Where is Japanese industry concentrated? What are the main industrial zones?

Japanese industry is mainly concentrated in urban agglomerations along the Pacific coast of Japan.

The five major industrial zones in Japan are Keihin Industrial Zone (Tokyo and Yokohama), Nagoya Industrial Zone (centered on Nagoya), Hanshin Industrial Zone (Osaka and Kobe), Seto Inland Sea Industrial Zone (Seto Inland Sea Coast) and Kitakyushu Industrial Zone. Japan's industrial layout is called "coastal" industrial layout. The main industrial cities are Tokyo, Osaka and Kobe.

Japan is one of the largest industrial countries in the world. Japan's heavy industry includes metal industry, machinery industry and chemical industry; Light industry includes textile industry, food industry, pharmaceutical industry, paper making and pulp industry. 1997 machinery industry accounts for 44.7% of the total industrial output, metal accounts for 12.4%, food accounts for 10.9%, chemistry accounts for 10.3%, textile accounts for 2.8%, and others account for 18.9%.

Extended data:

1, Japan has three industrial zones: Keihin, Zhongjing and Hanshin. In the past, Japan's large industrial zones also included Kitakyushu Industrial Zone, which was called the Four Industrial Zones, but the scale of the above three industrial zones has far exceeded Kitakyushu Industrial Zone.

2. The machinery industry in Jingbin Industrial Zone is developed and the publishing and printing industry is prosperous. There are many refineries in Kawasaki and Yokohama.

3. China Beijing Industrial Zone is dominated by machinery industry, especially automobile industry. Ceramics and other kilns are also mainly concentrated in this area.

4. Hanshin Industrial Zone has a developed metal industry and a high proportion of textile industry.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Japanese Industry

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Japan