KYOTO CAREER #08 / Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare

If you work at Nippon Shinyaku,
Where should you live in Kyoto?

Kyoto manufacturing is not only machinery and electronic components. Nippon Shinyaku is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Minami Ward, where work follows a long path from research results to treatment for patients.

Pharmaceuticals & healthcare Kyoto head office 2025 graduate hiring data Average annual pay: approx. ¥9350,000 Commuting areas
Head office14 Kisshoin Nishinosho Monguchicho, Minami Ward, Kyoto
IndustryPharmaceuticals & healthcare
Suggested places to liveNishioji / Umekoji / Saiin

1. What kind of company is Nippon Shinyaku?

A Kyoto company centered on pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Kisshoin and active in drug development including rare and difficult-to-treat diseases.

2. Creating treatment options, not just products

Medicines take a long time from research through approval to reaching patients. The work suits people who can patiently build expertise before results appear.

3. Beyond research: development, MR and business-support roles

Roles span research, development, quality, regulatory affairs, medical representatives, business planning and corporate functions across the path from creating medicines to delivering them. Recruiting tracks vary by year.

4. Hiring records from four Kyoto universities

How realistic is it to study in Kyoto and then join a Kyoto company? We reviewed publicly available spring 2025 hiring data for Kyoto University, Doshisha University, Ritsumeikan University, and Kyoto Institute of Technology.

UniversityConfirmed employment record
Kyoto UniversityHeadcount not confirmed in public data
Doshisha UniversityHeadcount not confirmed in public data
Ritsumeikan UniversityHeadcount not confirmed in public data
Kyoto Institute of TechnologyEmployment example confirmed; headcount not confirmed
How to read the data: We could not find public data comparing 2025 graduate headcounts from the four universities under the same conditions, so we do not fill gaps with older or differently defined figures.

5. What is the average annual salary?

We checked Nippon Shinyaku average annual pay using its published securities report, prioritizing company disclosure over estimates from job-review sites.

Average annual pay Approx. ¥9350,000 Fiscal year ended March 2026
日本新薬株式会社(正規従業員平均)
Reported amount9,349,000円
Average age41.8 years old
Average years of service17.4 years
Employees1,902 people
A note on the figures: The securities report discloses an average for regular employees, including bonuses and non-standard wages on a gross basis. It is not an individual expected salary.
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6. Nishioji makes central Kyoto accessible even when working in Minami Ward

For headquarters work, Nishioji, Umekoji and Saiin are candidates. Combining JR, Hankyu and cycling makes it easier to balance commuting with life in central Kyoto.

About work locations: The housing suggestions here assume an assignment to the Kyoto headquarters. Actual work locations may be outside Kyoto depending on job type, hiring track, group company, or transfer. Always confirm the employer’s current recruiting and assignment conditions before joining.

7. Who this may suit

For people interested in life sciences and pharmaceuticals who can commit to long research and development cycles rather than only short-term results.

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Reference information

Company, recruiting, and work-location information may change. This page was edited from public information checked as of August 19, 2026, from the perspective of living in Kyoto.