Yokosuka Research Park

Coordinates: 35°13′25″N 139°40′28″E / 35.22361°N 139.67444°E / 35.22361; 139.67444

Yokosuka Research Park, with the Bay of Tokyo in the Background

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

• NTT Docomo
• Panasonic
• NEC
• Oki Electric Industry
• Denso
• Hitachi Ltd.
• Mitsubishi Electric
• Toshiba
• KDDI
• Sharp Corporation
• Texas Instruments
• Sony Ericsson
• Fujitsu
• National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan

Major buildings and facilities

Yokosuka Research Park, from the Rose Garden

• 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

External links

• Official website