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Good location as production and distribution base serving international markers.
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Excellent Domestic and International Access

Chitose, located in the inland area of central Hokkaido, plays an important role as a base for air, sea and land transportation linking people and goods. New Chitose Airport has established direct air routes to major domestic airports; for example, a 90-minute flight brings you to Tokyo and 110 minutes to Osaka and 135 minutes to Fukuoka. New Chitose is also an international airport. Nine regular international passenger air routes are available, connecting Hokkaido to Guam, Honolulu, Shanghai and other cities. It is becoming increasingly important as a key site linking Hokkaido to the world. Chitose is a transportation base connected to Sapporo, Hokkaido's political and economic center, and the Asahikawa area by highway, and to southern and eastern Hokkaido by JR. It is also adjacent to Tomakomai Port, which offers ferry service and international container service.

History of Land Development of Chitose Industrial Complex

1962
Investigation of suitable site for a factory conducted by Sapporo Bureau of International Trade and Industry (Kita-Shinano)
1964
Area designated by New Industrial City Construction Promotion Law (Central Hokkaido area).
Development of Municipal Industrial Complex No. 1 started
1967
Development of Municipal Industrial Complex No. 2 started
1972
Development of Industrial Complex No. 3 started (private developer system)
1978
Special area of invitation designated based on Industrial Relocation Promotion Act
1979
Development of Chitose Airport Industrial Complex started (Chitose Land Development Public Corp)
1989
Central Hokkaido Technopolis Project approved
1992
Development of Industrial Complex No. 4 started (Union of Land Readjustment Assoc. system)
Development of Neshikoshi Business Complex No. 2 started (Union of Land Readjustment Assoc. system)
1993
Area designated by Regional Core Cities Development Law (Chitose and Tomakomai areas)
Development of Delivery Complex started (Chitose Land Development Public Corp)
1994
Development of Vivi World started (Chitose Vivi World)
1996
Development of Office Arcadia started (Japan Regional Development Corp)

Area of Chitose

594.95km2
Three fourth of its administrative district is occupied by national and public land, of which approx. 56% is covered by forests. Downtown Chitose is surrounded by the airport and military bases on its three sides.

Population and number of households of Chitose

Population: 90,940
Number of households: 40,910
(male:46,541 female:43,526)
(as of the end of Oct. 2001)

Climate of Chitose

Being close to the Pacific Ocean, a southerly wind blows in spring and summer and a north-northwesterly wind in autumn. The amount of snowfall is less than that along the Sea of Japan.
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Temperature (past 5 years)

Mean temperature: 6.6°c
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Snowfall (past 5 years)

Mean max. depth of snow cover: 53cm

Averrage Snowfall / Snow Accumulation

Comparison of Temperature

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