Okinawa Prefecture’s Nakijin Village Tourism Association certifies 25 experts in new program to support corporate health management through “wellness”

In December of this year, Nakijin Village in Okinawa Prefecture released a wellness program that supports corporate human resource development and health management in the local area. 25 people were…

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What is the United Nations “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction”? “Disaster prevention is an investment, not a cost.” We covered the recommendations of experts at the Tourism Resilience Summit.

The "Tourism Resilience Summit" was held in Sendai in November 2024. In keynote speeches and panel discussions, experts demonstrated the crisis management required of the tourism industry. Source link

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Kurobe Unazuki Canyon route’s opening to the public has been further postponed, and travel commercialization has also been postponed, expected to be delayed until 2026 or later

The public opening of the Kurobe Unazuki Canyon route has been postponed. The entire line of the Kurobe Gorge Railway will not open in the 2025 season, and it is…

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Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, fully releases the metaverse that allows you to travel to the “gold mines of Sado Island”, and newly adds the “Sado Magistrate’s Office Area” and “Top coin function”

Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, is officially releasing the experiential content ``Time Slip Metaverse to Sado in the Edo Period'' to commemorate the registration of ``Sado Island Gold Mine'' as a…

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JR Group’s 2026 large-scale campaign is preparing special experiences with the themes of “Yamaguchi Prefecture” and “Manpuku Journey,” with Kasumi Ishikawa as the special ambassador.

Yamaguchi Prefecture and JR Group will hold the "Yamaguchi Destination Campaign" in the fall of 2026. The catchphrase is ``Manpuku's journey, welcome to Fukuno-kuni, Yamaguchi.'' The special ambassador is Kasumi…

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A special website has been set up to prevent congestion heading towards Shirakawa Village and Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture, including parking lot congestion forecasts and real-time distribution of traffic conditions.

Shirakawa Village in Gifu Prefecture has released a special website, ``Shirakawa-go Smooth Travel Guide Shirakawa Going,'' as part of its measures to prevent overtourism related to transportation. We recommend staggering…

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Hakuba Village, Nagano Prefecture signs agreement with Uber to start taxi dispatch service only in winter, improving convenience with app familiar to visitors to Japan

Uber Japan signs a comprehensive partnership agreement with Hakuba Village, Nagano Prefecture. In cooperation with a local taxi company, we will start a winter-only taxi dispatch service using the Uber…

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Shodoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, demonstrates the navigation of an AI self-driving boat, combining it with existing transportation such as shared bicycles, creating a new means of transportation for islanders and tourists

A demonstration experiment of AI self-driving boat navigation as a new means of transportation for islanders and tourists on Shodoshima, Kagawa Prefecture. The aim is to create a new touring…

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