Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JUN 2021年6月 亞博匯 57 日本 island owned by the prefecture available for use), in hopes of realizing an international tourist city with a focus on MICE. [When collecting opinions], a total of 13 companies participated, including four domestic and international companies interested in development and operations as well as nine domestic companies with first-hand know-how. “[However], due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were limitations, particularly on overseas operators’ considerations for marketability and operability. We want to see how this public hearing goes.” There has been very little progress since, and it seems certain that the timeline is now too tight for Aichi to take part in Japan’s first issuing of IR licenses. Why then are operators continuing to discuss Aichi? POTENTIAL The population of Aichi prefecture is 7.5 million, which makes it Japan’s fourth largest population base 潛力 愛知縣的人口為 750 萬，是繼東京、神奈川和大阪之後的日 本第四大人口基地。 縣內GDP超過40萬億日元（3680億美元），僅 次於東京。 最有趣的是，一旦中央新幹線（東京和名古屋之間的高鐵）在 2027年建成，僅需40分鐘的行程會將名古屋市2小時半徑內的人 口提升至近6000萬。 這意味著其將不僅是海外遊客的理想目的 地，亦是國內旅遊的理想目的地。 毗鄰機場 候選地點毗鄰名古屋中部國際機場，縮短了旅行時間，非常 適合國際遊客。這個機場全天24小時開放，亦可以靈活地接待私 人飛機。機場島地區已經具備包括鐵路和公路在內的基礎設施。 但是，由於毗鄰機場，法規將建築高度限制為45米，這可能會影響 酒店的發展計劃。一位縣代表告訴本刊，「尚未做出諸如需要營運 商負責額外的基礎設施的決定。」