A report analyzing corporate capital investment trends in Yamagata Prefecture.
The survey was conducted with a deadline of July 3, 2025, targeting companies headquartered in Yamagata Prefecture and out-of-prefecture companies investing in Yamagata Prefecture, specifically private companies with capital of 100 million yen or more, with comprehensive capital investment surveys. The survey method used postal and web-based questionnaire formats, conducting detailed data collection on 2024 fiscal year capital investment results and 2025 fiscal year capital investment plans.
Based on Yamagata Prefecture's industrial structure characteristics, investment trends were analyzed in major fields including manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, and services. Particularly, confirming active capital investment utilizing Yamagata Prefecture's high-quality agricultural product production and processing technology, and accumulation of precision machinery and electronic components manufacturing.
In manufacturing fields, capital investment is progressing in semiconductor-related industries, automotive parts manufacturing, food manufacturing, and textile industry, with efforts toward improving technical capabilities and expanding production capacity of companies within the prefecture. Additionally, reports show increases in investment toward smart factory conversion using IoT and AI technologies, and equipment updates for introducing environmentally considerate production systems.
In agriculture-related sectors, capital investment is active in rice production technology improvement, fruit cultivation efficiency, and facility development for high-value-added agricultural product processing and distribution, confirming progress in sustainable development and competitiveness enhancement of Yamagata Prefecture agriculture.
In tourism, investment is planned in hot spring facility development, tourism-related infrastructure enhancement, and cultural and sports facility modernization, confirming regional revitalization efforts utilizing Yamagata Prefecture's tourism resources.
Regional economic ripple effects are expected to include direct employment creation from capital investment, strengthening regional supply chains, promoting technology transfer, and supporting young people's local retention, playing important roles in Yamagata Prefecture's population decline countermeasures and regional revitalization.
The article evaluates this as valuable basic material toward industrial promotion utilizing Yamagata Prefecture's regional resources and construction of sustainable regional economy, providing important information for policy decision-making and corporate investment judgments.