One year after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announces recovery outlook, works on improving the environment to revitalize Wakura Onsen, restarting sightseeing trains, and introducing ride sharing

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has announced the main plans for recovery and reconstruction by the end of 2024, one year after the Noto Peninsula earthquake. The…

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What can we learn from the “Tourism-Specific Crisis Management Plan” formulated by Sendai City and the efforts of Wakura Onsen Kagaya on the day of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake? -From the Tourism Resilience Summit

Tourism Resilience Summit held in November 2024. The efforts of Sendai City, which created a tourism crisis management manual after experiencing the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the case study…

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First “Tourism Resilience Summit” held in Sendai City, “Sendai Declaration” adopted, aiming to prevent and minimize the impact of natural disasters and crises.

The Asia-Pacific Tourism Resilience Summit was held for the first time in Sendai from November 9th to 10th, 2024. At the ministerial level meeting, the vulnerability of the tourism sector…

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To help Shimane Prefecture’s Hinomisaki recover from heavy rain damage, the prefecture launches a tourism support campaign, offering 3,000 yen discounts per person for lodging and issuing city walking coupons.

The Hinomisaki area of ​​Izumo City suffered major damage due to road collapse due to heavy rain. Shimane Prefecture's tourism support campaign will be held from November 2024 to March…

Continue ReadingTo help Shimane Prefecture’s Hinomisaki recover from heavy rain damage, the prefecture launches a tourism support campaign, offering 3,000 yen discounts per person for lodging and issuing city walking coupons.

“Earthquake disaster learning, disaster prevention/mitigation learning” is a new theme for school trips, and the significance of learning disaster preparedness as the remains of a school that conveys memories of the disaster area[Column]

A column written by Shuichi Takeuchi, chairman of the Japan School Trip Association, explaining the latest issues and trends regarding school trips. This time, with the themes of "earthquake learning"…

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“Tourism Resilience Summit” held in Sendai, ministerial level meetings from countries around the world, and symposiums on the themes of crisis preparedness and business continuity.

From November 9th to 11th, 2024, the ``Tourism Resilience Summit'' will be held in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, with the participation of countries and international organizations from the Asia-Pacific region.…

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Ishikawa Prefecture/Hakui City Tourism Association surveys travel awareness after the Noto Peninsula earthquake, with over 90% saying they “want to go”, proactive information dissemination is key

The Ishikawa Prefecture/Hakui City Tourism Association conducted a consumer awareness survey to explore Noto's recovery tourism. While there is a high level of desire to travel to support them, there…

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Five cities and towns on the Noto Peninsula announce “You can go to Noto now” and ask about the status of tourism resumption at Tourism EXPO 2024

Five cities and towns on the Noto Peninsula will provide information at the Ishikawa Prefecture booth at Tourism EXPO Japan 2024. I asked him about the current state of tourism.…

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