Kitaibaraki

Ibaraki's steadily growingtransportation network,and evolving industrial centers

Hitachiota Busway

Toride

BuswayIshioka

Tokyo to Mito: 72min.Akihabara to Tsukuba: 45min.

Ibaraki Factlets

◆Fundamental measures to secure doctors by countermeasures for the shortage of doctors. (2018-)

102（1）78（1）45（1）

93（1）40（7）20（2）

PopulationHabitable areaPer capita income Area of new factories (excluding electric industry)

Manufacturing outputAgricultural output

Coastal Fishery Output

Seniors living near family(＊)

Researchers in Tsukuba

% of land cultivatedAvg.land area per homeTotal road length

2.905million3,974㎢

￥3.088million

1,010hectare

￥12.3￥490.3billion

225,313t

73.9%

20,75828.3 %424.79㎡55,746km

11th in Japan（2016.10.1）4th in Japan（2015.10.1）11th in Japan（2014）

1st in Japan (2008-2017)

8th in Japan（2015）

7,995 with Ph.D.s (2017.6.20)

Chicken eggs, melons, bell peppers,lotus root, sod, dried sweet potatoes, mizuna, plant cuttings, chestnuts, Japanese parsley, sweet potatoes

Shrimp (inland waters), sardines, mackerel, ayu, carp (farmed)

Lettuce, pears, komatsuna,peanuts, Chinese cabbage, Mushrooms, Parsley

Whitebait, gobioidei wakasagi, carp (inland fishery)

Green onion, chives, pumpkin, edible chrysanthemum,burdock root, cyclamen, scallions, spinach, broad beans, konnyaku potatoes, mitsuba, sweet corn

●Factories Built in Ibaraki (excluding electric industry)　

●Building a Healthier Ibaraki, Including Senior Citizens

●Countermeasures Against the Falling Birth Rate

●Medical Care

●Top - ranked Products（production output by product）

●Industrial centers

Area

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117（1）55（1）30（1）

2013 109（1）75（1） 36（1）

1st in Japan 2nd in Japan 3rd in Japan

Full of the latest prefectural Prefectural Government NewsAnnouncementsDisaster・Disaster Prevention InformationEmergency Medical InformationInformation on Sightseeing Events, Etc.

Updated 2018/4/1

Outline Health, Welfare, & Medicine

Industry

Transportation, etc.

Agricultural & Marine Products

Hitachi

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Kashima

(＊) Percentage of residents over 65 living near family

Concentration of electrical and other machinery manufacturing ●About 1,200 companies, mainly support companies of Hitachi, Ltd.

●163 iron, steel, and petrochemical manufacturing companies（2017.1.1）

Concentration of research institutions

Concentration of nuclear power research organizations

Concentration of industrial materials manufacturing

Tokai● Japan Atomic Energy Agency● Tokyo Univ, Ibaraki Univ, and other universities●

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Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex (J-PARC) opened Dec. 2008Leading the world in neutrino, materials, and life science researchIbaraki has laboratory equipment for material and life science research

29 education and research institutionsDesignation of Tsukuba International Strategic Zone (2011.12.22)Promotion of the practical use of robots for next generation cancer treatment and daily life support

NB: Marine products are compared by catch size (2014) agricultural and livestock products (2014)

◆Training of Silver Rehabilitation Exercise Trainers ●Number of trainers : 8,312(2018.4.1)

◆Senior’s Health Benefit Plan●Establishing and distributing senior concession card (Ibaraki Senior Card) to encourage senior citizens to engage in outdoor activities.Number of sponsoring stores:3,362 Stores (2017.05.01)

　 ● Number of marriages created through the Ibaraki Deai Support Center : 1,930(as of 2018.3)　 ● Implementation of hospitality program for households with children

●Improving Safety and Security

●Protecting Water Quality

Creation of a Safe and Stable Living Environment ●Anticrime volunteer groups : 1,043 groups, 64,370 members (as of 2017.12)●Blue crime prevention patrol groups : 218 groups, 1,117 vehicles (as of 2018.4.1)

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Kasumigaura (Nishiura, Kitaura, Hitachitonegawa River) is the second largest lake in Japan ●Kasumigaura Lake Water Quality Maintenance Plan (Part 7)

●Increasing efforts to conserve water quality funded by the Forest,Lakes, and Marshes Envirionment Tax (2008～)

●Measures to Fight Global Warming●Ibaraki Eco Business Registration System : 1,981 registered businesses (as of 2018.3)●Number of stores which have stopped distributing free plastic bags:606 stores (as of 2017.10)

●Share of Ibaraki produce at Tokyo Central Wholesale Market (by monetary value)→ No.1 nationally for 14 years running (2004-2017)

●Ibaraki Broadband Network（IBBN）

Joban LineTsukuba Express

Ibaraki Airport

Ibaraki Port (20 routes）

Kashima Port (3 routes）

●“Appoint Ibaraki Medical Ambassadors”-Expand “businesses” by having the governor in the forefront. ●“The nation’s first zero real interest rates for medical students in school.”-Establish an education loan for medical students. ●“Supporting doctors with children.”-Expanding support systems for childcare for sick kids thoroughout the prefecture.

http://mobile.pref.ibaraki.jp

Tsukuba～Akihabara→45mins.Mito ~ Tokyo: 72 min., Mito ~ Shinagawa: 80 min.Ibaraki ~ Sapporo, 2 return flights dailyIbaraki ~ Kobe, 2 return flights daily

Ibaraki ~ Naha, 1 return flights dailyIbaraki ~ Shanghai, 6 return flights/week(1 return flight daily expect for Wed.)

●Implementation of renewable forms of energy (2,504,029kW total, 2017.3) ●Solar power generation - home use capacity : 297,991 kW

non-home use capacity : 1,886,511 kW ●Wind power generation capacity : 111,610 kW●Biomass power generation capacity : 189,170 kW●Small and mid-size hydroelectric power generation capacity :18,747 kW

●Academic Development

Raising the Future Leaders of Ibaraki

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◆Quality Medical Care 　●Introduction of the Doctor - Heli Service (2010.7)Introduction of the Kita-Kanto Regional Collaboration (Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki) (2011.4)

　●Establishment of Emergency Center (2011.2) and Cardiovascular Center (2011.4) The Ibaraki Prefectural Sleep Medicine Clinic opened in December 2016

●Installation of Emergency Medical Center in the North Prefectural Region

◆Above average results in all 8 subjects of the National Assessment of Academic Ability　[2017]

　

・Regular container service to the west coast of North America (Vancouver, Tacoma, etc.) 2 ships/month・Regular container service to South Korea and China (Pusan, Shanghai, Qingdao etc.) 2 ships/week・International feeder service, 3 ships/week per route

(connected with main routes for each country via Yokohama Port and Tokyo Port)・Regular service to Tomakomai and Kushiro, Hokkaido, 31 ships/week・Regular service to Shimizu and Oita, Kyushu, 1 ship per week（※）Only main routes are listed

・International feeder service, 3 ships/week

(connected with main routes for each country via Yokohama Port and Tokyo Port)

・Regular container service to South Korea (Pusan), 1 ship/week

●All municipalities connected by a max 10 GB/second high-speed large capacity information and communication network (top level nationally)

● Available to private enterprises at no charge (Approved for use by 141 companies as of 2017.4.1)● Development of a video conference system to support cancer treatments.

2nd in Japan（2016）

10th in Japan（2016）

3th in Japan（2015）

1st in Japan（2013.10.1）1st in Japan（2014.7.15）

2nd in Japan（2016.4.1）

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(2007.10～) : 5,682 participating stores (as of 2018.4.1)

(Nissei Hitachi Sogo Hospital 2012.10)

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Officical Ibaraki Prefecture Mobile Site

＊companies from outside the prefecture

Introduction of Regional Collaboration with Fukushima Prefecture (2014.6)

2014 2015 2016 201788（3）50（4）34（1）

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Ibaraki ~ Fukuoka, 1 return flight daily

●Higashi-Kanto Expressway Mito Route (Between Hokota IC - North Ibaraki Airport IC), Opened on February 3rd, 2018

Knowledge Skills

6th Grade Elementary students 3rd Grade Junior high school(Grade 9) students

Japanese Calculation Japanese Mathematics

National

IbarakiPrefecture

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76.2 58.6 80.8 46.9 78.3 73.9 65.2 48.3

74.8 57.5 78.6 45.9 77.4 72.2 64.6 48.1

Knowledge Skills Knowledge Skills Knowledge Skills

●The prefecture is implementing a unique teaching method featuring multiple instructors (Team-Teaching) and smaller class sizes.●“Learning Square” is implemented to further develop academic skills of mathematics during summer holidays. Implementing rate : 100%

●Culture & Sports Activity ◆Ranked top class in the Annual Report of National Survey on Physical Fitness, Athletic Performance, and Exercise Habit

2nd Grade Juniorhigh school (Grade 8) students

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Grade 5 elementary student ２２３２ ２２

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◆Number of visitors to prefectural art galleries (6) and museums : 1.04 million annually (2017)●Cultivate independence and autonomy ◆Promote reading-activity “One Book You Would Recommend to Everyone”●Ratio of children who read more than 50 books every year : 74.0% (2016)◆Ibaraki’s version of “Ethic” Education in Senior High School●First few in the nation to implement “Ethic” and “Ethic Plus” education to 1st and 2nd grade Senior high school students respectively. ◆Reward for lending help & Volunteer●Percentage of 1st grade elementary students who help with housework at least 4 days a week: 63.0% (2017)

●Nurturing love for one’s hometown ◆Learning about Ibaraki while having fun “Ibaraki-kids Hometown Test”●24,788 2nd grade junior high students from 240 schools in the prefecture are participating. (Participation rate 91.6%) (2017)

●Promoting education through uniting residents in the prefecture◆Education Day of Ibaraki (Nov. 1st), Month of Education (November) Total of approximately 3.36million participants (2017)