Yokosuka Research Park Explained

Yokosuka Research Park (YRP) is an area in Yokosuka City, Japan, where many of the wireless, mobile communications related companies have set up their research and development centers and joint testing facilities.

YRP was constructed during the 1990s near to NTT's Yokosuka Research & Development Center.

Transportation

YRP is located in Hikari no Oka, Yokosuka City, about 90 minutes by train from central Tokyo. However, there are express through trains with significantly faster access. It is served by YRP Nobi Station on the Keikyu Kurihama Line, with direct services from Shinagawa in Tokyo.

History

• July 1987: The YRP Planning Group was established
• March 1994: The "Infrastructure Construction" Project was started
• October 1997: No. 1, No. 2 and Life Support Buildings were completed

Major companies based in the park^[1]

• NTT Docomo
• Panasonic
• NEC
• Oki Electric Industry
• Denso
• Hitachi
• Mitsubishi Electric
• Toshiba
• KDDI
• Sharp Corporation
• Sony Ericsson
• Fujitsu
• Air Liquide
• National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan
• V Technology Co
• Yamashin-Filter Corp

Major buildings and facilities

• YRP Centers Nos. 1, 2 and 3
• YRP Venture Building
• YRP Bldg. No 5 (Fujitsu)
• NTT Yokosuka R&D Center
• Optowave Laboratory
• NTT Docomo R&D Center
• Panasonic Mobile Communications' YRP Laboratory
• Yokosuka ITS Research Center
• NEC's YRP Technical Center
• Cafeterias: Roseteria 1 and 2
• Dormitory for Singles
• The Hotel YRP
• Mobile Communications Testing Facilities

See also

• Kansai Science City, Japan
• Silicon Valley, U.S.A.
• Zhongguancun, High Tech Zones and Software Parks (such as Dalian Software Park), China
• List of technology centers of the World

Notes and References

1. Web site: Company & University Lab list .