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Stream of Factory Location in Shizuoka Prefecture in 2006
1. Ranking ........ Shizuoka enjoys the ranking of the top group in Japan
The number of factories built in Shizuoka by foreign-affiliated firms in 2006 is 102 (118ha), which is the increase of 20%
compared to the previous year, and reached 100 for the first time in the past 17 years.
Shizuoka Prefecture is at 3rd place in Japan (5th in total area) maintaining in the top group successively to the past year.
Locations in Shizuoka Prefecture and Ranking in Japan
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nr. of Locations | 36 | 24 | 54 | 55 | 53 | 60 | 81 | 85 | 102 |
| Ranking in Japan | 13 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Transition of Locations in 5 Top Ranked Prefectures
| Ranking | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pref. | Nr. | Pref. | Nr. | Pref. | Nr. | Pref. | Nr. | Pref. | Nr. | |
| 1 | Shizuoka | 53 | Shizuoka | 60 | Shizuoka | 81 | Gumma | 95 | Hyogo | 115 |
| 2 | Fukuoka | 52 | Fukuoka | 58 | Gumma | 77 | Aichi | 87 | Gumma | 111 |
| 3 | Hyogo | 49 | Gumma | 53 | Hyogo | 68 | Shizuoka | 85 | Shizuoka | 102 |
| 4 | Ibaragi | 38 | Hyogo | 52 | Aichi | 66 | Hyogo | 80 | Aichi | 81 |
| 5 | Hokkaido | 35 | Aichi | 50 | Fukuoka | 52 | Saitama | 67 | Saitama | 79 |
2. Nr. of locations sorted by business category and locality .... 19 businesses distributed in localities in Shizuoka.
Shizuoka Prefecture tends to be said as a department store of industry, a variety of businesses are operated there.
In 2007, factories of 19 different business categories are located in the prefecture.
They are in a good distribution balance in localities in the prefecture.
2007 Nr. of locations sorted by business category and locality
| Business category | West region | Central-Enshu region | Central region | East region | Nr. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamamatsu, Kosai etc. |
Iwata, Kakegawa Fukuroi etc. |
Shizuoka, Shimada Fujieda, Yaizu etc |
Fuji, Fujinomiya Gotemba, Numazu Mishima, Susono etc. |
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| Transportation equipment | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 27(26.5) |
| Machinery in general | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16(15.7) |
| Plastic products | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8(7.8) |
| Foods | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6(5.9) |
| Electric equipment | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5(4.9) |
| Chemical engineering | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5(4.9) |
| Others (13 categories) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 35(34.3) |
| Total (19 categories) | 27 (26.5) | 27 (26.5) | 28(27.5) | 20 (19.6) | 102(100.0) |