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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.
In this area about one hour and a half by train from downtown Tokyo to the south past Yokohama, there was originally NTT's Yokosuka R&D Center. YRP was constructed nearby during the 1990s.
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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 in the Park
- NTT DoCoMo
- Panasonic Mobile Communications
- 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
- 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
Transportation
YRP is located in Hikari no Oka (Optical Hill), Yokosuka City, about one hour and a half by train and bus from downtown Tokyo, to the south, past Kawasaki and Yokohama. In Tokyo, take Keihin Kyuko Railroad at JR Shinagawa Station, get off at YRP Nobi Station, and take a bus or taxi.
See also
- Silicon Valley, U.S.A.
- Zhongguancun, High Tech Zones and Software Parks (such as Dalian Software Park), China
- Kanagawa Science Park, Kansai Science City, Okayama Research Park and Softpia Japan, Japan
- List of technology centers of the World
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