst１th6

in the prefecturein the prefecture

365,877 people

277 billion yen※Data from "Mie Prefecture"※ Data from the "2022 Economic Census" 11２．The advantages of Kuwana City
2023 National Academic Achievement /Learning Status Survey【National Assessment of Academic Ability】

3rd grade student of junior high school
Subject

Kuwana CityJapan

Mie Prefecture

National language

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６９ ％Math５７ ％

５１ ％

５１ ％

English５１ ％４５．６ ％

４５ ％*From “Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology “All subjects are above average!
We have a high educational environment

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３．Comprehensive business location support system
Generous support for companies locating to Kuwana City

One-stop
ServiceA service that can be completed ata single point of contact

SubstantialSupport
SystemWe provide full support!

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３．Comprehensive business location support system
Is my company
eligible to receive
the subsidy ofKuwana City?

I've been going fromone office to another,but I can't seem to getthrough the process.

City hall applications
and procedures arecomplicated andincomprehensible.

Have you ever experienced something like this?

To solve…
Business Attraction Division provides one-stop consultation.
①Consultation onprocedures, etc.

one-stopconsultation

Related organizations②Contact/Coordination/Consultation

Company③Necessary application,procedures, etc.

Kuwana City OfficeCountry/Prefecture

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３．Comprehensive business location support system

We support businesses to reinvest or to set up
new locations in Kuwana City.
★Incentive for location: A subsidy for up to 300 million yen!
Issued to "newly expanding companies" and "capital
investment accompanying the expansion of offices, etc.”★Incentive to promote residence in Kuwana City:A subsidy for up to 100 million yen!
Issued to newly hired employees or newly relocatedpermanent employees who have their address in the city.

★Incentive for establishing lodging facilities:

A subsidy for up to 300 million yen!
Issued to accommodation facilities newly established in15
the city.

３．Comprehensive business location support system

Location incentive

Support forcompanies

Incentives are granted for capital investment involving“new construction,” “expansion,” and “relocation.”

Incentive amount
1st year

100 % of property tax
2nd year

75 % of property tax
3rd year

50 % of property tax※ Maximum grant payment is

100 million yen per year.

Eligible facilities
・The manufacturing industry,and plant factories
・Research facilities
・Information processing facilities

・Accommodation facilities※ Location must be within

the designated area.
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３．Comprehensive business location support system

Settlement promotion incentive

Support forworkers

Incentives are issued to “newly hired employees” and“newly transferred employees (permanent)” who live in
Kuwana City so that they can live in Kuwana City for a longtime.

Incentive amount

Eligible persons

300,000 yen/person

・Newly employed workers
residing in Kuwana
or・Newly transferred
employees residing in Kuwana

The upper limit for one year is
50 million yen※Continued employment of 1 year
or longer is required17

３．Comprehensive business location support system
Support for
Accommodation incentive
companies
In order to promote the establishment of newaccommodation facilities in the city, incentives are issued
to these facilities.

Incentive amount
10% of acquisition amountRequirements（Up to 100 million yen）

・Construction area of 1,000 m²
including a convention hall(Floor area of 350 m² or more)or・Standard guest room area 20㎡

orStandard room
area 40㎡※Target period: From October 2, 2019 to March 31, 2025

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４．Promoting businesses location in Kuwana(Industrial Park subdivision status)
Under sale①

Tado Town Oyama Land Readjustment
Project
Enforcement area: 35.9 ha

Oyama, Tado
Town

Under development②

Chikarao-Tobu-Kogyodanchi（Expansion）
Enforcement area：9.9 ha

Mizono, TadoTown③

Mizono-Nanbu-Kogyodanchi
Enforcement area:13.4 haMizono, TadoTown

Under development plan
Tado-Nanbu-Kogyodanchi
Enforcement area: about 68.9ha⑤ Harima-Seibu-Kogyodanchi
Enforcement area:about 66ha
Chikarao-Hokubu-Kogyodanchi⑥ operation
InEnforcement area: about 13ha

④Mizono/Chikarao,
Tado Town

Harima, Kuwana
City
Chikarao, Tado
Town

In operation

A plan to create approximately 147.9ha
is underway by a private company.

ＡＢ
ＣＤ
ＥＦＧ

Tado-Kogyodanchi
Tado-Dai2-Kogyodanchi
Tado-Indastrial-Park
Kuwana-Business-Research-Park
Tech Base Kuwana
Tado-Dai3-Kogyodanchi
Chikarao-Tobu-Kogyodanchi

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４．Promoting businesses location in Kuwana(Industrial Park subdivision status)

Tech Base Kuwana

Kuwana-Business-Research-Park

Tado-Kogyodanchi

Tado-Dai2-Kogyodanchi
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４． Promoting businesses location in Kuwana(Oyamada smart interchange concept)

Industrial induction zone

A smart interchange is one of thefunctions of highways in Japan.
It is a simple interchange
exclusively for ETC-equipped
vehicles that is installed so thatyou can enter and exit from theexisting facilities of the highway
to the general road.

Reduces access time to industrialinduction zones
Improving the convenience ofcommuting to work or school
Access to the interchange without
fear of flooding

The new smart interchange is expected to further enhance
corporate activities.

21Kuwana City is blessed with beautiful nature, rich in history and culture, and acomfortable place to live and work!
High-speed transportation networks, including smart interchanges, are being
developed, and further development is expected!
In Kuwana City, we offer one-stop support for the company operation and thelives of employees in Kuwana City, with the slogans “Let’s operate in Kuwana
City!” and “Let’s raise children in Kuwana City!”
We hope that you will consider Kuwana City as a potential location for your new
business development.
Kuwana is alovely place!

Kuwana City will promote "attracting companies" in order to play a role inthe creation of a city where citizens can realize happiness that matches theirindividual wishes.
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