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•! Geography
•! Social Infrastructure
•! Cruising for visiting super
yachts
•! Domestic marine super
yacht industry
•! Position in Asia – from a
yacht industry perspective
•! The Asia cruising circuit
including Japan
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2,000nm - North to South.
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5th longest coastline in the world.
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50% more coastline than the
United States.
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6,852 Islands.
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4 main islands are Honshu,
Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku
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Mainly mountainous with
centers of population
clustered in cities.
45 deg North
Temperate
41.5 deg N – Newport R.I.
26 deg N – Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
24 deg North
Sub Tropical
Japan social infrastructure
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10th Largest population
- 130 million people.
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37 million of which live in
Greater Tokyo, the largest
Urban Population on the
planet.
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Japan – Worlds largest
luxury goods market.
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Extremely low crime rate – lowest homicide rate in the world apart from
Singapore.
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Like here in Singapore it is immaculately clean and very modern.
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Everything works and everything is on time; trains, navigation systems & aids,
infrastructure.
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Prices similar to Northern Europe and USA.
Japan Cruising
destinations
•! Natural History
•! Historical Destinations
•! Cities & Nightlife
•! Activities & Sports
•! Culture
•! Relaxation
•! Tropical Charters
Japan Cruising Areas
1.! Northern Cruising Area
(Hokkaido & Northern Honshu,
Sea of Japan)
2.! South Eastern Coast
(Tokyo to Osaka)
3.! The Inland Sea (Osaka to
Fukuoka)
4.! Kyushu (West Coast Fukuoka
to Kagoshima)
5.! The Southern Islands
(Kagoshima to Ishigaki)
Natural History
Historical
Destinations
Relaxation
Culture
Cities and Nightlife
Activities
& Sports
Tropical
Facilities for Large Yachts
•  Good marinas in
Japan for 30 years
•  All Super yacht &
mega yacht services
•  Yokohama Osanbashi
•  Yokohama Bayside
•  Yokohama Cotton Harbour
•  Shin Nishinomiya
•  Ashiya, Kobe
•  Kitahato, Osaka
•  Wakayama Marina City
•  Takamatsu
•  Marinoa, Fukuoka
•  Hagi Marina
300m x 20m draft
70m x 5m draft
175m x 8m draft
60m x 5m draft
50m x 5m draft
45m x 4m draft
70m x 7m draft
300m x 15m draft
90m x 5m draft
80m x 7m draft
Domestic Super Yacht Industry
•  No Large Yacht Building at present.
•  Previously Sterling Yachts.
•  Dry docking facilities for large yachts.
•  Mainly the Super Yacht Industry revolves around visiting yachts and
yachts stopping to do maintenance periods.
•  Building facilities and workforce are available for construction of
yachts:
Aluminum Steel/Aluminum -
up to 45 meters
45 meters and over.
Getting there!
The North East Asian Cruising Circuit
Japan has:
•! Exceptionally well developed marine
infrastructure for superyachts
•! Part of Summer cruising circuit
The North American
Cruising Circuit
WINTER – CARIBBEAN
SPRING/AUTUMN –
SOUTH FLORIDA & BAHAMAS
SUMMER – NORFOLK, VA TO MAINE
Asia vs. the Americas
SUMMER
SPRING / AUTUMN
WINTER
The Annual
Asian cruising
Curcuit
EXPANDING THE REGION AS ONE
Japan Super Yacht Association &
Asia Pacific Super-Yacht Association
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ANNOUNCING THE AFFILIATION OF MEMBERS
BETWEEN JSYA & APSA. BOTH ASSOCIATIONS SHARE
A COMMON INTEREST WHICH IS TO PROMOTE ASIA
PACIFIC AS THE NEW SUPER YACHT DESTINATION,
CRUISING CURCUIT AND HOME BASE FOR MANY
YACHTS.!
EVERY MEMBER IN THE REGION SHALL WORK
TOGETHER AND SHOW OUR WELCOME WITH
HONESTY & SINCERITY. OUR CULTURE & PEOPLE
MAKE THE VOYAGE AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE TO
OWNERS, GUESTS & CREW. !