Tag: Japan Inbound
Hokkaido’s Sapporo rolls out winter line-up for 2024
Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival will return to its pre-Covid glory this year, with all event sites in operation for the first time in four...
JLL report shows confidence in Japan’s hotel recovery
Japan’s key hotel markets are showing strong signs of recovery led by growth in the high-end segment, according to a new report from global...
Japan turns to technology to tackle overtourism
Japanese organisations are adopting the use of more technology to cope with overtourism amid the country’s rapid inbound travel rebound.
In 2023, 25.1 million international...
The spirit of adventure
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, general manager of adventure tour operator Oku Japan, reflects on how adventure tourism can transform tourism in Japan and why
Kochi and Osaka team up for promotion
Kochi Prefecture in southern Shikoku has teamed up with Osaka Convention & Visitors Bureau to encourage inbound visitors travelling in Osaka to make a...
Japan exceeds tourist spend target
Consumption by international tourists to Japan has exceeded 200,000 yen (US$1,336) per capita, the goal the country aimed to reach by 2025 under its...
Japan leverages on AI to ease communication hurdles
Japan’s travel industry is looking to language processing tools and other artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies to support communication with international travellers in the face...
Meaningful pathways
As Walk Japan’s Paul Christie brings his dreams of living in the countryside to life, he finds himself revitalising rural parts of Japan along the way
Japan brings forward end to pandemic border controls
Arrangements are underway to lift Japan’s Covid-19 border control measures this Saturday, ahead of initial plans to do so on May 8.
According to Japanese...
Japan removes visa and arrival cap, welcomes individual tourists once again
Japan will resume visa-free entry for individual travellers from October 11, announced prime minister Fumio Kishida yesterday in New York. This brings the country’s...
