20/5/2021
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
President: Norio Nakajima
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, Murata) is announcing the opening of Murata Mirai Mobility, an exhibition facility for automotive products, and Murata Interactive Communication Space, a facility to promote open innovation, in its Minato MIRAI Innovation Center on May 20, 2021. The use of both facilities is by appointment only and is designed primarily for visits by our partner companies.
The Minato MIRAI Innovation Center, established in December 2020 in the Minatomirai 21 district in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, is Murata’s largest R&D hub in the Kanto region.
Murata Mirai Mobility will introduce our solutions and technology initiatives for the automotive market. With exhibits of electronic components and introductions of solutions for the electrification of automobiles, as well as demonstrations equipped with Murata’s parts, visitors can experience Murata’s technology from various angles. Also, at the “pit facility” attached to Murata Mirai Mobility, our automotive electronic components can be installed in actual vehicles for various experiments and verifications.
Murata Mirai Mobility
Murata Interactive Communication Space will promote open innovation that creates new value and sparks new business creation through collaboration with diverse customers across industries. Visitors can experience exhibits that will lead to the technologies and applications of the future. Events of up to 100 people, such as technology exchange meetings, can be held to stimulate idea creation.
Murata Interactive Communication Space
Through these facilities, Murata will reinforce coordination with other Murata R&D hubs such as the Yasu and Yokohama Divisions, and increase its collaboration with external partners. By promoting open innovation, the company will continue to offer leading innovative products and technology for each of our core market segments.
Facility overview
Facility name: |
Murata Mirai Mobility |
Location: |
Minatomirai 4-3-8, Nishi Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Inside Murata Manufacturing’s Minato MIRAI Innovation Center |
Access: |
5 min. walk from Shin-Takashima Station on the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway’s Minatomirai Line
15 min. walk from JR’s Yokohama Station and Sakuragicho Station |
Use: |
Showcase Murata’s solutions and technology initiatives for the automotive market |
Opening date: |
May 20, 2021 |
How to use: |
Reservation through a Murata employee |
Facility name: |
Murata Interactive Communication Space |
Location: |
Minatomirai 4-3-8, Nishi Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Inside Murata Manufacturing’s Minato MIRAI Innovation Center |
Access: |
5 min. walk from Shin-Takashima Station on the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway’s Minatomirai Line
15 min. walk from JR’s Yokohama Station and Sakuragicho Station |
Use: |
Showcase open innovation that creates new value and sparks new business creation through collaboration with diverse customers across industries |
Opening date: |
May 20, 2021 |
How to use: |
Reservation through a Murata employee |
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Murata in Brief
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of ceramic-based passive electronic components & solutions, communication modules and power supply modules. Murata is committed to the development of advanced electronic materials and leading edge, multi-functional, high-density modules. The company has employees and manufacturing facilities throughout the world.
For more information, visit Murata's website