Kansai Science City – Started as an initiative of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport as Japan’s leading research and development city, stretching over Kyoto, Osaka and Nara Prefectures, it acts as an area of transmission for new industry and culture, and a gathering-place for those research and development institutions from industry, government and academia enticed by its facilities.
Furthermore, the Kinki region, as Japan’s new capital city of culture, sits alongside the capital region, and both support Japan from the dual perspectives of culture and economy.
| Main Companies | Main Governmental Facilities | Main Academic Institutions |
|---|---|---|
| Panasonic Corporation ”Fundamental Technology Laboratory” |
National Diet Library Kansai Building | Doshisha University Kyotanabe Campus |
| Kyocera Corporation ”Central Laboratory” |
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone ”Communication Science Fundamental Research Laboratory” |
Doshisha University Science City Campus |
| Shimadzu Corporation Fundamental Technology Laboratory” |
International Institute for Advanced Studies | Osaka University Graduate School Graduate School of Engineering |
| Omron Corporation ”Keihanna Innovation Center” |
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth | Osaka Electro-Communication University Shijonawate Schoolhouse |
| Ion Engineering Laboratory | Institute of Information and Communications Technology | Kansai Gaidai University Hotani Schoolhouse |
| NEC Corporation ”Kansai Laboratory” |
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International Co., Ltd (ATR) | Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts Kyotanabe Campus |
| Sekisui House, Ltd ”General Housing Laboratory” |
Japan Electrical Power Laboratory ”Kansai Laboratory” |
Kyoto Prefectural University, Agricultural Faculty |
| Kinden Corporation ”Kyoto Laboratory” |
Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties | Nara Institute of Science and Technology |
