Ubitus partners with Maizuru City, Kyoto to launch a top-tier AI GPU data center in Japan.
Ubitus K.K., headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, with Representative Director & CEO Wesley Kuo, announced plans to construct an AI Data Center in Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture. The company will hold a land signing ceremony and press conference on January 29, 2026, marking the transition into the physical construction phase of its initiative to build a top-tier AI GPU center in Japan. This land agreement represents the first major milestone following Ubitus' selection for a large-scale investment grant from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), under which the company committed to building Japan's leading AI GPU infrastructure.
The planned AI Data Center will be located on a site spanning approximately 2.3 hectares (around 23,000 square meters) in Maizuru City, with favorable land conditions and proximity to port and logistics facilities well-suited for high-density, high-reliability AI computing infrastructure. The project will adopt a phased construction strategy, with Phase 1 focusing on building the data center and progressively deploying core facilities and operational capabilities, and Phase 2 expanding capacity in response to evolving demands of generative AI and large language models. Construction is expected to begin in 2026, with major development targeted for completion within 2027.
The Maizuru City AI Data Center will fully adopt NVIDIA's latest-generation Blackwell GPU architecture, specifically designed to support high-efficiency training and inference for generative AI and large language models. The overall computing architecture will be centered on NeoCloud, which features hierarchical scheduling, distributed computing, and flexible resource management, enabling dynamic allocation of GPU resources based on regional, industry-specific, and project-level AI needs. Through this deep integration, the data center will deliver high scalability and system resilience, serving as a critical compute foundation for Japan's AI industry.
Ubitus' Maizuru City project builds upon a long-term AI strategy in Japan spanning from model development to infrastructure deployment. In 2024, the company was selected for METI's "GENIAC" program and developed a 405-billion-parameter large language model optimized for East Asian languages, supporting Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and English. In 2025, Ubitus introduced an AI virtual guide called "Chokimaru" deployed in Maizuru City to provide real-time multilingual Q&A, guided tours, and translation services in Japanese, English, and Chinese. Looking forward, Ubitus will continue to deepen its technological and industrial collaboration in Japan with NeoCloud at the center of its strategy, aiming through the construction and operation of AI infrastructure to create local employment opportunities in technical and operational roles.