A Major Consumer Market Including Sapporo Concentrated in Central Hokkaido

The central Hokkaido district, to which Chitose belongs, has a population of 3.4 million, or about 60% of Hokkaido's total. Sapporo, the nation's fifth-largest city (1.8 million), Kitahiroshima and Ishikari, residential suburbs of Sapporo with expanding populations, Ebetsu and Eniwa with improved social foundations and Otaru with its unique history _ all are located within 60 km of Chitose, forming a major consumer market.

Ease in Obtaining Excellent Work Force

Hokkaido's ratio of job openings to those seeking work is lower than the nation's average and is even lower in central Hokkaido, where the prefecture's population is concentrated. Under such circumstances, it is easy for new companies to obtain work forces. In Chitose, it is possible to hire former Self-Defense Force personnel with a variety of qualifications.

Improvement of Environment for Cultivating Human Resources for the Future

Hokkaido boasts four national and five private universities with faculties of science and engineering. There are also four technical colleges, including one in the adjoining city of Tomakomai. Thus, there are great potential human resources, which is an important factor for establishing business operations. The City of Chitose, as home to the Japan Professional School of Aviation and Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, the core of the Photonics Valley, Chitose is strongly committed to cultivating its local talent.

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  A vast consumer market is
  formed (Sapporo)
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  Asahiyama memorial park
  (Sapporo)
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  Experiments conducted at Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

Distribution map of population

Population Growth