Creating new industries based on the Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework

Traffic system has been improved with the key port of Soma Port as well as the Joban Expressway, Tohoku-Chuo expressway (partly opened) and Joban Line (the entire line will open soon).
The area is blessed with a warm and mild climate, and provides easy access to the Northern District of the prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture. The area is advancing creation of new industries with national projects such as Fukushima Robot Test Field and the Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field.

Area centering on transport equipment related industry and chemical engineering

With a large number of companies of transport equipment related industry and chemical engineering related companies located, industry clusters are advancing in the area. The Joban Expressway and Onahama Port, one of the key ports, enables efficient transportation domestically and internationally.

Cities and towns

Soma City, Minamisoma City, Futaba District (Hirono Town, Naraha Town, Tomioka Town, Kawauchi Village, Okuma Town, Futaba Town, Namie Town, Katsurao Village), Soma District (Shinchi Town, Iitate Village), Iwaki
as of March 31, 2015

Education institutions

University

name	Location	College Faculty
Iwaki Meisei University	Iwaki	Departments of Science and Engineering, Liberal Arts, Pharmacology
Higashi Nippon International University	Iwaki	Faculty of Economic Informatics, School of Social & Environmental Service
Iwaki Junior College	Iwaki	Faculty of Early Childhood Education

High school

name	Location	College Faculty
National Institute of Technology, Fukushima National College of Technology	Iwaki	Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Civil Engineering, Department of Business Communication

Vocation capacity development facilities

name	Location	College Faculty
Hama Technical Academy	Minamisoma City	Vocational capacity development junior college (special courses) Faculty of Instrumentation and Control Engineering
		Vocation capacity development schools (normal courses) Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Automotive Maintenance, Faculty of Construction

High school

35 schools (including 4 engineering-related schools and 3 information-related schools)

Characteristics of the Soso and Iwaki regions

Percentages of Fukushima Prefecture as a whole

22％	Area: 2,971.17 km2 (Total area of Fukushima Prefecture: 13,784.14 km2)
24％	Population: 436,002 (Total population of Fukushima Prefecture: 1,825,055)
23％	Number of manufacturing businesses: 821 (Total number of businesses in Fukushima Prefecture: 3,518)
22％	Number of employees in manufacturing industry: 34,466 (Total number of employees in Fukushima Prefecture: 160,549)
26％	Shipment value of products: 1,364.7billion yen (Shipment value of Fukushima Prefecture: 5.2464 trillion yen)

Each value is excerpted from "Quick View of Index of Fukushima Prefecture 2021(composed by the Statistics Division, Fukushima Pref.)"

Onahama city Temperature and Precipitation