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Incentive Programs

For Acquisition of Fixed Property / For Renting a Space in an Office Building / Other incentives


For Acquisition of Fixed Property (land, building, depreciable property)

ProgramLocationTargeted ProjectConditionsIncentives
Capital Invested to Acquire Fixed PropertyCity Tax ReductionSubsidy(*)
Business Location Incentives for Specially Designated AreasMinato Mirai 21 District, Yokohama Station District, Kannai District, Shin-Yokohama Station District, Kohoku New Town District, Keihin Waterfront Area, Southern Waterfront Industrial Area, Southern Industrial Area, Northern Industrial Area Establishment of Office, R&D center and Factory ¥1 billion to less than ¥5 billion (small to mid-size companies: ¥100 million to less than ¥500 million)50% reduction of fixed property tax & city planning tax (5 years)-
¥5 billion or more (small to mid-size companies: ¥500 million or more) Office & Factory: 8% of invested capital,
R&D center: 10% of invested capital
(Max. ¥1 billion)
*3% of invested capital (maximum: ¥300 million) in the case where Kanagawa Prefecture also subsidizes the acquisition of the same fixed property.


Incentives for Renting a Space in an Office Building, etc.

Program Subsidy Subsidy Limit Eligibility
Size Industries Location
Business Location Incentives for Specially Designated Areas (for HQ function, R&D center) An amount equivalent to 50% of the corporate inhabitant tax to be paid to the City ¥300 million
(¥ 100 million x 3 years)
100 employees or more (*please ask for details) - Minato Mirai 21 District, Yokohama Station District, Kannai District, Shin-Yokohama Station District, Kohoku New Town District
Targeted Industry Program for Asian Company
(China, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, India)
An amount equivalent to 6 months' rent ¥3 million 1 employee or more IT, biotechnology, film, convention, environment, medical and welfare, high-tech, design, professional services, other services, travel agency, air transport Anywhere in Yokohama
Head-Office Function Expansion/Transfer Special Subsidy for Asian Company
(China, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, India)
*For companies already in Yokohama to relocate HQ from outside the city
Floor space of 100m2 or more
Small-Scale Subsidy Program for Asian Company
(China, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Timor-Leste, Bhutan, Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar, Maldives, Mongolia and Laos)
An amount equivalent to 3 months' rent ¥500,000 1 employee or more (*please ask for details) Anywhere in Yokohama
Targeted Industry Program An amount equivalent to 3 months' rent ¥3 million 5 employees or more, or floor space of 100m2 or more IT, biotechnology, film, convention, environment, medical and welfare, high-tech, design Anywhere in Yokohama
Head-Office Function Expansion/Transfer Special Subsidy
*For companies already in Yokohama to relocate HQ from outside the city
Floor space of 100m2 or more

  • Subsidies are available only for non-Yokohama companies (who do not have a head-office, a branch, or any kind of business site in Yokohama), except for Head-Office Function Transfer Special Subsidy.
  • A part of the application forms must be submitted to the City of Yokohama before signing a lease contract.
  • If the total value of subsidies applied for exceeds the budget for the program, subsidies to individual companies will be reduced by an amount necessary to keep the program within its budget.


Other incentives

For artists, creators, businesses, NPOs, etc.

  • Subsidy program to attract video content producers and other businesses
  • Artist and Creator Incentive Program
See "Arts Commission Yokohama" website.

Economic Affairs Bureau, Business Development Division - Created: 17/6/2003 - Updated: 13/1/2012
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