A report analyzing corporate capital investment trends in Iwate Prefecture.
The survey was conducted with a deadline of July 3, 2025, targeting companies headquartered in Iwate Prefecture and out-of-prefecture companies investing in Iwate Prefecture, specifically private companies with capital of 100 million yen or more, with detailed understanding of capital investment trends. The survey method used postal and web-based questionnaire formats, aggregating 2024 fiscal year capital investment results and 2025 fiscal year capital investment plans on a construction basis.
As industry analysis reflecting Iwate Prefecture's regional characteristics, investment trends were detailed surveyed in major fields including manufacturing, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, tourism, and reconstruction-related industries. Particularly, based on efforts during the reconstruction and revitalization period from the Great East Japan Earthquake, transition from reconstruction-related investment to growth strategy investment and construction of new industrial foundations were emphasized in analysis.
Industry-specific investment trends show active capital investment plans in automotive-related industries, semiconductor-related industries, food manufacturing, and wood/forestry-related industries, confirming progress in diversification and higher value-added of Iwate Prefecture's industrial structure. Additionally, in renewable energy fields, large-scale investment projects are planned in wind power, solar power, and biomass power generation, with reports of concrete progress in making Iwate Prefecture a renewable energy pioneer.
In agriculture, forestry and fisheries, capital investment is progressing in facility development for farming resumption, introduction of high-value-added agricultural product production technology, and recovery and modernization of food processing and distribution facilities, confirming efforts toward overcoming reputational damage and strengthening competitiveness.
Regional economic ripple effects quantitatively evaluate employment creation from capital investment, promotion of talent and technology inflow from outside the prefecture, support for young talent retention within the prefecture, and promotion of related industry clustering, showing important roles in Iwate Prefecture's population outflow suppression and regional revitalization.
The article evaluates this as an important economic indicator during Iwate Prefecture's transition period from reconstruction and revitalization to sustainable development, providing indispensable information for reconstruction policy effect verification and future industrial promotion strategy formulation.