Introduction
Located in central Japan, in Ibaraki Prefecture, Tsukuba has been a technology hub since the 1960s and is home to the Tsukuba Science City. Tsukuba’s legacy of innovation continues to grow through the Super City Initiative.
Tsukuba Super Science City
In the spirit of “Leave No One Behind”, the city will
- Connect between citizens and government,
- Bring out each person’s diversified abilities,
- Combine knowledge of world-class science and technology
Become a super city for all citizens to solve social problems
Tsukuba will provide services using cutting-edge technologies in six fields: Mobility & Delivery; Government; Medicine & Welfare; Safety, Resilience & Infrastructure; Digital Twin; and Open Hub.
Mobility & Delivery
● Regional community mobility solutions
● Autonomous delivery robots
and drones
Government
● Internet voting
● Multilingual portal & app
Medicine & Welfare
● Promotion of healthy living and enhanced medical services by integrating health data with the My Number system
Safety, Resilience &
Infrastructure
● Prompt disaster-evacuation guidance and emergency-medical coordination
Digital Twin
● Construction of pioneering 3D digital infrastructure
Open Hub
● Support for foreigners’
entrepreneurial activities
● Simplification of procurement
procedures
Initiatives Overview
