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Startup Cities | Central -01

Nagoya has always been home to people with a pioneering spirit.The citizens of this region have consistently created new businesses.From timber and textiles to aviation and automobiles, Nagoya is a world-class manufacturing center. It is a city where new industries are born and grow. Today, this pioneering spirit is evident in deeptech startups that are joining forces with manufacturers and first-class research institutes and universities to solve social issues.

Nagoya

Population

2.3 mil

Economy

  • Toyota Motor Corporation

  • DENSO Corporation

  • Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

University

  • "Nagoya University
    Nagoya Institute of Technology"

and more…

Support

Startup Support Office,
Innovation Promotion Department,
Economics Bureau,
City of NAGOYA
e-mail : a3046[_at_]keizai.city.nagoya.lg.jp (replate [_at_] to atmark)

Access

Chubu Centrair International Airport

28 min by train from Nagoya station.

Startup Cities | Central -02

In addition to facing the Pacific Ocean and being blessed with a mild climate, Hamamatsu has great nature surrounding Lake Hamana, and a rich history and culture.
As a City of Manufacturing, it is also home to a number of global companies including Suzuki, Yamaha, and Hamamatsu Photonics.
Hamamatsu provides start-ups with various types of support such as grants for business growth, opportunities for field demonstration, and business-matching services.
Hamamatsu will play the role of a “Manufacturing Start-up Hub”, matching ideas of start-ups with advanced manufacturing technologies.

Hamamatsu

Population

0.8 mil

Economy

  • Suzuki Motor Corporation

  • Yamaha Corporation

  • Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

University

  • Shizuoka University

  • Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

  • The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries

and more…

Support

Start-up Promotion Division, Industrial Department, Hamamatsu City
e-mail : vs-sangyo[_at_]city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp
(replate [_at_] to atmark)
Address : 103-2 Motoshiro-cho, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka 430-8652, Japan
eTEL:+81-53-457-2825

Access

Chubu Centrair International Airport

2 hours from Hamamatsu station.
It takes about 1.5 hours from Hamamatsu to Tokyo by the Shinkansen bullet train.

Key Persons

UniFa

Yasuyuki Toki dreamed of starting a business as a university student. Years later, a change in personal circumstances and a growing passion for...

Nagoya

Yasuyuki Toki

Founder and CEO

Startups

Tier IV, Inc.

Tier IV, Inc.

AI/MaaS

Tier IV develops and offers solutions and services that support the Autoware ecosystem.

Photo electron Soul Inc.

Photo electron Soul Inc.

Materials

Our mission is to rebuild the worlds of fine observation and manufacturing by photocathode technologies.

Interviews

U-MAP Co., Ltd.

U-MAP, works to solve the "thermal problems of electronic devices." that could not be solved with conventional materials.

Nagoya

Kenji Nishitani

CEO

SPLYZA Inc.

SPLYZA provides video analysis tools to maximize amateur sports.

Hamamatsu

Hiroyuki Doi

CEO

LOZI Inc.

LOZI is a technology company for the Supply Chain Traceability and Transparency.

Nagoya

Martin Roberts

CEO

iCorNet Laboratory Co.

iCorNet.Laboratory is a medical device venture, developing the cardiac support net for heart failure
(HF) and lethal arrhythmia.

Nagoya

Toshiaki Akita

CEO

GRA&GREEN Inc.

GRA&GREEN offers a gene-editing delivery system to create next-generation food and agriculture.

Nagoya

Masaki Niwa

CEO

ANSeeN Inc.

ANSeen upgrades X-ray imaging with the vivid sensor.

Hamamatsu

Koike Akifumi

Executive Director

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