At least 40 areas across the country plan to introduce vehicle license plates featuring scenic spots or local specialties in a bid to raise their profiles as tourist destinations, government data showed Thursday.
Sendai and Kyoto are among the municipalities filing applications with the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry. The ministry aims to issue the specially designed license plates from October next year.
Unable to view this article?
This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.
Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.
If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see this support page.
We humbly apologize for the inconvenience.
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.
By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.
SUBSCRIBE NOW
PHOTO GALLERY (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.