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Prologue Economic Power of Central Japan Welcome to Central Japan Central Japan is located in the center of the Japanese Archipelago, composed of the five prefectures of Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Shizuoka and Nagano. Among them, Aichi, Mie and Shizuoka face the Pacific Ocean, featuring the fertile Nobi Plain created by the three major rivers Kiso, Nagara and Ibi, rich fishing grounds such as the Ise and Suruga Bays and grand Mt. Fuji, as well as nice warm weather. Gifu and Nagano, on the other hand, are inland prefectures with many hot springs and ski areas located in superb nature close to the Japan Alps with 3,000-meter-high mountains. The natural environment in the five prefectures is diverse and beautiful. In such a blessed climate, since the beginning of recorded history, Central Japan has developed prosperous life, culture and history. It has also been a vital area for transportation that connects the eastern and western parts of Japan. Notably, the "three heroes" Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who made great achievements during the Sengoku period (period of warring states) in the 16th century at the beginning of the modern era, along with other feudal warlords and daimyo, were based in Central Japan and promoted the development of local communities and industries to allow local people to have a prosperous life. This resulted in the growth of traditional indigenous industries such as pottery, textiles, cutlery, Japanese paper, lacquerware, woodworking and furniture production, as well as traditional performing arts, including Ukai (cormorant fishing), Bunraku (traditional puppet theater) and farmers kabuki, and local cultures including dashi (festival floats) and festivals, which have been handed down to the modern era. Based on such traditions, a large number of companies located in Central Japan are successfully developing global business activities. This world-class industrial cluster that was established by them in the region accounts for approximately 14% of Japan's nominal GDP. Good old Japan and high-tech Japan thus coexist in Central Japan. Principal city of Central Japan:Nagoya With a population of 2.33 million, Nagoya is the fourth largest city in Japan behind Tokyo (23 Wards), Yokohama and Osaka. The city is the economic, industrial and administrative core of Central Japan. The manufacturing industry is a prominent feature of Central Japan, composed of diverse sectors such as automobiles, electronic devices, machine tools, precision machinery and fine ceramics. The products are also internationally competitive, and the value of manufacturing products shipped from the region is approximately 89 trillion yen, which accounts for 27% of the total value in Japan. Central Japan also has Japan's largest concentrations of companies in the automobile and aircraft industries. The region produces approximately 45% of the automobiles produced in Japan. The aerospace industry in the region produces about 45% of the aerospace-related parts and, in particular, 70% of the aircraft body-related parts produced in the country. Central Japan is the top region in Japan in terms of the value of shipments of the manufactured goods. The region holds a large share in the national production of transportation equipment and various other products Central Japanʼs share of the 0market for shipments of the manufactured goods, in sectors. 100 200 300 breakdown400 0 100 200 85 294 Osaka 86 85 147 294 Tokyo 30 150 16.5% 86 147 Aichi Mie Area: approx. 42,908km2 (as of April 2023) Population: approx. 17 million people (as of October 2022) Located in an area extending from 136 to 139 degrees of east longitude and from 34 to 37 degrees of north latitude 600 500 53.0% 600 53.0% Market share of Japanese regions for shipments of the manufactured goods. (amounts in billion dollars) Market share of Japanese regions for shipments of the manufactured goods. 22.4% 37.0% (amounts in billion dollars) Others （1,232） 41％ Others （1,232） 41％ 16.4% 26.5% Central Japan （810） 27％ Central Japan （810） Tokyo Area 27％ （476） Kansai Area （487） 16％ Kansai Area （487） ［Source］Value of manufactured goods data from “2022 Annual Business Survey” 16 shipments: 57 21.8% 16％ by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, converted into dollars at the average exchange rate during 2021（109.89 yen/USD） Tokyo Area: Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo and Kanagawa Kansai Area: Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara and Wakayama ［Source］Value of manufactured goods shipments: data from “2022 Annual Business Survey” by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, converted into dollars at the average exchange rate during 2021（109.89 yen/USD） Tokyo Area: Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo and Kanagawa Kansai Area: Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara and Wakayama 16 18 57 91 Shizuoka 22.4% 26.5%22.8% 18319187 Nagoya 305 270 22.8%16.5% 31 34 87 116 Nagano 400 37.0% 34 150 116 30 Gifu 305 300270 500 21.8% 16.4% 16％ Tokyo Area （476） 16％ Exports, Imports and Balance of Trade in 2022 Balance of Trade 1000 898 800 1000 746 600 800 746 Balance of Trade 898 461 400 600 286 165 200 400 0 200 -200 0 -152 -152 165 105 105 59 59 286 461 -174 210 221 210 221 -174 -10 -10 85 111 85 111 -26 -26 ［Source］ -200Export and import values: data from Trade Statistics by Ministry of Finance Japan and Nagoya Customs, converted into dollars at the average exchange rate during 2022（131.57 yen/USD） ［Source］Export and import values: data from Trade Statistics by Ministry of Finance Japan and Nagoya Customs, converted into dollars at the average exchange rate during 2022（131.57 yen/USD） Central Japan 1

Prologue Economic Power of Central Japan Welcome to Central Japan Central Japan is located in the center of the Japanese Archipelago, composed of the five prefectures of Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Shizuoka and Nagano. Among them, Aichi, Mie and Shizuoka face the Pacific Ocean, featuring the fertile Nobi Plain created by the three major rivers Kiso, Nagara and Ibi, rich fishing grounds such as the Ise and Suruga Bays and grand Mt. Fuji, as well as nice warm weather. Gifu and Nagano, on the other hand, are inland prefectures with many hot springs and ski areas located in superb nature close to the Japan Alps with 3,000-meter-high mountains. The natural environment in the five prefectures is diverse and beautiful. In such a blessed climate, since the beginning of recorded history, Central Japan has developed prosperous life, culture and history. It has also been a vital area for transportation that connects the eastern and western parts of Japan. Notably, the "three heroes" Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who made great achievements during the Sengoku period (period of warring states) in the 16th century at the beginning of the modern era, along with other feudal warlords and daimyo, were based in Central Japan and promoted the development of local communities and industries to allow local people to have a prosperous life. This resulted in the growth of traditional indigenous industries such as pottery, textiles, cutlery, Japanese paper, lacquerware, woodworking and furniture production, as well as traditional performing arts, including Ukai (cormorant fishing), Bunraku (traditional puppet theater) and farmers kabuki, and local cultures including dashi (festival floats) and festivals, which have been handed down to the modern era. Based on such traditions, a large number of companies located in Central Japan are successfully developing global business activities. This world-class industrial cluster that was established by them in the region accounts for approximately 14% of Japan's nominal GDP. Good old Japan and high-tech Japan thus coexist in Central Japan. Principal city of Central Japan:Nagoya With a population of 2.33 million, Nagoya is the fourth largest city in Japan behind Tokyo (23 Wards), Yokohama and Osaka. The city is the economic, industrial and administrative core of Central Japan. The manufacturing industry is a prominent feature of Central Japan, composed of diverse sectors such as automobiles, electronic devices, machine tools, precision machinery and fine ceramics. The products are also internationally competitive, and the value of manufacturing products shipped from the region is approximately 89 trillion yen, which accounts for 27% of the total value in Japan. Central Japan also has Japan's largest concentrations of companies in the automobile and aircraft industries. The region produces approximately 45% of the automobiles produced in Japan. The aerospace industry in the region produces about 45% of the aerospace-related parts and, in particular, 70% of the aircraft body-related parts produced in the country. Central Japan is the top region in Japan in terms of the value of shipments of the manufactured goods. The region holds a large share in the national production of transportation equipment and various other products Central Japanʼs share of the 0market for shipments of the manufactured goods, in sectors. 100 200 300 breakdown 400 0 100 200 85 294 Osaka 85 147 294 86 Tokyo 30 150 86 147 16.5% 30 34 150 116 Gifu Aichi Shizuoka Mie Area: approx. 42,908km2 305 270 22.4% 600 500 53.0% 600 53.0% 37.0% Market share of Japanese regions for 22.4% 37.0% (amounts billion dollars) Marketinshare of Japanese regions for shipments of the manufactured goods. shipments of the manufactured goods. (amounts in billion dollars) Others （1,232） 41％ Others （1,232） 41％ 26.5%22.8% 18319187 26.5% 16.4% 21.8% 16.4% (as of October 2022) Located in an area extending from 136 to 139 degrees of east longitude and from 34 to 37 degrees of north latitude （476） 16％ Tokyo Area （476） 16％ Exports, Imports and Balance of Trade in 2022 (as of April 2023) Population: approx. 17 million people Central Japan （810） Central Japan 27％ （810） Tokyo Area 27％ Kansai Area （487） 16％Area Kansai （487） 16 shipments: 57 21.8% ［Source］Value of manufactured goods data from “2022 Annual Business Survey” 16％ by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, converted into dollars at the average exchange rate during 2021（109.89 yen/USD） ［Source］ Value of manufactured goods from “2022 Annual Business Tokyo Area: Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo and shipments: Kanagawa data Kansai Area: Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Survey” Hyogo, Nara and Wakayama by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, converted into dollars at the average exchange rate during 2021（109.89 yen/USD） Tokyo Area: Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo and Kanagawa Kansai Area: Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara and Wakayama 18 57 91 16 Nagoya 400 22.8%16.5% 34 87 116 31 Nagano 305 300270 500 Balance of Trade 1000 898 1000 800 746 800 600 746 Balance of Trade 898 461 600 400 286 165 400 200 200 0 0 -200 -152 -152 165 105 105 59 59 286 461 -174 210 221 210 221 -174 -10 -10 85 111 85 111 -26 -26 -200Export and import values: data from Trade Statistics by Ministry of Finance Japan and Nagoya Customs, ［Source］ converted into dollars at the average exchange rate during 2022（131.57 yen/USD） ［Source］ Export and import values: data from Trade Statistics Ministry Finance and Japan andCustoms Nagoya Customs, Tokyo Area ：Tokyo Customs and Yokohama Customs Kansai by Area ：OsakaofCustoms Kobe converted into dollars at the average exchange rate during 2022（131.57 yen/USD） Tokyo Area：Tokyo Customs and Yokohama Customs Kansai Area：Osaka Customs and Kobe Customs Central Japan 1

Nagoya：Business and tourism hub with convenient access to major cities Traffic Network in Central Japan Central Japan has airports and seaports connected to the world, as well as railway and expressNagano way networks stretching all over Japan. With such a well-developed infrastructure, the region plays a major role in the extensive Kanazawa exchange of people and goods as a hub of land, marine and air traffic. This is demonstrated by the fact that logistics centers of many companies are located in the region, which serves as a core of the logistics network in Japan and also an ideal relay base for the transportation of goods from overseas. In addition, many people from other parts of Japan and Matsumoto other countries visit Central Japan for business, sightseeing and various other purposes. Takayama Fukui Shinshu Shi Sh S h nsh hu M tsumoto Mat Matsum t Matsumoto Airport Airpor Ai p t Sea and Airport Connection to the World 48 min. Toyama Aichi Osaka Nagano Kanazawa 140 min. 34 min. Linear Chuo Shinkansen 2027〜 40 min. Tokaido Shinkansen 94 min. Nagoya Tokyo Car 260 min. Kyoto 110 min. Nagano Na Matsumoto Takayama Fukui Road and railway networks linked to various parts of Japan Nagano Na Shinshu Sh Shi S h nsh nshu hu M tsumoto Matsum Mat t Matsumoto Airport Airpor Air Ai p t por Tokyo Gifu The largest airport in Central Japan is Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagoya. It takes about 30 minutes from Nakatsugawa N the airport to Nagoya, the major city in Central Japan, by Iida railway, or 40 minutes by car via an expressway. From NaGifu goya, people can conveniently travel to other places Nagoya of Central Japan as well as Japan through a well-developedAirport traffic network including the Tokaido Shinkansen (bullet train) and Tomei, Meishin and Chuo Expressways. Nagoya The Port of Nagoya is one of the five ports in Japan Toyota Portlargest of Nagoya and the top in Japan in terms of both the total trade value Kyoto and the total cargo handling volume, having trade relationships with about 150 countries and regions across the world. Handling various types of cargoYYo including automoYokkaichi Yok okk ok o k kkaichi kai k aichi ch h biles, aerospace-related products and steel, the port has Tsu Kyoto Osakabeen Japan's largest cargo handlerTfor 21 consecutive years Hamamatsu Por Po P o orrt rt of of Tsu-Matsusaka Tssu suu-Mat uu -M Mat atts tsus s saka ak ka Port and leads the Japanese economy. In addition, Central Japan Chubu Chub Ch bu C Centrai Centrair ir Internat Airp po International Airpo has the Port of Mikawa in Aichi, a port for thetional automobile industry in which TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Ise SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION and MITSUBISHI MOOsaka TORS CORPORATION have their bases, the Port of Yokkaichi in Mie, which serves as an energy supply base for Yokkaichi petrochemical complex and the Port of Shimizu in Shizuoka, which complements marine transportation between Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka with its 24-hour operation. These facilities support Port theomanufacturing industry in Po t of f O was w e Owase Central Japan. 2045〜 20 min. Toyama Gifu Nakatsugawa N Shizuoka ka Shizuoka izuoka a Nagoya station is a major station of the Tokaido Shinkansen, which is the main artery between the eastern and western parts of Japan, and travelers from Nagoya can reach Tokyo and Osaka in about 100 minutes and 50 minutes, respectively. Central Japan is covered by the lines of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai), Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. （MEITETSU), Kintetsu Corporation and other railroad companies. The operation of Linear Chuo Shinkansen (Superconducting Maglev), which is scheduled to start in 2027, will reduce the travel time between Nagoya and Tokyo to about 40 minutes. The expressway network in Central Japan is also extensive, including the Tomei Expressway (to Tokyo), Meishin Expressway (to Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe) and Chuo Expressway (to Tokyo), which run in the east-west direction, as well as the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway (to the Hokuriku Region), which runs in the north-south direction. In addition, the Shin Tomei Expressway (to Tokyo) and Shin Meishin Expressway (to Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe) have been developed between Nagoya and other places in Central Japan as the hub in recent years. The new expressways also serve as an alternative traffic network to improve preparedness for emergency situations that can be caused by natural disasters, etc. Tokyo Iida Gifu Port P Po Por ort of o of Sh Shi Shimizu h miz mizu i u Nagoya Port of oAirport f Port Tagon Tag on on noura no oura ra Tagonoura Port of Nagoya Toyota T Mt.Fuji Mt. Mt tt..F Fu Fuj uji Shizuoka S Shiz hi uoka hiz uok ka Airport Airp Airp rportt Shizuoka ka Aichi Shizuoka izuoka a Port of Port of Omaezaki Omaezak Omae ak ki Port P Por Po ort of or of Shi Sh Shimizu h miz mizu i u Port of of Port Tag agon on noura no n oura ra Tagonoura Yokkaichi Yok Yo Y okk o ok k kkaichi kai k aich aich chi h T Mie Port Por Po P o orrt rt of of Tsu-Matsusaka Tssusu u-Mat u u-Matsus Mattsus Mat s saka ak ka Mt. Mt tt..F Fu Fuj uj ujii Shizuoka Shiz hi uok uoka ka Airport Airp Airp irpor rport Mt.Fuji Hamamatsu Port of Port of Omaezaki Omaezak Omae zaki ak ki Ch bu Centrair Chubu Chub Centrai C t ir Internat tional Airp po International Airpo Ise Planned route of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Planned range of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Mie Shinkansen JR Line Planned route of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Private Railway Line Expressway Port of O was w e Owase Planned route of Expressway Planned range of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Airport Shinkansen Port JR Line Private Railway Line Expressway Planned route of Expressway Airport The Port of Yokkaichi The Port of Ngoya Chubu Centrair International Airport The Tokaido Shinkansen Port Toyotahigashi Junction The Shin-Tomei Expressway Central Japan 2 3

Nagoya：Business and tourism hub with convenient access to major cities Traffic Network in Central Japan Central Japan has airports and seaports connected to the world, as well as railway and expressNagano way networks stretching all over Japan. With such a well-developed infrastructure, the region plays a major role in the extensive Kanazawa exchange of people and goods as a hub of land, marine and air traffic. This is demonstrated by the fact that logistics centers of many companies are located in the region, which serves as a core of the logistics network in Japan and also an ideal relay base for the transportation of goods from overseas. In addition, many people from other parts of Japan and Matsumoto other countries visit Central Japan for business, sightseeing and various other purposes. Takayama Fukui Shinshu Shi Sh S h nsh hu M tsumoto Mat Matsum t Matsumoto Airport Airpor Ai p t Sea and Airport Connection to the World 48 min. Toyama Aichi Osaka Nagano Kanazawa 140 min. 34 min. Linear Chuo Shinkansen 2027〜 40 min. Tokaido Shinkansen 94 min. Nagoya Tokyo Car 260 min. Kyoto 110 min. Nagano Na Matsumoto Takayama Fukui Road and railway networks linked to various parts of Japan Nagano Na Shinshu Sh Shi S h nsh nshu hu M tsumoto Matsum Mat t Matsumoto Airport Airpor Air Ai p t por Tokyo Gifu The largest airport in Central Japan is Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagoya. It takes about 30 minutes from Nakatsugawa N the airport to Nagoya, the major city in Central Japan, by Iida railway, or 40 minutes by car via an expressway. From NaGifu goya, people can conveniently travel to other places Nagoya of Central Japan as well as Japan through a well-developedAirport traffic network including the Tokaido Shinkansen (bullet train) and Tomei, Meishin and Chuo Expressways. Nagoya The Port of Nagoya is one of the five ports in Japan Toyota Portlargest of Nagoya and the top in Japan in terms of both the total trade value Kyoto and the total cargo handling volume, having trade relationships with about 150 countries and regions across the world. Handling various types of cargoYYo including automoYokkaichi Yok okk ok o k kkaichi kai k aichi ch h biles, aerospace-related products and steel, the port has Tsu Kyoto Osakabeen Japan's largest cargo handlerTfor 21 consecutive years Hamamatsu Por Po P o orrt rt of of Tsu-Matsusaka Tssu suu-Mat uu -M Mat atts tsus s saka ak ka Port and leads the Japanese economy. In addition, Central Japan Chubu Chub Ch bu C Centrai Centrair ir Internat Airp po International Airpo has the Port of Mikawa in Aichi, a port for thetional automobile industry in which TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Ise SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION and MITSUBISHI MOOsaka TORS CORPORATION have their bases, the Port of Yokkaichi in Mie, which serves as an energy supply base for Yokkaichi petrochemical complex and the Port of Shimizu in Shizuoka, which complements marine transportation between Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka with its 24-hour operation. These facilities support Port theomanufacturing industry in Po t of f O was w e Owase Central Japan. 2045〜 20 min. Toyama Gifu Nakatsugawa N Shizuoka ka Shizuoka izuoka a Nagoya station is a major station of the Tokaido Shinkansen, which is the main artery between the eastern and western parts of Japan, and travelers from Nagoya can reach Tokyo and Osaka in about 100 minutes and 50 minutes, respectively. Central Japan is covered by the lines of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai), Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. （MEITETSU), Kintetsu Corporation and other railroad companies. The operation of Linear Chuo Shinkansen (Superconducting Maglev), which is scheduled to start in 2027, will reduce the travel time between Nagoya and Tokyo to about 40 minutes. The expressway network in Central Japan is also extensive, including the Tomei Expressway (to Tokyo), Meishin Expressway (to Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe) and Chuo Expressway (to Tokyo), which run in the east-west direction, as well as the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway (to the Hokuriku Region), which runs in the north-south direction. In addition, the Shin Tomei Expressway (to Tokyo) and Shin Meishin Expressway (to Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe) have been developed between Nagoya and other places in Central Japan as the hub in recent years. The new expressways also serve as an alternative traffic network to improve preparedness for emergency situations that can be caused by natural disasters, etc. Tokyo Iida Gifu Port P Po Por ort of o of Sh Shi Shimizu h miz mizu i u Nagoya Port of oAirport f Port Tagon Tag on on noura no oura ra Tagonoura Port of Nagoya Toyota T Mt.Fuji Mt. Mt tt..F Fu Fuj uji Shizuoka S Shiz hi uoka hiz uok ka Airport Airp Airp rportt Shizuoka ka Aichi Shizuoka izuoka a Port of Port of Omaezaki Omaezak Omae ak ki Port P Por Po ort of or of Shi Sh Shimizu h miz mizu i u Port of of Port Tag agon on noura no n oura ra Tagonoura Yokkaichi Yok Yo Y okk o ok k kkaichi kai k aich aich chi h T Mie Port Por Po P o orrt rt of of Tsu-Matsusaka Tssusu u-Mat u u-Matsus Mattsus Mat s saka ak ka Mt. Mt tt..F Fu Fuj uj ujii Shizuoka Shiz hi uok uoka ka Airport Airp Airp irpor rport Mt.Fuji Hamamatsu Port of Port of Omaezaki Omaezak Omae zaki ak ki Ch bu Centrair Chubu Chub Centrai C t ir Internat tional Airp po International Airpo Ise Planned route of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Planned range of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Mie Shinkansen JR Line Planned route of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Private Railway Line Expressway Port of O was w e Owase Planned route of Expressway Planned range of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Airport Shinkansen Port JR Line Private Railway Line Expressway Planned route of Expressway Airport The Port of Yokkaichi The Port of Ngoya Chubu Centrair International Airport The Tokaido Shinkansen Port Toyotahigashi Junction The Shin-Tomei Expressway Central Japan 2 3

Central Japan Tradition & Innovation in Manufacturing and Advance to High Technology Prologue Birth and Development of Modern Industries Welcome to Central Japan Economic Power of Central Japan …………………………………………………………………………………… 1 Traffic Network in Central Japan ……………………………………………………………………………………… Automobiles and Motorcycles………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology 2 Machine Tools ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27 Mazak Machine Tool Gallery Aviation and Space…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 28 Open the Door for Manufacturing: Kakamigahara Aerospace Science Museum The Origins of Manufacturing Traced Back via 6 Routes …………………………………………………………… 6 Water ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Electronic Equipment ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29 Super-Kamiokande 8 Ceramics…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30 Journey on Water, and Manufacturing ……………………………………………………………………… 10 Soil ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Journey on Soil, and Manufacturing …………………………………………………………………………… Noritake Garden High-speed Railway ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 31 12 SCMAGLEV and Railway Park 14 Agricultural and Fishery Products cultivated in the productive climate of Central Japan ………………………… 32 Wood ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16 Journey on Wood, and Manufacturing ……………………………………………………………………… 18 Yarn …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 Journey on Yarn, and Manufacturing Iron ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22 Journey on Iron, and Manufacturing Central Japan Economic Federation (Chukeiren) at a Glance Road ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24 Journey on Road, and Manufacturing Establishment April 2, 1951 Area of Activity 5 prefectures in Central Japan including Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, and Mie Members Approx. 760 enterprises, educational corporations, and economic organizations in Central Japan Activities Central Japan Economic Federation, known as“Chukeiren” , is a comprehensive economic organization covering a wide area including 5 prefectures in Central Japan. Chukeiren conducts surveys and studies on social and economic issues in and outside of Central Japan,compiles opinions of businesses in the area, and submits recommendations and engages in various activities to achieve goals. Chukeiren works with the national and local governments as well as relevant agencies to execute a wide spectrum of projects, such as the“Opening of Chubu Centrair International Airport” “Hosting , the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN” ,“Establishment of Nanostructure Research Lab” , “Support to Attract and Host the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity” , and“Establishment of Nagoya Innovator’ s Garage” . Photo by Oikawa Ryoichi Central Japan 4 5

Central Japan Tradition & Innovation in Manufacturing and Advance to High Technology Prologue Birth and Development of Modern Industries Welcome to Central Japan Economic Power of Central Japan …………………………………………………………………………………… 1 Traffic Network in Central Japan ……………………………………………………………………………………… Automobiles and Motorcycles………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology 2 Machine Tools ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27 Mazak Machine Tool Gallery Aviation and Space…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 28 Open the Door for Manufacturing: Kakamigahara Aerospace Science Museum The Origins of Manufacturing Traced Back via 6 Routes …………………………………………………………… 6 Water ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Electronic Equipment ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29 Super-Kamiokande 8 Ceramics…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30 Journey on Water, and Manufacturing ……………………………………………………………………… 10 Soil ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Journey on Soil, and Manufacturing …………………………………………………………………………… Noritake Garden High-speed Railway ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 31 12 SCMAGLEV and Railway Park 14 Agricultural and Fishery Products cultivated in the productive climate of Central Japan ………………………… 32 Wood ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16 Journey on Wood, and Manufacturing ……………………………………………………………………… 18 Yarn …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 Journey on Yarn, and Manufacturing Iron ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22 Journey on Iron, and Manufacturing Central Japan Economic Federation (Chukeiren) at a Glance Road ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24 Journey on Road, and Manufacturing Establishment April 2, 1951 Area of Activity 5 prefectures in Central Japan including Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, and Mie Members Approx. 760 enterprises, educational corporations, and economic organizations in Central Japan Activities Central Japan Economic Federation, known as“Chukeiren” , is a comprehensive economic organization covering a wide area including 5 prefectures in Central Japan. Chukeiren conducts surveys and studies on social and economic issues in and outside of Central Japan,compiles opinions of businesses in the area, and submits recommendations and engages in various activities to achieve goals. Chukeiren works with the national and local governments as well as relevant agencies to execute a wide spectrum of projects, such as the“Opening of Chubu Centrair International Airport” “Hosting , the EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN” ,“Establishment of Nanostructure Research Lab” , “Support to Attract and Host the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity” , and“Establishment of Nagoya Innovator’ s Garage” . Photo by Oikawa Ryoichi Central Japan 4 5

Open the Door for Manufacturing: Wood The Origins of Manufacturing Traced Back via 6 Routes Central Japan leads the manufacturing industry in Japan. For what reasons did the region achieve its strength in manufacturing? Why have a variety of sectors been born in the region? Water, Soil, Wood, Yarn, Iron and Road. As far back as more than 400 years ago, traditional crafts were born with rich natural resources, and people made creative efforts for many years to pave the way to manufacturing in the modern times. There were six routes to open the door for manufacturing. The origin of each route is traced back below. Road Yarn Soil Water Iron Screen and wall paintings that decorate Nagoya Castle Hommaru Palace Bamboo Grove, Leopards and Tiger. Set of four sliding screens (Important Cultural Asset) (collection of Nagoya Castle Management Office) calligraphy by Fusao Murakami Central Japan 6 7

Open the Door for Manufacturing: Wood The Origins of Manufacturing Traced Back via 6 Routes Central Japan leads the manufacturing industry in Japan. For what reasons did the region achieve its strength in manufacturing? Why have a variety of sectors been born in the region? Water, Soil, Wood, Yarn, Iron and Road. As far back as more than 400 years ago, traditional crafts were born with rich natural resources, and people made creative efforts for many years to pave the way to manufacturing in the modern times. There were six routes to open the door for manufacturing. The origin of each route is traced back below. Road Yarn Soil Water Iron Screen and wall paintings that decorate Nagoya Castle Hommaru Palace Bamboo Grove, Leopards and Tiger. Set of four sliding screens (Important Cultural Asset) (collection of Nagoya Castle Management Office) calligraphy by Fusao Murakami Central Japan 6 7

Water Constructed as the first full-scale power plant in the Kiso river system in 1911, Yaotsu hydroelectric power plant supported the modernization of the industry. It is now used as a museum. Photo courtesy of Gifu Prefecture A well with spring water in Ogaki City, Gifu, a city of waterways. Photo courtesy of Gifu Prefecture The Kiso, Nagara and Ibi Rivers flow from the Kiso and Hida Mountain Ranges in the Japan Alps, which is called the rooftop of Japan. These major rivers of Japan have created the fertile Nobi Plain stretching from the southern part of Gifu to the western part of Aichi. The large volume of water in the Kiso River caught the attention of Momosuke Fukuzawa, who was later called the king of electric power. Fukuzawa committed himself to hydropower generation in the Kiso River, and made great achievements in the development of power sources as well as the establishment of a long-distance power transmission system to deliver electricity to cities and help the industry grow. An essential item for the power transmission system was insulators, which were produced with the pottery technology that had been developed in Central Japan. Abundant electric power also brought new styles of manufacturing to the region. Rich water resources have created a vast flatland and fertilized the soil. They have also supplied industrial water and abundant electric power, which are indispensable for business activities, in addition to water for daily life, to contribute to the development of Central Japan as a region of manufacturing. Central Japan 8 9

Water Constructed as the first full-scale power plant in the Kiso river system in 1911, Yaotsu hydroelectric power plant supported the modernization of the industry. It is now used as a museum. Photo courtesy of Gifu Prefecture A well with spring water in Ogaki City, Gifu, a city of waterways. Photo courtesy of Gifu Prefecture The Kiso, Nagara and Ibi Rivers flow from the Kiso and Hida Mountain Ranges in the Japan Alps, which is called the rooftop of Japan. These major rivers of Japan have created the fertile Nobi Plain stretching from the southern part of Gifu to the western part of Aichi. The large volume of water in the Kiso River caught the attention of Momosuke Fukuzawa, who was later called the king of electric power. Fukuzawa committed himself to hydropower generation in the Kiso River, and made great achievements in the development of power sources as well as the establishment of a long-distance power transmission system to deliver electricity to cities and help the industry grow. An essential item for the power transmission system was insulators, which were produced with the pottery technology that had been developed in Central Japan. Abundant electric power also brought new styles of manufacturing to the region. Rich water resources have created a vast flatland and fertilized the soil. They have also supplied industrial water and abundant electric power, which are indispensable for business activities, in addition to water for daily life, to contribute to the development of Central Japan as a region of manufacturing. Central Japan 8 9

Journey on Water, and Manufacturing Water T our of sake breweries in Takayama It is said that good sake can be found in a cold place. Blessed with abundant water and relatively low temperatures throughout the year, Takayama has produced many brands of high-quality sake that we still enjoy. Most of Takayama’ s famed seven brewers have a history of more than 200 years. It is recommended that you taste the distinctive sake of each brewery while travelling around the quaint old town of Takayama. O bara Paper A traditional papermaking art has been inherited in Obara, which is located in a mountain area of Toyota City, Aichi. Broussonetia kazinoki, the raw material of the Japanese paper, is dyed and used as a paint to give patterns to a paper in this art craftwork. Tatsukichi Fujii, a craftsman, looked at the good quality of the Japanese paper that had been made since early times and raised the paper to an art form while taking advantage of the raw material. Takayama City Tourism Department U kai: cormorant fishing on the Nagara River In this traditional style of fishing, each cormorant fishing master on a boat controls 10 to 12 cormorants at the same time by handling the leash ropes attached to the birds to make them partially swallow sweetfish and catch the fish alive. This unique tradition on Nagara River has been passed along for almost 1,300 years. The visionary scenes illuminated by bonfires are fascinating. This event is held almost every day from May 11 to October 15 of each year. in Kakita River K amikochi Kamikochi is a beautiful mountainous spot located in Matsumoto City, Nagano at an altitude of 1,500 meters. Along with Kappa Bridge over the clear Azusa River and the spectacle of mountains, the dreamy view of Mt. Hotaka reflected on the mirror-like water surface of Taisho Pond is a representative landscape of Kamikochi. The nature charms people in a dif- Gifu Convention and Visitors Bureau The Gifu Chamber of Commerce and Industry Bldg. 1F, 2-2 Kanda-machi, Gifu-shi TEL:058-266-5588 Photo courtesy of Gifu City 216-1 Hora, Eitaro-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi TEL:0565-65-2151 N atural springs 2-18 Hanaoka-machi, Takayama-shi, Gifu TEL:0577-32-3333 Sugitama(ball made with cedar leaves) hung under the eaves is a sign that new sake has been made. Photo courtesy of Takayama City Tourism Department Garyu Cherry Tree Noriyuki Kasugai Obara Paper Art Museum Washi no Furusato The landscape enjoys timeless popularity. ferent way in each season, which is protected by restriction of access by private cars. Kamikochi Information Center 4468 Kamikochi, Azumi, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano TEL:0263-95-2433 Contact telephone number during winter: 0263-94-2537 Photo courtesy of Nagano Prefecture Tourism Association Rainwater and melted snow seep into the deep underground of Mt. Fuji, and the water flows through lava stones to be naturally purified and springs up near Kakita River Park as extremely transparent fresh water. The daily volume of the spring water is about a million tons, which is the largest in Japan. Kakita River takes its water from the spring water, and is one of the three clear-flowing rivers in Japan along with Nagara River in Gifu and Shimanto River in Kochi. Spring water from Mt. Fuji Kakita River Park 71-7 Fushimi, Shimizu-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka TEL:055-981-8224 Photo courtesy of Shimizu-cho Central Japan 10 11

Journey on Water, and Manufacturing Water T our of sake breweries in Takayama It is said that good sake can be found in a cold place. Blessed with abundant water and relatively low temperatures throughout the year, Takayama has produced many brands of high-quality sake that we still enjoy. Most of Takayama’ s famed seven brewers have a history of more than 200 years. It is recommended that you taste the distinctive sake of each brewery while travelling around the quaint old town of Takayama. O bara Paper A traditional papermaking art has been inherited in Obara, which is located in a mountain area of Toyota City, Aichi. Broussonetia kazinoki, the raw material of the Japanese paper, is dyed and used as a paint to give patterns to a paper in this art craftwork. Tatsukichi Fujii, a craftsman, looked at the good quality of the Japanese paper that had been made since early times and raised the paper to an art form while taking advantage of the raw material. Takayama City Tourism Department U kai: cormorant fishing on the Nagara River In this traditional style of fishing, each cormorant fishing master on a boat controls 10 to 12 cormorants at the same time by handling the leash ropes attached to the birds to make them partially swallow sweetfish and catch the fish alive. This unique tradition on Nagara River has been passed along for almost 1,300 years. The visionary scenes illuminated by bonfires are fascinating. This event is held almost every day from May 11 to October 15 of each year. in Kakita River K amikochi Kamikochi is a beautiful mountainous spot located in Matsumoto City, Nagano at an altitude of 1,500 meters. Along with Kappa Bridge over the clear Azusa River and the spectacle of mountains, the dreamy view of Mt. Hotaka reflected on the mirror-like water surface of Taisho Pond is a representative landscape of Kamikochi. The nature charms people in a dif- Gifu Convention and Visitors Bureau The Gifu Chamber of Commerce and Industry Bldg. 1F, 2-2 Kanda-machi, Gifu-shi TEL:058-266-5588 216-1 Hora, Eitaro-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi TEL:0565-65-2151 N atural springs 2-18 Hanaoka-machi, Takayama-shi, Gifu TEL:0577-32-3333 Sugitama(ball made with cedar leaves) hung under the eaves is a sign that new sake has been made. Photo courtesy of Takayama City Tourism Department Garyu Cherry Tree Noriyuki Kasugai Obara Paper Art Museum Washi no Furusato The landscape enjoys timeless popularity. ferent way in each season, which is protected by restriction of access by private cars. Kamikochi Information Center 4468 Kamikochi, Azumi, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano TEL:0263-95-2433 Contact telephone number during winter: 0263-94-2537 Photo courtesy of Nagano Prefecture Tourism Association Rainwater and melted snow seep into the deep underground of Mt. Fuji, and the water flows through lava stones to be naturally purified and springs up near Kakita River Park as extremely transparent fresh water. The daily volume of the spring water is about a million tons, which is the largest in Japan. Kakita River takes its water from the spring water, and is one of the three clear-flowing rivers in Japan along with Nagara River in Gifu and Shimanto River in Kochi. Spring water from Mt. Fuji Kakita River Park 71-7 Fushimi, Shimizu-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka TEL:055-981-8224 Photo courtesy of Shimizu-cho Central Japan 10 11

Soil Kamagaki-no-Komichi (Path of Kamagaki, Seto City, Aichi) Seto-Hongyo Ware Tile with Floral Design in Underglaze Blue and Iron Brown Japan Meiji Period (19-20c.) Photo courtesy of INAX MUSEUMS (PART OF LIXIL) Kiseto Rinka Bachi by Tokuro Kato(1898-1985) (Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum) Donated by Mr. Otozo Kawasaki As far back as six million years ago, Central Japan had a lake called Tokai Lake. The huge lake extended from Chita Peninsula in Aichi to the Suzuka Mountain Range in Mie. Rivers flowing into the lake transported earth and sand into it for many years to eventually fill up the lake an estimated 1.2 million years ago. The deposition in the lake was potter's clay with good quality. Seto had clay with less iron while Tokoname in Chita Peninsula had iron-rich red clay. Thanks to the soil, it was natural that those places developed pottery and led the pottery industry of Japan. Seto and Tokoname in Aichi and Mino in Gifu still produce traditional pottery as representative cities of pottery production in the country. At the same time, a wide range of ceramic products such as luxury western tableware, insulators, building tiles and sanitary ware are manufactured in the places, which are among Japan's top ceramic producers. Central Japan 12 13

Soil Kamagaki-no-Komichi (Path of Kamagaki, Seto City, Aichi) Seto-Hongyo Ware Tile with Floral Design in Underglaze Blue and Iron Brown Japan Meiji Period (19-20c.) Photo courtesy of INAX MUSEUMS (PART OF LIXIL) Kiseto Rinka Bachi by Tokuro Kato(1898-1985) (Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum) Donated by Mr. Otozo Kawasaki As far back as six million years ago, Central Japan had a lake called Tokai Lake. The huge lake extended from Chita Peninsula in Aichi to the Suzuka Mountain Range in Mie. Rivers flowing into the lake transported earth and sand into it for many years to eventually fill up the lake an estimated 1.2 million years ago. The deposition in the lake was potter's clay with good quality. Seto had clay with less iron while Tokoname in Chita Peninsula had iron-rich red clay. Thanks to the soil, it was natural that those places developed pottery and led the pottery industry of Japan. Seto and Tokoname in Aichi and Mino in Gifu still produce traditional pottery as representative cities of pottery production in the country. At the same time, a wide range of ceramic products such as luxury western tableware, insulators, building tiles and sanitary ware are manufactured in the places, which are among Japan's top ceramic producers. Central Japan 12 13

Journey on Soil, and Manufacturing Soil S eto Novelty Seto City, Aichi is one of the major pottery producers in Japan. In its long history, Seto Novelty was born. The delicate lace dress is made of pottery. After Germany, which had been a major producer of such products, stopped the supply with the outbreak of World War I, Seto started to increase its production. The designs cultivated in the long history of pottery, as well as the painting techniques, receive a high evaluation in other countries as well, and many products are exported to the United States and European countries. T okoname: View of an ascending kiln E arthen pots produced in Yokkaichi Dishes cooked in pots are essential food for Japanese people in winter. An earthen pot is placed in the center of a dining table, and people put ingredients in it and share the food. Yokkaichi City, Mie is the largest producer of earthen pots in Japan. The development of ther- mal-resistant earthen pots made with a mineral called petalite to prevent cracking has led to an increase in the city's share. Various types and designs of earthen pots are now offered, including earthen pot rice cookers and casserole earthen pots. Banko no Sato Kaikan 4-8 Toei-cho, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie TEL:059-330-2020 Photo courtesy of Yokkaichi City SETO-GURA MUSEUM 1-1, Kurasho-cho, Seto-shi, Aichi TEL: 0561-97-1190 Photo courtesy of SETO-GURA MUSEUM K oubeigama This kiln is located in a 200-year-old folk house in a quiet mountainous area. It is a representative pottery producer of Mino ware, which has a history of more than 200 years. Takuo Kato (1917-2005), the sixth generation producer, a Living National Treasure, who restored the techniques of Persian pottery and created works combining tradition with With Tokoname-yaki potteries and galleries, the adjacent area is popular as a pottery promenade. originality such as lusterware and Persian colored ceramics. There are many attractions on the premises including the Old Pottery Museum, along with the Craft Gallery, which displays works of his ancestors. Tokoname City, Aichi is the producer of Tokoname ware. The city has "Toeigama," Japan's largest ascending kiln with a total length of 22 meters. Since its creation in the Edo period, the kiln has been continuously used to fire jars and pots in the old days and produce clay pipes essential for urban development in modern times. 4-115 Ichinokura-cho, Tajimi-shi, Gifu TEL:0572-22-3821 Koubeigama is placed in a relocated 200-year-old folk house. Pottery Promenade Tokoname Sightseeing Association Flower vase in Sansai (three-color) style "Soyo" Takuo Kato 5-168-2 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi TEL:0569-34-8888 T he Museum Meiji-mura: The former main building of the Imperial Hotel The former main building of the Imperial Hotel was built with the design of Frank Lloyd Wright, an American architect, in 1923. Wright wanted to use bricks with a light color, instead of red bricks, for the exterior walls. Then, he selected soil in Chita Peninsula in Aichi. Bricks made of the soil were baked in Tokoname and delivered to Tokyo by ship. As many as four million bricks made in Tokoname decorated the gorgeous exterior view. The former main building of the Imperial Hotel was regrettably demolished in 1967, and the main entrance hall and lobby are now stored and exhibited in the Museum Meiji-mura. 1 Uchiyama, Inuyama-shi, Aichi TEL:0568-67-0314 Photo courtesy of Museum Meiji-mura Central Japan 14 15

Journey on Soil, and Manufacturing Soil S eto Novelty Seto City, Aichi is one of the major pottery producers in Japan. In its long history, Seto Novelty was born. The delicate lace dress is made of pottery. After Germany, which had been a major producer of such products, stopped the supply with the outbreak of World War I, Seto started to increase its production. The designs cultivated in the long history of pottery, as well as the painting techniques, receive a high evaluation in other countries as well, and many products are exported to the United States and European countries. T okoname: View of an ascending kiln E arthen pots produced in Yokkaichi Dishes cooked in pots are essential food for Japanese people in winter. An earthen pot is placed in the center of a dining table, and people put ingredients in it and share the food. Yokkaichi City, Mie is the largest producer of earthen pots in Japan. The development of ther- mal-resistant earthen pots made with a mineral called petalite to prevent cracking has led to an increase in the city's share. Various types and designs of earthen pots are now offered, including earthen pot rice cookers and casserole earthen pots. Banko no Sato Kaikan 4-8 Toei-cho, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie TEL:059-330-2020 Photo courtesy of Yokkaichi City SETO-GURA MUSEUM 1-1, Kurasho-cho, Seto-shi, Aichi TEL: 0561-97-1190 Photo courtesy of SETO-GURA MUSEUM K oubeigama This kiln is located in a 200-year-old folk house in a quiet mountainous area. It is a representative pottery producer of Mino ware, which has a history of more than 200 years. Takuo Kato (1917-2005), the sixth generation producer, a Living National Treasure, who restored the techniques of Persian pottery and created works combining tradition with With Tokoname-yaki potteries and galleries, the adjacent area is popular as a pottery promenade. originality such as lusterware and Persian colored ceramics. There are many attractions on the premises including the Old Pottery Museum, along with the Craft Gallery, which displays works of his ancestors. Tokoname City, Aichi is the producer of Tokoname ware. The city has "Toeigama," Japan's largest ascending kiln with a total length of 22 meters. Since its creation in the Edo period, the kiln has been continuously used to fire jars and pots in the old days and produce clay pipes essential for urban development in modern times. 4-115 Ichinokura-cho, Tajimi-shi, Gifu TEL:0572-22-3821 Koubeigama is placed in a relocated 200-year-old folk house. Pottery Promenade Tokoname Sightseeing Association Flower vase in Sansai (three-color) style "Soyo" Takuo Kato 5-168-2 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi TEL:0569-34-8888 T he Museum Meiji-mura: The former main building of the Imperial Hotel The former main building of the Imperial Hotel was built with the design of Frank Lloyd Wright, an American architect, in 1923. Wright wanted to use bricks with a light color, instead of red bricks, for the exterior walls. Then, he selected soil in Chita Peninsula in Aichi. Bricks made of the soil were baked in Tokoname and delivered to Tokyo by ship. As many as four million bricks made in Tokoname decorated the gorgeous exterior view. The former main building of the Imperial Hotel was regrettably demolished in 1967, and the main entrance hall and lobby are now stored and exhibited in the Museum Meiji-mura. 1 Uchiyama, Inuyama-shi, Aichi TEL:0568-67-0314 Photo courtesy of Museum Meiji-mura Central Japan 14 15

Tea-serving doll K arakur i ni ng yo , o r m e c h a n i c a l dolls, were invented in the Edo period (1603-1867). When a teacup is placed on the tray, the doll delivers the cup to a guest while nodding its head up and down. The doll, driven by a spring made of baleen, is comprised of about 40 wooden parts. Wood Photo by Oikawa Ryoichi Yagura-dokei (lantern clock),one of the biggest existing Japanese-style clocks. Photo courtesy of Kariya City Board of Education When Tokugawa Yoshinao, the first lord of the Owari Domain, got married in 1615, he received a mountain forest in Kiso from Tokugawa Ieyasu, who built the foundation of the Edo Shogunate, as a generous wedding gift with an area of about 200,000 hectares. The Owari Domain owned and protected the forest in a strict manner and banned unauthorized felling. The timber resources from the forest improved the domain's financial status. They also enabled the development of skills for woodworking and the production of hardware for drawers and Buddhist alter fittings in the area, which led to the creation of karakuri ningyo (automated puppets), and later, the establishment of a wide range of mechanical sectors including the watch, railroad car, automobile and aerospace industries. While karakuri ningyo were actively produced in the Edo period, it was essential to have woods nearby because different wood species were used for the heads, bodies and gears. Karakuri ningyo were used to decorate festivals as "dashi karakuri" (a festival float with karakuri ningyo on it) in the region, mainly near the castle town of Owari. It is said that more than 200 units of dashi karakuri still exist in Japan and the number of karakuri ningyo on the floats is about 600, most of which are stored in the areas that had a connection with the Owari Domain. The forest that was owned by the Owari Domain is still one of Japan's representative beautiful forests and honored as the producer of Kiso hinoki cypress, and designated as a Jingubirin, which supplies timber necessary for Jingu Shikinen Sengu (periodical rebuilding of a shrine at the Ise-Jingu Shrine) conducted every 20 years. Central Japan 16 17

Tea-serving doll K arakur i ni ng yo , o r m e c h a n i c a l dolls, were invented in the Edo period (1603-1867). When a teacup is placed on the tray, the doll delivers the cup to a guest while nodding its head up and down. The doll, driven by a spring made of baleen, is comprised of about 40 wooden parts. Wood Photo by Oikawa Ryoichi Yagura-dokei (lantern clock),one of the biggest existing Japanese-style clocks. Photo courtesy of Kariya City Board of Education When Tokugawa Yoshinao, the first lord of the Owari Domain, got married in 1615, he received a mountain forest in Kiso from Tokugawa Ieyasu, who built the foundation of the Edo Shogunate, as a generous wedding gift with an area of about 200,000 hectares. The Owari Domain owned and protected the forest in a strict manner and banned unauthorized felling. The timber resources from the forest improved the domain's financial status. They also enabled the development of skills for woodworking and the production of hardware for drawers and Buddhist alter fittings in the area, which led to the creation of karakuri ningyo (automated puppets), and later, the establishment of a wide range of mechanical sectors including the watch, railroad car, automobile and aerospace industries. While karakuri ningyo were actively produced in the Edo period, it was essential to have woods nearby because different wood species were used for the heads, bodies and gears. Karakuri ningyo were used to decorate festivals as "dashi karakuri" (a festival float with karakuri ningyo on it) in the region, mainly near the castle town of Owari. It is said that more than 200 units of dashi karakuri still exist in Japan and the number of karakuri ningyo on the floats is about 600, most of which are stored in the areas that had a connection with the Owari Domain. The forest that was owned by the Owari Domain is still one of Japan's representative beautiful forests and honored as the producer of Kiso hinoki cypress, and designated as a Jingubirin, which supplies timber necessary for Jingu Shikinen Sengu (periodical rebuilding of a shrine at the Ise-Jingu Shrine) conducted every 20 years. Central Japan 16 17

Journey on Wood, and Manufacturing Wood N agoya Castle Hommaru Palace T akayama Nagoya Castle used to have Hommaru Palace to the south of the tower. Although the palace was the first early modern castle building designated as a National Treasure and recognized as a masterpiece, it was burnt down along with the donjon in an air raid during World War II. The reconstruction of the Hommaru Palace is currently in progress with the target of completing it by 2018. A target in the approach adopted for the reconstruction is to use traditional materials and construction methods wherever possible based on the documents prepared in the Edo period that survived the war in addition to survey maps and photos. Precious timber such as hinoki cypress is used in various parts such as pillars, floor boards and even frames of paper screens, and decorative metal fit- Festival The Takayama Festival is the collective name of the Sanno Matsuri (Sanno festival) held in spring and the Hachiman Matsuri held in autumn. The main attraction is gorgeously decorated festival floats with lively carvings, beautifully embroidered fabrics and karakuri ningyo showing exciting actions with elaborate devices. The spring and autumn festivals have a parade of 12 and 11 floats, respectively, which is accompanied by hundreds of people who march through the town. The night festival is also visionary with a parade of the floats lit up with lanterns. Takayama City Tourism Department tings and paintings on the walls and sliding doors are produced with the devotion of craftspeople and painters. The entrance and Omote-shoin (main drawing room) are now open to the public. 1-1 Hommaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi TEL: 052-231-1700 2-18 Hanaoka-machi, Takayama-shi, Gifu TEL:0577-32-3333 Photo courtesy of Takayama City Tourism Department M atsumoto furniture Furniture production started in Matsumoto, Nagano in the latter half of the 16th century. Traditional drawers and tea cabinets produced by craftspeople in the area around Matsumoto Castle were sold in various parts of Japan. Matsumoto grew as a furniture producer, and had the largest market share in Japan in the production of Japanese furniture until the outbreak of World War II. Matsumoto furniture produced with inherited skills takes advantage of the warmth of wood and is popular among many people. Matsumoto Mingei Kagu (folk-craft furniture) 3-2-12 Chuo, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano TEL: 0263-33-5760 P lastic models in Shizuoka Tamiya's Mini 4WD car, AERO AVANTE Plastic model of Tamiya, Inc., a world-class model/plastic model manufacturer based in Shizuoka City The plastic model industry in Shizuoka leads Japan in production. Its origin was wood; the industry started with the wood processing that had been active since ancient times. Many companies that used to manufacture wooden model airplanes and ships shifted the mate- rial from wood to celluloid and plastic. Japan's first plastic model was born in Shizuoka in 1958. Since then, the prefecture has created a series of hit products, including supercars, Gundam and Mini 4WD cars, attracting global attention. Shizuoka Hobby Square SouthSpot Shizuoka, 18-1 Minami-cho, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka TEL: 054-289-3033 Central Japan 18 19

Journey on Wood, and Manufacturing Wood N agoya Castle Hommaru Palace T akayama Nagoya Castle used to have Hommaru Palace to the south of the tower. Although the palace was the first early modern castle building designated as a National Treasure and recognized as a masterpiece, it was burnt down along with the donjon in an air raid during World War II. The reconstruction of the Hommaru Palace is currently in progress with the target of completing it by 2018. A target in the approach adopted for the reconstruction is to use traditional materials and construction methods wherever possible based on the documents prepared in the Edo period that survived the war in addition to survey maps and photos. Precious timber such as hinoki cypress is used in various parts such as pillars, floor boards and even frames of paper screens, and decorative metal fit- Festival The Takayama Festival is the collective name of the Sanno Matsuri (Sanno festival) held in spring and the Hachiman Matsuri held in autumn. The main attraction is gorgeously decorated festival floats with lively carvings, beautifully embroidered fabrics and karakuri ningyo showing exciting actions with elaborate devices. The spring and autumn festivals have a parade of 12 and 11 floats, respectively, which is accompanied by hundreds of people who march through the town. The night festival is also visionary with a parade of the floats lit up with lanterns. Takayama City Tourism Department tings and paintings on the walls and sliding doors are produced with the devotion of craftspeople and painters. The entrance and Omote-shoin (main drawing room) are now open to the public. 1-1 Hommaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi TEL: 052-231-1700 2-18 Hanaoka-machi, Takayama-shi, Gifu TEL:0577-32-3333 Photo courtesy of Takayama City Tourism Department M atsumoto furniture Furniture production started in Matsumoto, Nagano in the latter half of the 16th century. Traditional drawers and tea cabinets produced by craftspeople in the area around Matsumoto Castle were sold in various parts of Japan. Matsumoto grew as a furniture producer, and had the largest market share in Japan in the production of Japanese furniture until the outbreak of World War II. Matsumoto furniture produced with inherited skills takes advantage of the warmth of wood and is popular among many people. Matsumoto Mingei Kagu (folk-craft furniture) 3-2-12 Chuo, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano TEL: 0263-33-5760 P lastic models in Shizuoka Tamiya's Mini 4WD car, AERO AVANTE Plastic model of Tamiya, Inc., a world-class model/plastic model manufacturer based in Shizuoka City The plastic model industry in Shizuoka leads Japan in production. Its origin was wood; the industry started with the wood processing that had been active since ancient times. Many companies that used to manufacture wooden model airplanes and ships shifted the mate- rial from wood to celluloid and plastic. Japan's first plastic model was born in Shizuoka in 1958. Since then, the prefecture has created a series of hit products, including supercars, Gundam and Mini 4WD cars, attracting global attention. Shizuoka Hobby Square SouthSpot Shizuoka, 18-1 Minami-cho, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka TEL: 054-289-3033 Central Japan 18 19

Journey on Yarn, and Manufacturing

Yarn

M atsusaka
cotton

S akichi Toyoda

Memorial House

Matsusaka cotton features sophisticated stripes called "shima watari" and indigo dyeing in depth. It
enjoyed a boom among people of
Edo in the Edo period, and it is
said that Edo had many kimono
shops of Matsusaka merchants.
Matsusaka Momen Teori
Center

From the Edo period to the Meiji period, Central
Japan was a major region of cotton and silk textile
production with the Mikawa area, a major cotton
textile producer, as well as the Okaya area, which
had an active silk industry. Under the policy of the
central government to encourage new industries,
the region grew to play a pioneering role in Japan's
textile manufacturing while the country was developing to be a modern state.
In the field of spinning yarns, a spinning machine
invented by Tacchi Gaun (1842-1900) from Nagano
Prefecture in 1873 played a key part. This machine
was used most positively in the areas along the Yahagi River in Aichi. As the power source to operate
the machine, a rapid stream was used in the mountainous areas of Okazaki and Toyota, which were
located upstream of the river, and water wheels
were attached to both sides of a boat in the downstream areas where the flow was slow. With the introduction of the spinning machine, which was
called "garabo" after its characteristic rattling
sound during operation, yarn spinning developed
to be an indigenous industry.
Textiles were produced by female farmers. One of
them was the mother of Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of the Toyota Group. He grew with the sight of
his mother working on the farm in the daytime and
weaving at night. He was called a master inventor,
and improved weaving machines in different ways.
His creative efforts were the origin of the manufacturing of Toyota.

Matsusaka City Industrial Promotion Center, 2176 Hon-machi,
Matsusaka-shi, Mie
TEL:0598-26-6355
Toyoda power loom invented by Sakichi

House where Sakichi Toyoda was born

In this house, Sakichi Toyoda
(1867-1930), the founder of the
Toyota Group, was born and
raised, and Kiichiro Toyoda
(1894-1952), who established Toyota Motors, was also born. The
house is located in Kosai City, Shi-

A rimatsu tie-dyeing
Arimatsu, Nagoya is located along
the old Tokaido Road, and still has
the townscape of tie-dyeing wholesalers, warehouses and houses
with lattice doors that have been
retained since the Edo period,
which can be seen in the works of
Utagawa Hiroshige, an ukiyo-e
painter. Arimatsu tie-dyeing was
developed as an indigenous industry under the patronage of the
Owari Domain, and became popular as a souvenir among travellers
on the Tokaido Road. Various
tie-dyeing techniques have been

handed down from mothers to
daughters.
Tie-Dyeing Museum
3008 Arimatsu, Midori-ku,
Nagoya-shi, Aichi
TEL:052-621-0111

zuoka, overlooking Lake Hamana.
Thanks to the achievements made
by Sakichi, who devoted himself
to the study of automatic looms in
the 1900s, most of the imported
looms in Japan were replaced by
domestic products, and the production even grew to the point
where they exported the looms.
"Open the window. It's a big world
out there!" His phrase which symbolizes the heart of manufacturing
has been passed along until now.
113-2 Yamaguchi, Kosai-shi,
Shizuoka TEL:053-576-0064

I se Katagami
Katazome (stencil dyeing) is one of
Japan's traditional dyeing techniques. It was used to dye hakama
(skirts) for samurais in the Edo
period. As the technique was developed, Ise Katagami (pattern
paper) became widespread
throughout Japan under the patronage of the Kishu Domain.
The skills of stencil makers are excellent, and the elaborate patterns
and designs are also highly valued
not just as pattern papers but also
as interiors and artworks.

Suzuka-shi Dentou
Sangyou Kaikan
3-10-1 Jike, Suzuka-shi, Mie
TEL: 059-386-7511

Central Japan

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Journey on Yarn, and Manufacturing

Yarn

M atsusaka
cotton

S akichi Toyoda

Memorial House

Matsusaka cotton features sophisticated stripes called "shima watari" and indigo dyeing in depth. It
enjoyed a boom among people of
Edo in the Edo period, and it is
said that Edo had many kimono
shops of Matsusaka merchants.
Matsusaka Momen Teori
Center

From the Edo period to the Meiji period, Central
Japan was a major region of cotton and silk textile
production with the Mikawa area, a major cotton
textile producer, as well as the Okaya area, which
had an active silk industry. Under the policy of the
central government to encourage new industries,
the region grew to play a pioneering role in Japan's
textile manufacturing while the country was developing to be a modern state.
In the field of spinning yarns, a spinning machine
invented by Tacchi Gaun (1842-1900) from Nagano
Prefecture in 1873 played a key part. This machine
was used most positively in the areas along the Yahagi River in Aichi. As the power source to operate
the machine, a rapid stream was used in the mountainous areas of Okazaki and Toyota, which were
located upstream of the river, and water wheels
were attached to both sides of a boat in the downstream areas where the flow was slow. With the introduction of the spinning machine, which was
called "garabo" after its characteristic rattling
sound during operation, yarn spinning developed
to be an indigenous industry.
Textiles were produced by female farmers. One of
them was the mother of Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of the Toyota Group. He grew with the sight of
his mother working on the farm in the daytime and
weaving at night. He was called a master inventor,
and improved weaving machines in different ways.
His creative efforts were the origin of the manufacturing of Toyota.

Matsusaka City Industrial Promotion Center, 2176 Hon-machi,
Matsusaka-shi, Mie
TEL:0598-26-6355
Toyoda power loom invented by Sakichi

House where Sakichi Toyoda was born

In this house, Sakichi Toyoda
(1867-1930), the founder of the
Toyota Group, was born and
raised, and Kiichiro Toyoda
(1894-1952), who established Toyota Motors, was also born. The
house is located in Kosai City, Shi-

A rimatsu tie-dyeing
Arimatsu, Nagoya is located along
the old Tokaido Road, and still has
the townscape of tie-dyeing wholesalers, warehouses and houses
with lattice doors that have been
retained since the Edo period,
which can be seen in the works of
Utagawa Hiroshige, an ukiyo-e
painter. Arimatsu tie-dyeing was
developed as an indigenous industry under the patronage of the
Owari Domain, and became popular as a souvenir among travellers
on the Tokaido Road. Various
tie-dyeing techniques have been

handed down from mothers to
daughters.
Tie-Dyeing Museum
3008 Arimatsu, Midori-ku,
Nagoya-shi, Aichi
TEL:052-621-0111

zuoka, overlooking Lake Hamana.
Thanks to the achievements made
by Sakichi, who devoted himself
to the study of automatic looms in
the 1900s, most of the imported
looms in Japan were replaced by
domestic products, and the production even grew to the point
where they exported the looms.
"Open the window. It's a big world
out there!" His phrase which symbolizes the heart of manufacturing
has been passed along until now.
113-2 Yamaguchi, Kosai-shi,
Shizuoka TEL:053-576-0064

I se Katagami
Katazome (stencil dyeing) is one of
Japan's traditional dyeing techniques. It was used to dye hakama
(skirts) for samurais in the Edo
period. As the technique was developed, Ise Katagami (pattern
paper) became widespread
throughout Japan under the patronage of the Kishu Domain.
The skills of stencil makers are excellent, and the elaborate patterns
and designs are also highly valued
not just as pattern papers but also
as interiors and artworks.

Suzuka-shi Dentou
Sangyou Kaikan
3-10-1 Jike, Suzuka-shi, Mie
TEL: 059-386-7511

Central Japan

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Journey on Iron, and Manufacturing M useums in the town of Furnaces cutlery Iron Foreign settlers from the continent in ancient Japan brought iron-making technology to the country. Primitive iron-making was started with iron ore and iron sand as raw materials. The technology evolved into "tatara" iron-making. This unique method was used to produce Japanese swords with both hardness and flexibility. Japan also cultivated other unique iron cultures such as kettles for the tea ceremony. In Nirayama in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, reverberatory furnaces built by the shogunate in preparation for the arrival of black ships sent by the US at the end of the Edo period have been conserved, and are now known as part of Japan's industrial heritage. As Japan was modernized in the Meiji period, the steel industry was launched in this area with electric furnaces. At the same time, the railroad cars and parts such as gears that used to be made of wood were replaced by iron products in turns. The traditional manufacturing skills cultivated through the production of karakuri ningyo and Japanese-style clocks were combined with iron to establish the machine industry and also develop new sectors such as the machine tool industry that supports various industries. N irayama Reverberatory Izunokuni City, Shizuoka has the only reverberatory furnaces for practical use that still exist in Japan. They were built in 1857 to cast iron cannons with the aim of having military power to use against the United States and European countries. Hundreds of cannons of various sizes were cast Demonstration by a swordsmith. Spectators can closely feel the heat of fire and the smell of iron. Seki City, Gifu is known as the town of cutlery, and has facilities that symbolize it. Kasuga Shrine worships the guardian god of swordsmiths in Seki and possesses Noh costumes that are designated as a national important cultural property. Seki Kaji Denshokan until the use was ended in 1964. In 2015, the furnaces were registered as a World Heritage site as part of the "Sites of Japan’ s Meiji Industrial Revolution." 268 Aza Narutakiiri, Naka, Izunokuni-shi, Shizuoka TEL: 055-949-3450 Museum introduces the history of sword masters and exhibits swords. The Feather Museum introduces the history and culture of razors in Japan and various other countries. Seki Kaji Denshokan Museum 9-1 Minamikasuga-cho Seki-shi, Gifu TEL: 0575-23-3825 Photo courtesy of Gifu Prefecture C asting products in Kuwana Kuwana City, Mie used to be one of the two largest casting producers in Japan, and still has a row of casting factories. While the products include automobile parts and lighting fixtures, casting kitchenware produced in the city attracts particular attention. Popular products are developed with the skills Manhole designed with the motif of landscape in Kuwana. of craftspeople and ideas, including frying pans and rice cookers regularly used by top chefs. You can witness various casting products such as the torii of a shrine and manholes when you walk around the town. Kuwana City Commerce and Tourism Division 2-37 Chuo-cho Kuwana-shi, Mie TEL:0594-24-1231 Photo courtesy of Kuwana City Central Japan 22 23

Journey on Iron, and Manufacturing M useums in the town of Furnaces cutlery Iron Foreign settlers from the continent in ancient Japan brought iron-making technology to the country. Primitive iron-making was started with iron ore and iron sand as raw materials. The technology evolved into "tatara" iron-making. This unique method was used to produce Japanese swords with both hardness and flexibility. Japan also cultivated other unique iron cultures such as kettles for the tea ceremony. In Nirayama in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, reverberatory furnaces built by the shogunate in preparation for the arrival of black ships sent by the US at the end of the Edo period have been conserved, and are now known as part of Japan's industrial heritage. As Japan was modernized in the Meiji period, the steel industry was launched in this area with electric furnaces. At the same time, the railroad cars and parts such as gears that used to be made of wood were replaced by iron products in turns. The traditional manufacturing skills cultivated through the production of karakuri ningyo and Japanese-style clocks were combined with iron to establish the machine industry and also develop new sectors such as the machine tool industry that supports various industries. N irayama Reverberatory Izunokuni City, Shizuoka has the only reverberatory furnaces for practical use that still exist in Japan. They were built in 1857 to cast iron cannons with the aim of having military power to use against the United States and European countries. Hundreds of cannons of various sizes were cast Demonstration by a swordsmith. Spectators can closely feel the heat of fire and the smell of iron. Seki City, Gifu is known as the town of cutlery, and has facilities that symbolize it. Kasuga Shrine worships the guardian god of swordsmiths in Seki and possesses Noh costumes that are designated as a national important cultural property. Seki Kaji Denshokan until the use was ended in 1964. In 2015, the furnaces were registered as a World Heritage site as part of the "Sites of Japan’ s Meiji Industrial Revolution." 268 Aza Narutakiiri, Naka, Izunokuni-shi, Shizuoka TEL: 055-949-3450 Museum introduces the history of sword masters and exhibits swords. The Feather Museum introduces the history and culture of razors in Japan and various other countries. Seki Kaji Denshokan Museum 9-1 Minamikasuga-cho Seki-shi, Gifu TEL: 0575-23-3825 Photo courtesy of Gifu Prefecture C asting products in Kuwana Kuwana City, Mie used to be one of the two largest casting producers in Japan, and still has a row of casting factories. While the products include automobile parts and lighting fixtures, casting kitchenware produced in the city attracts particular attention. Popular products are developed with the skills Manhole designed with the motif of landscape in Kuwana. of craftspeople and ideas, including frying pans and rice cookers regularly used by top chefs. You can witness various casting products such as the torii of a shrine and manholes when you walk around the town. Kuwana City Commerce and Tourism Division 2-37 Chuo-cho Kuwana-shi, Mie TEL:0594-24-1231 Photo courtesy of Kuwana City Central Japan 22 23

Journey on Road, and Manufacturing Road T sumago-juku Tsumago-juku, which still has the townscape developed in the Edo period, was established as a rest station in Nakasendo Road connecting Edo and Kyoto. While this important point for transportation bustled with travellers as an intersection of Nakasendo Road and Ina-kaido Road, Tsumago-juku continued to decline with changes of the times as railways and roads were constructed and it lost functions as a rest station. In the period of rapid growth in Japan, however, the townscape where the atmosphere of a rest station in the Edo period is remarkably conserved drew a fresh look, and preservation movements were launched ahead of similar places in the other parts of Japan. The townscape is now protected as a precious asset while citizens are actually living in it. Tsumago Tourism Association Tourist office 2159-2 Azuma, Nagiso-machi, Kiso-gun, Nagano TEL:0264-57-3123 The development of a castle town in Nagoya in Owari Province is said to be the "largest town planning in history" because it was a big project to move the entire existing town with a population of 60,000 to 70,000. After the period of warring states ended, the castle turned from a military fortress into a symbol of the town. The crooked streets designed to make it difficult for enemies to attack the castle were transformed into straight lines like the grid of a go board. The town plan designed by Tokugawa Ieyasu 400 years ago is the foundation of the current city of Nagoya. Roads including Tokaido, Nakasendo and Ise-kaido were developed to connect main cities including Edo, Kyoto and Osaka, which increased the traffic of people, goods and information and made post towns bustle. From ports on the Chita Peninsula, freight ships hoisting sails transported rice, salt, pottery and various other items. Chita Peninsula had high productive power in the brewing, pottery and cotton industries in addition to agriculture, as well as well-developed transportation means including ships that travelled to remote areas and ships that cruised in Ise Bay. Merchants in the area aggressively marketed products at Edo, taking advantage of the proximity in comparison with Osaka. Long-established breweries and food manufacturers that date back to those days still operate. In addition, the "Salt Road" (also called Sanshu-kaido, Iida-kaido or Ina-kaido) was developed to transport goods in both directions, including salt and seafood from the Mikawa area in Aichi, which faces the Pacific Ocean, and food and timber collected from mountains in inland Nagano Prefecture. Thus, the network has been established not only in the east-west direction but also in the north-south direction since early times. The old roads and ports underlie the current expressway and railway networks as well as the Port of Nagoya and the Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagoya. The development of such old-time roads resulted in the establishment of various bases for exchange. Extensive sightseeing excursion route: S HORYUDO This excursion route connects tourist spots in the nine prefectures in Chubu and Hokuriku (Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Shizuoka, Nagano, Ishikawa, Fukui, Toyama and Shiga) from south to north. The name comes from the shape of the area which looks like a mystical dragon climbing to the sky with Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Noto Peninsula serving as the head. The area is full of attractions including remaining traditions, history and culture, as well as beautiful natural landscape for all four seasons, various foods from mountains and the sea and hot spring sites where people can recover from daily fatigue. Ishikawa Toyama Nagano Matsumoto Castle Fukui Gifu Lake Biwa Tojinbo H anda Canal Kanazawa ‒Kenrokuen Old Private Houses Aichi Handa Canal served as a port developed in Handa, which was crowded with many people in the brewing industry that produced sake, vinegar, shochu (distilled liquor), etc., to be marketed at Edo and the shipping industry that transported such products. While the canal does not function as a port now, a row of brewery buildings enclosed by black boards stand on both sides of the canal to create a unique landscape. The brewery buildings are still in use, and the smell of vinegar is in the air of the area around the canal. Mie World Heritage Site Mount Fuji World Heritage Site Kumano Kodo Handa Tourist Association 90 Hirokoji-cho, Handa-shi, Aichi TEL: 0569-32-3264 Shizuoka Shiga Topics Nagoya Castle World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go SHORYUDO (Chubu & Hokuriku ) Food and Tourism fair Chubu Economic Federation, a representative economic organization in Central Japan, has organized an exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand to promote agricultural, forestry and fishery products and processed foods produced in the areas of the Dragon Route since 2014, which is well received by local people. Fruits, beef and Japanese confectionery enjoy especially high popularity. Central Japan 24 25

Journey on Road, and Manufacturing Road T sumago-juku Tsumago-juku, which still has the townscape developed in the Edo period, was established as a rest station in Nakasendo Road connecting Edo and Kyoto. While this important point for transportation bustled with travellers as an intersection of Nakasendo Road and Ina-kaido Road, Tsumago-juku continued to decline with changes of the times as railways and roads were constructed and it lost functions as a rest station. In the period of rapid growth in Japan, however, the townscape where the atmosphere of a rest station in the Edo period is remarkably conserved drew a fresh look, and preservation movements were launched ahead of similar places in the other parts of Japan. The townscape is now protected as a precious asset while citizens are actually living in it. Tsumago Tourism Association Tourist office 2159-2 Azuma, Nagiso-machi, Kiso-gun, Nagano TEL:0264-57-3123 The development of a castle town in Nagoya in Owari Province is said to be the "largest town planning in history" because it was a big project to move the entire existing town with a population of 60,000 to 70,000. After the period of warring states ended, the castle turned from a military fortress into a symbol of the town. The crooked streets designed to make it difficult for enemies to attack the castle were transformed into straight lines like the grid of a go board. The town plan designed by Tokugawa Ieyasu 400 years ago is the foundation of the current city of Nagoya. Roads including Tokaido, Nakasendo and Ise-kaido were developed to connect main cities including Edo, Kyoto and Osaka, which increased the traffic of people, goods and information and made post towns bustle. From ports on the Chita Peninsula, freight ships hoisting sails transported rice, salt, pottery and various other items. Chita Peninsula had high productive power in the brewing, pottery and cotton industries in addition to agriculture, as well as well-developed transportation means including ships that travelled to remote areas and ships that cruised in Ise Bay. Merchants in the area aggressively marketed products at Edo, taking advantage of the proximity in comparison with Osaka. Long-established breweries and food manufacturers that date back to those days still operate. In addition, the "Salt Road" (also called Sanshu-kaido, Iida-kaido or Ina-kaido) was developed to transport goods in both directions, including salt and seafood from the Mikawa area in Aichi, which faces the Pacific Ocean, and food and timber collected from mountains in inland Nagano Prefecture. Thus, the network has been established not only in the east-west direction but also in the north-south direction since early times. The old roads and ports underlie the current expressway and railway networks as well as the Port of Nagoya and the Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagoya. The development of such old-time roads resulted in the establishment of various bases for exchange. Extensive sightseeing excursion route: S HORYUDO This excursion route connects tourist spots in the nine prefectures in Chubu and Hokuriku (Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Shizuoka, Nagano, Ishikawa, Fukui, Toyama and Shiga) from south to north. The name comes from the shape of the area which looks like a mystical dragon climbing to the sky with Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Noto Peninsula serving as the head. The area is full of attractions including remaining traditions, history and culture, as well as beautiful natural landscape for all four seasons, various foods from mountains and the sea and hot spring sites where people can recover from daily fatigue. Ishikawa Toyama Nagano Matsumoto Castle Fukui Gifu Lake Biwa Tojinbo H anda Canal Kanazawa ‒Kenrokuen Old Private Houses Aichi Handa Canal served as a port developed in Handa, which was crowded with many people in the brewing industry that produced sake, vinegar, shochu (distilled liquor), etc., to be marketed at Edo and the shipping industry that transported such products. While the canal does not function as a port now, a row of brewery buildings enclosed by black boards stand on both sides of the canal to create a unique landscape. The brewery buildings are still in use, and the smell of vinegar is in the air of the area around the canal. Mie World Heritage Site Mount Fuji World Heritage Site Kumano Kodo Handa Tourist Association 90 Hirokoji-cho, Handa-shi, Aichi TEL: 0569-32-3264 Shizuoka Shiga Topics Nagoya Castle World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go SHORYUDO (Chubu & Hokuriku ) Food and Tourism fair Chubu Economic Federation, a representative economic organization in Central Japan, has organized an exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand to promote agricultural, forestry and fishery products and processed foods produced in the areas of the Dragon Route since 2014, which is well received by local people. Fruits, beef and Japanese confectionery enjoy especially high popularity. Central Japan 24 25

Birth and Development of Modern Industries Machine Tools Automobiles and Motorcycles The automobile industry of Japan started to operate on a full scale in the 1950s. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION advanced development with focus on purely domestic passenger cars, and released the first generation Crown in 1955. Then, in the period of rapid growth in Japan, the automobile industry achieved outstanding development along with the progress of motorization. Central Japan has the headquarters and production plants of global automobile and motorcycle manufacturers such as SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. in addition to TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION. No other region in Japan produces more automobiles and motorcycles than Central Japan. Those automobile and motorcycle manufacturers are supported by a wide variety of sectors, and world-class parts manufacturers that create various technologies such as DENSO Corporation, Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. and Toyota Industries Corporation are also based in Central Japan. These companies are now committed to the development of next-generation cars with lower emissions of air pollutants and superior environmental properties, such as hybrid, electric and fuel-cell vehicles. In the meantime, private-public initiatives to improve the safety of car driving have been launched to develop safe driving support systems and automatic driving systems. Automobile Pavilion Machine tools, which are called machines that produce machines (mother machines), are used in all industrial sectors including automobiles, home appliances and precision equipment. Very high precision and efficiency are required in machine tools, and the technology and production level is therefore considered as an important indicator of the technical power and international competitiveness of a country. The machine tool industry of Japan started to work for applied development of numerical control (NC) technology as early as the first half of the 1950s, and the performance of Japanese NC machine tools has been highly valued in the global market since the 1970s. In 1982, the country became the largest producer in the world, and maintained that rank for the next 27 years. Japan still keeps a 30% share in the global market, and leads the world along with Germany. Central Japan has a variety of manufacturing sectors involving machining and assembly, including automobiles, motorcycles and other transportation equipment, and has grown as the largest market for machine tools in Japan. Accordingly, many machine tool manufacturers have been located in the region since the early years of heavy industrialization of the country. World-class companies such as YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION, Okuma Corporation, DMG MORI SEIKI Co., Ltd. and JTEKT Corporation have their headquarters in Central Japan. In recent years, the shift to the equipment for more complicated machining combined with computers, such as an interactive control device that allows anyone to conduct complicated machining just by entering numbers in response to questions from the machine tool, has been accelerated. Machine tools displayed in the gallery Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology Mazak Machine Tool Gallery This museum was opened in 1994, using the buildings that remain in the old site of the headquater plant of Toyoda Boshoku (Tyoda Spinning & Weaving CO., Ltd.,) which is the birthplace of the Toyota Group. Under the basic philosophy of communicating to society the importance of "monozukuri" ("making things") and the "spirit of being studious and creative," the museum introduces the history of the Toyota Group and the evolution of textile machineries and automobile engineering in a comprehensible manner with the demonstration of real machines and videos for explanation. This gallery introduces the history of machine tools, demonstrates machining of parts with the latest machine tools and exhibits car engines and wine glasses produced with machine tools as well as artificial bones and other machined parts and sample parts (including the vessel used to bring particulates from asteroid Itokawa by Asteroid Explorer "HAYABUSA" (MUSES-C)). 4-1-35 Noritake Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi TEL: 052-551-6115 www.tcmit.org/ 1-19-30 Aoi, Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi TEL: 052-937-3737 www.mazak-artplaza.jp/gallery/ (located on the 1st floor of the office tower next to The Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art) Parts processed with machine tools Central Japan 26 27

Birth and Development of Modern Industries Machine Tools Automobiles and Motorcycles The automobile industry of Japan started to operate on a full scale in the 1950s. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION advanced development with focus on purely domestic passenger cars, and released the first generation Crown in 1955. Then, in the period of rapid growth in Japan, the automobile industry achieved outstanding development along with the progress of motorization. Central Japan has the headquarters and production plants of global automobile and motorcycle manufacturers such as SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. in addition to TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION. No other region in Japan produces more automobiles and motorcycles than Central Japan. Those automobile and motorcycle manufacturers are supported by a wide variety of sectors, and world-class parts manufacturers that create various technologies such as DENSO Corporation, Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. and Toyota Industries Corporation are also based in Central Japan. These companies are now committed to the development of next-generation cars with lower emissions of air pollutants and superior environmental properties, such as hybrid, electric and fuel-cell vehicles. In the meantime, private-public initiatives to improve the safety of car driving have been launched to develop safe driving support systems and automatic driving systems. Automobile Pavilion Machine tools, which are called machines that produce machines (mother machines), are used in all industrial sectors including automobiles, home appliances and precision equipment. Very high precision and efficiency are required in machine tools, and the technology and production level is therefore considered as an important indicator of the technical power and international competitiveness of a country. The machine tool industry of Japan started to work for applied development of numerical control (NC) technology as early as the first half of the 1950s, and the performance of Japanese NC machine tools has been highly valued in the global market since the 1970s. In 1982, the country became the largest producer in the world, and maintained that rank for the next 27 years. Japan still keeps a 30% share in the global market, and leads the world along with Germany. Central Japan has a variety of manufacturing sectors involving machining and assembly, including automobiles, motorcycles and other transportation equipment, and has grown as the largest market for machine tools in Japan. Accordingly, many machine tool manufacturers have been located in the region since the early years of heavy industrialization of the country. World-class companies such as YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION, Okuma Corporation, DMG MORI SEIKI Co., Ltd. and JTEKT Corporation have their headquarters in Central Japan. In recent years, the shift to the equipment for more complicated machining combined with computers, such as an interactive control device that allows anyone to conduct complicated machining just by entering numbers in response to questions from the machine tool, has been accelerated. Machine tools displayed in the gallery Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology Mazak Machine Tool Gallery This museum was opened in 1994, using the buildings that remain in the old site of the headquater plant of Toyoda Boshoku (Tyoda Spinning & Weaving CO., Ltd.,) which is the birthplace of the Toyota Group. Under the basic philosophy of communicating to society the importance of "monozukuri" ("making things") and the "spirit of being studious and creative," the museum introduces the history of the Toyota Group and the evolution of textile machineries and automobile engineering in a comprehensible manner with the demonstration of real machines and videos for explanation. This gallery introduces the history of machine tools, demonstrates machining of parts with the latest machine tools and exhibits car engines and wine glasses produced with machine tools as well as artificial bones and other machined parts and sample parts (including the vessel used to bring particulates from asteroid Itokawa by Asteroid Explorer "HAYABUSA" (MUSES-C)). 4-1-35 Noritake Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi TEL: 052-551-6115 www.tcmit.org/ 1-19-30 Aoi, Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi TEL: 052-937-3737 www.mazak-artplaza.jp/gallery/ (located on the 1st floor of the office tower next to The Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art) Parts processed with machine tools Central Japan 26 27

Birth and Development of Modern Industries

Aviation and Space

Electronic Equipment

The production of airplanes in Central Japan started in 1920. Aichi Tokei Denki Co., Ltd. launched the manufacturing of
military aircraft in commission for its high precision technology. Mitsubishi Internal Combustion Engine Mfg. Co., Ltd.
(now Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.) also constructed a factory for its production in Minato-ku, Nagoya. Trial flights
were conducted at the Kakamigahara Airport in Gifu Prefecture. While the companies in Central Japan entered the market later, they developed abilities to design completely independently in the 1930s and expanded their factories to establish a system to boost the production capacity. With the establishment of many parts factories of subcontractors, as well
as the concentration of production bases of Japan's major aircraft manufacturers, Central Japan grew to be a hub of the
aircraft industry.
While manufacturing related to aircraft was banned in Japan for a while after World War II, the production of domestic jet engines was started in the 1950s. In 1962, aircraft manufacturers in the country cooperated and succeeded in the
joint development of YS-11, Japan's first domestic turboprop engine passenger airplane. At present, 35% of the airframe
structures of the Boeing 787, which is a main model of civil aircraft, are manufactured in Central Japan. This is realized
by leveraging the region's largest advantage of having ports and airports to its fullest. Parts produced by various companies in Japan are delivered in the "Sea & Air" method; they are assembled in plants near the Port of Nagoya, transported from the port to Chubu Centrair International Airport by ship and transshipped to dedicated transport planes
for shipment by air to Seattle, USA. The technologies are also developed in the defense and other industries, and used
to enter various other sectors such as development and manufacturing of launch vehicles. Central Japan currently produces as much as 50% of the aerospace parts manufactured in Japan.

The sectors of electric and electronic equipment, electronic parts and devices and information communication equipment cover a wide range of fields including home appliances, semiconductors, sensors, mobile phones, fax machines,
printers, advanced medical instruments and various other analysis and measurement equipment. They are among the
main industries of Japan, and Central Japan represents a major cluster with more than 25% share of the total value of
product shipments in 2008. In addition to the production bases of the country's leading general electronics and home
appliances manufacturers, excellent companies that lead the world in their respective fields such as IBIDEN CO., LTD.
and SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION are located in the region.
In recent years, Central Japan has also had a large number of unique companies that use excellent original technologies
cultivated for many years in their areas of specialty to contribute to the development of industrial technologies. For example, TAMAGAWA Seiki CO., LTD. in Nagano Prefecture has succeeded in the development and mass production of
groundbreaking rotation angle sensors for driving motors of hybrid vehicles based on its precision machining technology cultivated through the manufacturing of aircraft instruments. Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. supplied photomultiplier tubes, which are optical sensors, to Super-Kamiokande, an observation device constructed in Gifu, and contributed
to the receipt of the Nobel Prize in physics in 2015.

Exhibition hall of actual machines to trace the history of the development of airplanes in Japan

The inside of Super-Kamiokande

Kakamigahara Aerospace Science Museum
5-1 Shimogiri-cho, Kakamigahara-shi, Gifu

TEL: 058-386-8500

www.city.kakamigahara.lg.jp/museum/

This museum exhibits a large number of airplanes and test planes and materials related to aviation, as well as rockets,
space equipment and materials related to space development, to introduce the outcomes of the development of airplanes
by the national government and private companies and the progress of the development of aerospace technology in
Japan. The location is near the Kakamigahara Airport, which is Japan's oldest existing airport.

c Kamioka Observatory, ICRR (Institute for Cosmic Ray Research), The University of Tokyo

Super-Kamiokande
Located 1,000 meters underground in Kamioka mine in Hida City, Gifu, Super-Kamiokande is the world's largest underground observation
device to mainly study neutrinos generated from cosmic rays, the sun, supernovas and other astronomical bodies. This is where Professor
Takaaki Kajita, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2015, discovered that neutrinos have mass, for which he won the prize. The detector
consists of a cylindrical water tank of 39.3 m in diameter and 41.4 m tall, which is filled with 50,000 tons of ultra-pure water, as well as
about 13,000 optical sensors called photo-multipliers installed on the tank wall. The photo-multipliers, which serve as the eyes of the
detector, were produced by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., an electronic parts manufacturer in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.
※Visit for sightseeing is not accepted.

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Birth and Development of Modern Industries

Aviation and Space

Electronic Equipment

The production of airplanes in Central Japan started in 1920. Aichi Tokei Denki Co., Ltd. launched the manufacturing of
military aircraft in commission for its high precision technology. Mitsubishi Internal Combustion Engine Mfg. Co., Ltd.
(now Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.) also constructed a factory for its production in Minato-ku, Nagoya. Trial flights
were conducted at the Kakamigahara Airport in Gifu Prefecture. While the companies in Central Japan entered the market later, they developed abilities to design completely independently in the 1930s and expanded their factories to establish a system to boost the production capacity. With the establishment of many parts factories of subcontractors, as well
as the concentration of production bases of Japan's major aircraft manufacturers, Central Japan grew to be a hub of the
aircraft industry.
While manufacturing related to aircraft was banned in Japan for a while after World War II, the production of domestic jet engines was started in the 1950s. In 1962, aircraft manufacturers in the country cooperated and succeeded in the
joint development of YS-11, Japan's first domestic turboprop engine passenger airplane. At present, 35% of the airframe
structures of the Boeing 787, which is a main model of civil aircraft, are manufactured in Central Japan. This is realized
by leveraging the region's largest advantage of having ports and airports to its fullest. Parts produced by various companies in Japan are delivered in the "Sea & Air" method; they are assembled in plants near the Port of Nagoya, transported from the port to Chubu Centrair International Airport by ship and transshipped to dedicated transport planes
for shipment by air to Seattle, USA. The technologies are also developed in the defense and other industries, and used
to enter various other sectors such as development and manufacturing of launch vehicles. Central Japan currently produces as much as 50% of the aerospace parts manufactured in Japan.

The sectors of electric and electronic equipment, electronic parts and devices and information communication equipment cover a wide range of fields including home appliances, semiconductors, sensors, mobile phones, fax machines,
printers, advanced medical instruments and various other analysis and measurement equipment. They are among the
main industries of Japan, and Central Japan represents a major cluster with more than 25% share of the total value of
product shipments in 2008. In addition to the production bases of the country's leading general electronics and home
appliances manufacturers, excellent companies that lead the world in their respective fields such as IBIDEN CO., LTD.
and SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION are located in the region.
In recent years, Central Japan has also had a large number of unique companies that use excellent original technologies
cultivated for many years in their areas of specialty to contribute to the development of industrial technologies. For example, TAMAGAWA Seiki CO., LTD. in Nagano Prefecture has succeeded in the development and mass production of
groundbreaking rotation angle sensors for driving motors of hybrid vehicles based on its precision machining technology cultivated through the manufacturing of aircraft instruments. Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. supplied photomultiplier tubes, which are optical sensors, to Super-Kamiokande, an observation device constructed in Gifu, and contributed
to the receipt of the Nobel Prize in physics in 2015.

Exhibition hall of actual machines to trace the history of the development of airplanes in Japan

The inside of Super-Kamiokande

Kakamigahara Aerospace Science Museum
5-1 Shimogiri-cho, Kakamigahara-shi, Gifu

TEL: 058-386-8500

www.city.kakamigahara.lg.jp/museum/

This museum exhibits a large number of airplanes and test planes and materials related to aviation, as well as rockets,
space equipment and materials related to space development, to introduce the outcomes of the development of airplanes
by the national government and private companies and the progress of the development of aerospace technology in
Japan. The location is near the Kakamigahara Airport, which is Japan's oldest existing airport.

c Kamioka Observatory, ICRR (Institute for Cosmic Ray Research), The University of Tokyo

Super-Kamiokande
Located 1,000 meters underground in Kamioka mine in Hida City, Gifu, Super-Kamiokande is the world's largest underground observation
device to mainly study neutrinos generated from cosmic rays, the sun, supernovas and other astronomical bodies. This is where Professor
Takaaki Kajita, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2015, discovered that neutrinos have mass, for which he won the prize. The detector
consists of a cylindrical water tank of 39.3 m in diameter and 41.4 m tall, which is filled with 50,000 tons of ultra-pure water, as well as
about 13,000 optical sensors called photo-multipliers installed on the tank wall. The photo-multipliers, which serve as the eyes of the
detector, were produced by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., an electronic parts manufacturer in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.
※Visit for sightseeing is not accepted.

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Birth and Development of Modern Industries Ceramics High-speed Railway Ichizaemon Morimura (1839-1919), who founded the global Western-style dinnerware manufacturer NORITAKE CO., LIMITED, built a pottery factory with advanced technology from Europe in Nishi-ku, Nagoya. In 1914, the company released Japan's first dinner set. That is why this place is regarded as the birthplace of Japan's modern ceramic industry. One of the ceramic companies in Central Japan is NGK Insulators, Ltd., which is an insulator manufacturer originally established as a spin-off of Noritake. IBIDEN Co., Ltd., which has developed ceramic products as part of its operation in the electronic equipment field, is also located in the region. These companies have recently evolved their technologies to enter the area of fine ceramics, and created highly functional products in such fields as DPF, which contributes to cleaning of exhaust gas from diesel powered vehicles, as well as IC substrates, artificial joints and other electronic members and components, members for semiconductor manufacturing systems, machine parts, automobile parts, aerospace materials and medical materials. In addition, they are committed to diverse research and development activities for different materials such as metal, polymers and composite materials with a focus on fine ceramics. The Shinkansen (bullet train), which is globally known as a representative high-speed railway system, began operation in 1964 and was the first train in the world to reach speeds exceeding 200 km per hour. Central Japan is the home for several companies related to the Shinkansen, such as the Central Japan Railway Company, which operates and manages the Tokaido Shinkansen line that connects Tokyo and Osaka, and Nippon Sharyo, Ltd., which developed prototypes of the Shinkansen in cooperation with then Japan National Railways before the start of the operation and has manufactured the trains ever since then. Since the start of its operation, the Tokaido Shinkansen line introduced the world's first tracks exclusively dedicated to the high-speed railway with no at-grade crossings, as well as "Automatic Train Control" (ATC) system, which prevents collision of trains and excessive speed. As a result, no passenger has died or has been injured due to a train accident during a ride in its entire 51 year history, and the average delay per train, including delays due to uncontrollable causes such as natural disasters, is just 0.6 minutes (results in fiscal 2014). This high-speed railway is thus safe and accurate. The maximum speed of the Tokaido Shinkansen, which was 210 km per hour at the time of the start of the operation, has been increased to 285 km per hour during operation with constant introduction of advanced technologies including the improvement of the output and efficiency of motors, the use of aluminum train car-bodies to reduce the weight and the "Body Inclining System" to allow trains to pass through curve sections without slowing down. Further improvement of train cars of the Tokaido Shinkansen is currently in progress. In addition, the construction work for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen, a railway using the Superconducting Maglev System, which can be operated at a higher speed than the Shinkansen, has been started for the inauguration scheduled in 2027 (between Tokyo (Shi- Noritake Museum Rolling Stock Displays Noritake Garden 3-1-36 Noritake Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi TEL: 052-561-7290 SCMAGLEV and Railway Park www.noritake.co.jp/mori/ 3-2-2 Kinjofuto, Minato-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi This complex featuring ceramics was built in the birthplace of the modern ceramic industry. Visitors can observe the history of Noritake, many items of beautiful Western-style dinnerware, as well as the technologies and products cultivated through the production of dinnerware. In the greenery site, red brick factories from the Meiji period (1868-1912) and monuments of old chimneys create a historic atmosphere. Greatest Railway Diorama Room TEL: 052-389-6100 museum.jr-central.co.jp/ This railway museum of Central Japan Railway Company displays 39 units of rolling stock ranging from locomotives to the Shinkansen series and train-cars on conventional lines, as well as the Superconducting Maglev. Progress in the high-speed railway technology is introduced through various exhibits including a railway diorama, which is one of the largest in Japan, and driving simulators. Fountain Plaza Central Japan 30 31

Birth and Development of Modern Industries Ceramics High-speed Railway Ichizaemon Morimura (1839-1919), who founded the global Western-style dinnerware manufacturer NORITAKE CO., LIMITED, built a pottery factory with advanced technology from Europe in Nishi-ku, Nagoya. In 1914, the company released Japan's first dinner set. That is why this place is regarded as the birthplace of Japan's modern ceramic industry. One of the ceramic companies in Central Japan is NGK Insulators, Ltd., which is an insulator manufacturer originally established as a spin-off of Noritake. IBIDEN Co., Ltd., which has developed ceramic products as part of its operation in the electronic equipment field, is also located in the region. These companies have recently evolved their technologies to enter the area of fine ceramics, and created highly functional products in such fields as DPF, which contributes to cleaning of exhaust gas from diesel powered vehicles, as well as IC substrates, artificial joints and other electronic members and components, members for semiconductor manufacturing systems, machine parts, automobile parts, aerospace materials and medical materials. In addition, they are committed to diverse research and development activities for different materials such as metal, polymers and composite materials with a focus on fine ceramics. The Shinkansen (bullet train), which is globally known as a representative high-speed railway system, began operation in 1964 and was the first train in the world to reach speeds exceeding 200 km per hour. Central Japan is the home for several companies related to the Shinkansen, such as the Central Japan Railway Company, which operates and manages the Tokaido Shinkansen line that connects Tokyo and Osaka, and Nippon Sharyo, Ltd., which developed prototypes of the Shinkansen in cooperation with then Japan National Railways before the start of the operation and has manufactured the trains ever since then. Since the start of its operation, the Tokaido Shinkansen line introduced the world's first tracks exclusively dedicated to the high-speed railway with no at-grade crossings, as well as "Automatic Train Control" (ATC) system, which prevents collision of trains and excessive speed. As a result, no passenger has died or has been injured due to a train accident during a ride in its entire 51 year history, and the average delay per train, including delays due to uncontrollable causes such as natural disasters, is just 0.6 minutes (results in fiscal 2014). This high-speed railway is thus safe and accurate. The maximum speed of the Tokaido Shinkansen, which was 210 km per hour at the time of the start of the operation, has been increased to 285 km per hour during operation with constant introduction of advanced technologies including the improvement of the output and efficiency of motors, the use of aluminum train car-bodies to reduce the weight and the "Body Inclining System" to allow trains to pass through curve sections without slowing down. Further improvement of train cars of the Tokaido Shinkansen is currently in progress. In addition, the construction work for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen, a railway using the Superconducting Maglev System, which can be operated at a higher speed than the Shinkansen, has been started for the inauguration scheduled in 2027 (between Tokyo (Shinagawa) and Nagoya). Noritake Museum Rolling Stock Displays Noritake Garden 3-1-36 Noritake Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi TEL: 052-561-7290 SCMAGLEV and Railway Park www.noritake.co.jp/mori/ 3-2-2 Kinjofuto, Minato-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi This complex featuring ceramics was built in the birthplace of the modern ceramic industry. Visitors can observe the history of Noritake, many items of beautiful Western-style dinnerware, as well as the technologies and products cultivated through the production of dinnerware. In the greenery site, red brick factories from the Meiji period (1868-1912) and monuments of old chimneys create a historic atmosphere. Greatest Railway Diorama Room TEL: 052-389-6100 museum.jr-central.co.jp/ This railway museum of Central Japan Railway Company displays 39 units of rolling stock ranging from locomotives to the Shinkansen series and train-cars on conventional lines, as well as the Superconducting Maglev. Progress in the high-speed railway technology is introduced through various exhibits including a railway diorama, which is one of the largest in Japan, and driving simulators. Fountain Plaza Central Japan 30 31

Birth and Development of Modern Industries Agricultural and Fishery Products cultivated in the productive climate of Central Japan The five prefectures in Central Japan have diverse terrains ranging from flat land at sea level to mountain ranges at an elevation of over 3,000 meters, as well as diverse climates ranging from warm areas to inland cold areas. With such diversity, a wide variety of crops are cultivated, which differ from area to area. The recent global Japanese food boom has enhanced the popularity of Matsusaka beef in Mie and Hida beef in Gifu. In addition, many of Japan's representative brands of agricultural products, such as Japanese tea in Shizuoka and powdered green tea in Aichi, have been born in Central Japan. Specialty goods in the five Prefectures of Central Japan Aichi Prefecture Gifu Prefecture Mie Prefecture Shizuoka Prefecture Nagano Prefecture Central Japan Tradition & Innovation in Manufacturing and Advance to High Technology Published: Autumn, 2023 Powdered green tea of Nishio, which is one of the largest producers in Japan. Aichi leads Japan in the production of flowers including chrysanthemums, roses and western orchids. Hida beef, which has recently become popular as a top Japanese beef brand. Local sake made of clear stream water and local rice in Gifu Prefecture. Matsusaka beef, a representative luxury beef brand of Japan. Tea is a symbol of Shizuoka. Its green tea attracts global attention. Ise-ebi, or spiny lobster, representative seafood of Mie. Wasabi, or horse-radish, is a spice indigenous to Japan, and grows in clear streams in Shizuoka. Thanks to the large difference in air temperature between day and night, quality soba is produced. Shinshu apples have a large number of tastes and varieties. Efforts are also made to export them. Planning & Published by Chubu Economic Federation(Chukeiren) Office 10F. Nagoya Sakae Bldg., 5-1 Buhei-cho, Higashi-ku ,Nagoya 461-0008, JAPAN Tel: ＋81-(0)52-962-8091 Fax: ＋81-(0)52-962-8090 http://www.chukeiren.or.jp Produced by Shinto Tsushin Co., Ltd. Edited by Topics Hida Local Sake Tourism Council and declaration of friendship with Alsace Wine Route Editorial and Planning Office Gune Co., Ltd. In 2014, the Hida Local Sake Tourism Council, which is composed of sake breweries in Designed by the Hida area in the north of Gifu Prefecture, signed the declaration of friendship with Alsace Wine Route, which is composed of wine producers in Alsace, France. From the declaration, the two organizations actively cooperate in such activities as presentation at exhibitions on tourism and products held in each other's regions and distribution of pamphlets in order to improve the name recognition of their Japanese sake and Alsace wine. Central Japan 32 Mitsuya Design Office

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