Tag: Japan Tourism
Japan sees rise in overnight travel options
As hotel prices in Japan continue to rise, cost-conscious travellers are looking for more affordable ways to stay, including use of overnight ferries and...
Tourism Expo Japan calls for stronger outbound travel from central Japan
Inspiring wanderlust was a core theme of this year’s Tourism Expo Japan, the country’s largest international travel event, which attracted 88,500 members of the...
Japan charts course to revive cruise market by 2030
Japan is aiming for one million Japanese cruise passengers annually by 2030 to boost the country’s cruise market, which has yet to rebound to...
Japan spreads tourism reach
Rural areas in Japan gain traction with international visitors as authorities and businesses push for more balanced tourism
Japan boosts efforts to revive overseas travel
Travel stakeholders in Japan are stepping up efforts to encourage overseas travel amid the sluggish recovery of the market, which has rebounded to only...
Japan to highlight new destinations for sports, culture and art tourism
The Japan Tourism Agency, Japan Sports Agency and Agency for Cultural Affairs have pledged to strengthen the brand of Japan and its regions through...
Japan struggles with manpower shortage as international arrivals soar
Japan’s travel and tourism sector is nearing pre-pandemic recovery, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2023 Economic Impact Research. However, rebound...
Japanese tour operators serve up gastronomy packages
Luxury gastronomy tourism in Japan is expanding, with regions and operators launching new packages to cater for an expected uptick in affluent inbound travellers.
The...
JTB predicts strong inbound travel in 2023
JTB Corporation is expecting Japan to enjoy a bumper year for inbound tourism following the recovery of key markets in late 2022 and the...
Kyushu ups its tourism game with virtual and augmented reality
Kyushu’s tourism stakeholders are adopting greater use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) at destinations in a bid to entice increasingly travel-savvy...
















