TOKYO
CENTRAL
KANSAI
FUKUOKA
SAPPORO/HOKKAIDO
SENDAI
HIROSHIMA
KITAKYUSHU

GLOBAL STARTUP CITY

FUKUOKA

The fastest growing city in Japan, the city’s economy is booming, and this trend promises to continue.
People are flocking here, and Fukuoka has the highest population growth rate of any Japanese city. In fact, Fukuoka ranks No.1 in terms of the growth rate of foreign residents among all the ordinance-designated cities. While the population grows, the prices in the city are still some of the most reasonable in Japan. This economy coupled with the startup incentives that the city provides make it an ideal place to found a new company.

ACCESS
Fukuoka  Airport
Fukuoka-kuko Station (Airport) to Tenjin
11 minutes by Subway
POPULATION
1.6 million
UNIVERSITY
- Kyushu University
- Kyushu Sangyo University
- Fukuoka University
- Fukuoka Institute of Technology
ECONOMY
- Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
- The Bank of Fukuoka, Ltd.
- Saibu Gas Co. Ltd.
SUPPORT
- Global Startup Centre
- Global Event "ASCENSION"
- Startup VISA
- Office and Residential Rent Subsidy Program for Foreign Startups
- Startup Corporate Tax Reduction

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