In order to register Shiga Prefecture’s “Hikone Castle” as a World Heritage Site, the results of the ICOMOS preliminary evaluation are announced, and a proposal is made to combine multiple properties that demonstrate the “Daimyo Governance System”.

In order to register Shiga Prefecture’s “Hikone Castle” as a World Heritage Site, the results of the ICOMOS preliminary evaluation are announced, and a proposal is made to combine multiple properties that demonstrate the “Daimyo Governance System”.

Shiga Prefecture has released the preliminary evaluation results from ICOMOS, including a more specific explanation of the daimyo governance system, for Hikone Castle, which is aiming to be registered as…

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HIS proposes a tour starting at a snack bar in Kumamoto City, and learns about the charm of the area through interactions with moms and regular customers

HIS proposes a tour starting at a snack bar in Kumamoto City, and learns about the charm of the area through interactions with moms and regular customers

HIS has launched an experimental measure called ``Travel and Snacks,'' which aims to promote tours around Kumamoto City using snacks as a starting point. We focus on the fact that…

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Publication of “Digital Tourism Statistics Open Data” utilizing human flow data to grasp the number of visitors to the region in a timely manner

Publication of “Digital Tourism Statistics Open Data” utilizing human flow data to grasp the number of visitors to the region in a timely manner

The Japan Tourism Promotion Association has released ``Digital Tourism Statistics Open Data'' that uses people flow data from Blog Watcher. Using location information data held by Blog Watcher, the number…

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Shibuya and Shinjuku wards strengthen ban on street drinking during Halloween, “Strong measures are needed to prevent overtourism”

Shibuya and Shinjuku wards strengthen ban on street drinking during Halloween, “Strong measures are needed to prevent overtourism”

Ahead of Halloween at the end of October, Mayor Ken Hasebe of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward and Mayor Kenichi Yoshizumi of Shinjuku Ward have jointly appealed to visitors to ``please abide…

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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 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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Local government officials work to promote inbound tourism, issues include “transportation access” and “DX,” emphasis on analysis of SNS data

Local government officials work to promote inbound tourism, issues include “transportation access” and “DX,” emphasis on analysis of SNS data

JTB Communication Design conducted a survey of 515 civil servants involved in inbound business at local governments across the country. The biggest issue is "infrastructure and transportation access." The percentage…

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The community of castle fans on the app expands, with 12 new castles distributing “resident cards,” including Matsuyama Castle and Odawara Castle

The community of castle fans on the app expands, with 12 new castles distributing “resident cards,” including Matsuyama Castle and Odawara Castle

Bucket, which is developing the "Digital Castle Town Project" for regional revitalization, is distributing castle town citizen cards for 12 new castles on its SNS app "Digital Castle Town" for…

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