Corporate Location Promotion Ordinance When acquiring fixed assets

Grant subsidies to companies that have business plans that meet certain conditions (business details, invested capital, etc.) in specific regions.

Last Updated July 18, 2024

Support ratio, grant limit, etc.

We will issue a "subsidy" calculated based on the amount of invested capital (costs required to acquire land, houses, and depreciable assets excluding private land).

Subsidy rate and upper limit by region and function
Regional	Priority decarbonization （※３）	Functions (*8, 9)	Maximum amount （※７）	Grant rate
No.1 Minato Mirai 21 Region	○	Research Institute	¥3.0 billion	20％
	×	Research Laboratories, Rental Laboratories, Refurbished Rental Laboratories	¥2.0 billion	10％
	×	Head office and other specific customer-acquisition facilities (*4)	¥1.0 billion	5％
No.3 Area around Kannai	○	Research Institute	¥3.0 billion	20％
	×	Research laboratories, rental laboratories, renovation-type rental laboratories Specified refurbished rental business buildings (*5)	¥2.0 billion	10％
	×	Head office, etc.	¥1.0 billion	5％
No.4 Shin-Yokohama Central Area	○	Research Institute	¥3.0 billion	20％
	×	Research laboratories, rental laboratories, renovation-type rental laboratories Specified refurbished rental business buildings	¥2.0 billion	10％
	×	Head Office, etc.	¥1.0 billion	5％
No.2 Area around Yokohama Station	―	Research Laboratories and Rental Laboratories	¥2.0 billion	10％
No.2 Area around Yokohama Station	―	Head office, etc.	¥1.0 billion	5％
No.5 Kohoku New Town Area	―	Research laboratories, rental laboratories, factories (small and medium-sized enterprises)	¥2.0 billion	10％
No.5 Kohoku New Town Area	―	Head office and other advanced technology factories (*6)	¥1.0 billion	5％
No.6 Keihin Coastal Industrial Area No.9 Southern Coastal Industrial Area （※１）	○	Research Institute	¥3.0 billion	20％
	○	Advanced Technology Factory	¥2.0 billion	10％
	×	Research laboratories, rental laboratories, factories (small and medium-sized enterprises)	¥2.0 billion	10％
	×	Head office, advanced technology factories and rental factories	¥1.0 billion	5％
No.7 Eastern Tsurumi Industrial Area No.8 Western Tsurumi and Eastern Port North Industrial Area No.10 Inland Southern Industrial Area No.11 Asahi and Seya Industrial Areas No.12 Kohoku Chubu Industrial Area No.13 Inland Northern Industrial Area （※１）	―	Research laboratories, rental laboratories, factories (small and medium-sized enterprises)	¥2.0 billion	10％
	―	Head office, advanced technology factories and rental factories	¥1.0 billion	5％
City limits other than specific areas （※１、２）	―	Research Laboratories and Rental Laboratories	¥2.0 billion	10％
City limits other than specific areas （※１、２）	―	Factories (small and medium-sized enterprises), advanced technology factories	¥1.0 billion	5％

※1 Businesses that conduct business stipulated by rules in the environment / energy-related fields, health / medical-related fields, natural science research-related fields, manufacturing industries, etc.
※2 City areas other than the areas from No. 1 to No. 13 (excluding urbanization adjustment areas, first-class low-rise residential areas, second-class low-rise residential areas, and first-class middle-high-rise residential areas)
※3. Areas related to decarbonization specified by rules
※4 “Hotels” and “Tourism and Entertainment Facilities” that meet certain requirements.
※5 Specified refurbished rental business buildings include the case where a house owned is expanded or renovated and installed.
※6 A factory with a research institute that meets the necessary requirements, such as the production of new products through technological innovation and continuous improvement of productivity.
※7 If the invested capital includes land acquisition costs, the maximum subsidy is as follows:
　　　①If the maximum amount is 3 billion yen: The maximum subsidy for land acquisition costs is 500 million yen
　　　②If the maximum amount is 2 billion yen: The maximum subsidy for land acquisition costs is 300 million yen
　　　③If the maximum amount is 1 billion yen: The maximum subsidy for land acquisition costs is 100 million yen
※8 When a company's office (head office, research institute or factory) is located or when equipment is installed, there is a field of business that is targeted for each location function.
※9 For details on location of each function, please refer to the following leaflet.
　　　Leaflet No. 1: Headquarters, research institutes, factories (small and medium-sized enterprises), advanced technology factories
　　　Leaflet No. 2: Rental laboratories, renovation-type rental laboratories, rental factories
　　　Leaflet No. 3: Specified refurbished rental business buildings
　　　Leaflet No. 4: Specific customer-acquisition facilities

Subsidies pertaining to citizen employment and city ordering

There is also a system to add to the above subsidies according to the increase in citizen employers and the results of ordering to city companies. (Leaflet No. 5)

Support target

Requirements for Invested Capital
Category	Definition	Capital invested
Small and medium-sized enterprises	Companies stipulated in the Basic Law on Small and Medium Enterprises	¥100 million or more
Major Companies	Companies other than SMEs, special purpose companies, cooperatives, etc.	3.0 billion yen or more (1.0 billion yen or more for renovation-type rental laboratories)

Business establishments (head office, research institutes, factories (small and medium-sized enterprises), advanced technology factories), specific customer-acquisition facilities, rental research institutes, renovation-type rental facilities in the city (* 1) or city areas other than specific areas When acquiring fixed assets (land, houses, depreciable assets) to install laboratories, rental factories, and specific recycling-type rental business buildings

Specific area map

※1 Specific areas refer to the following areas:
No.1 Minato Mirai 21 Regional Detailed Map (PDF: 2,590KB)
No.2 Detailed map around Yokohama Station (PDF: 2,588KB)
No.3 Detailed map around Kannai area (PDF: 1,490KB)
No.4 detail map of central Shin-Yokohama area (PDF: 4,673KB)
No.5 Kohoku New Town Area Detailed Map (PDF: 18,620KB)
No.6 Detailed map of Keihin Coastal Area (PDF: 7,336KB)
No.7 Tsurumi Eastern Industrial Area Detailed Map (PDF: 1,693KB)
No.8 detail map of western Tsurumi and eastern Kohoku industrial area (PDF: 3,001KB)
No.9 Seaside Southern Industrial Area Detailed Map (PDF: 14,484KB)
No.10 Inland Southern Industrial Area Detailed Map (PDF: 19,811KB)
No.11 Asahi / Seya Industrial Area Detailed Map (PDF: 4,296KB)
No.12 Kohoku Chubu Industrial Area Detailed Map (PDF: 5,223KB)
No.13 Inland Northern Industrial Area Detailed Map (PDF: 5,225KB)

Application acceptance period

Application acceptance period Please submit the application to the following department by March 31, 2028.
※It is necessary to apply 6 months to 1 day before the contract conclusion date (land acquisition, building equipment acquisition, construction contract, etc.).

Contact information

Economic Affairs Bureau Corporate Investment Promotion Division
TEL： 045-671-2594　ke-kigyo@city.yokohama.jp

Leaflet

Guidance of Yokohama-shi company location support system (PDF: 2,794KB)
①Corporate Location Promotion Ordinance Information Leaflet (Construction and Acquisition of Offices) (PDF: 1,834KB)
②Information leaflet for the Ordinance for Promoting Business Locations (Rental Research Institute, Renovation-type Rental Research Institute, Rental Factory) (PDF: 389KB)
③Corporate Location Promotion Ordinance Information Leaflet (Specific Refurbished Rental Building) (PDF: 547KB)
④Corporate Location Promotion Ordinance Information Leaflet (Specific Customer Attracting Facilities) (PDF: 571KB)
⑤Corporate location promotion regulations guidance leaflet (citizen employment, city order) (PDF: 200KB)

Ordinances and Regulations

Ordinance (as of April 1, 2024) on support measures in promotion specific areas such as Yokohama-shi business locations (PDF: 218KB)
Ordinance enforcement regulations (as of June 5, 2024) about support measures in promotion specific areas such as Yokohama-shi business location (PDF: 193KB)

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