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.
YRP was constructed during the 1990s near to NTT's Yokosuka Research & Development Center.
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 based in the park Source: NTT Docomo Panasonic NEC Oki Electric Industry Denso Hitachi Mitsubishi Electric Toshiba KDDI Sharp Corporation Sony Ericsson Fujitsu Air Liquide National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan V Technology Co Yamashin-Filter Corp
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, Yokosuka City, about 90 minutes by train from central Tokyo. However, there are express through trains with significantly faster access. It is served by YRP Nobi Station on the Keikyu Kurihama Line, with direct services from Shinagawa in Tokyo.
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See also Kansai Science City, Japan Silicon Valley, U.S.A. Zhongguancun, High Tech Zones and Software Parks (such as Dalian Software Park), China List of technology centers of the World
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