Listings for Iwate Companies and Products (2)

Semiconductor, automotive, and medical equipment-related industries play a central role in the manufacturing sector, and the prefecture is aiming to incorporate related sectors in a “mountain-range type industrial cluster” to drive the local economy. In addition, the basin around the Kitakami River that flows across the prefecture could be called “Japan’s silicon valley”. The area has a concentration of companies with excellent base technologies that collaborate with universities and coexist with abundant nature.