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The Tsukuba Green Tourism Association hosts a variety of activities in a traditional thatched roof house at the foot of Mount Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Spinning cotton, crafting traditional decorations and cooking hand-picked edible grass are just a few of the activities organized by the Tsukuba Green Tourism Association, a collection of some 15 local ...

A rendering of the Mirai Konbini (future convenience store), which will be the first convenience store in the neighborhood of Kito, Tokushima Prefecture.

Satoyama Consortium Mar 8, 2020

Design projects strive to revitalize village

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Kito Design Holdings is striving to achieve the ultimate goal of revitalizing what used to be the village of Kito in Tokushima Prefecture in a sustainable and creative way to ...

Tadashi Kobayashi, president of the Seven Hundred Club, shows off its footgolf course in the city of Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, which is set to host the Footgolf World Cup this autumn.

Satoyama Consortium Mar 4, 2020

Footgolf World Cup kicks off in Tochigi

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The World Cup is coming to Japan this year. No, not the Olympics, and that is not a typo about last year’s rugby tournament. Japan will host the global championships of ...

A pair of cyclists take a break near the Tatara Bridge on the Shimanami Kaido expressway in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Satoyama Consortium Mar 1, 2020

Coastal town opens up to sailors, cyclists

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Onomichi Mayor Yūkō Hiratani shared some of the city's recent efforts to attract more tourists during a recent interview with The Japan Times at his office in the new city ...

Naoyuki Sawa, representative director of Community Future Design, speaks during the 11th Satoyama Cafe held in December in Tokyo.

Satoyama Consortium Feb 23, 2020

Proper data breakdown key to good policy

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"Data forms only part of the truth. It does not explain everything," said Naoyuki Sawa at the 11th Satoyama Cafe held on Dec. 16 in Tokyo. Co-hosted by the Japan Times ...

Visitors to the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, can enjoy dolphin-watching excursions held from May to June during which Pacific white-sided dolphins visit Mutsu Bay.

Satoyama Consortium Feb 16, 2020

City events raise environmental awareness

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Located on the Shimokita Peninsula in Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan's main island, Honshu, the city of Mutsu — with a population of about 57,000 — has been making ...

The setting for Hayao Miyazaki's movie "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" is said to have been based on Tomonoura. Tomonoura is the only place in Japan to be listed in UNESCO 's Memory of the World registry, a Japan Heritage site and a conservation district for an important group of traditional buildings.

Satoyama Consortium Jan 26, 2020

Tomonoura: Seto Inland Sea historical port

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Tomonoura is a port town situated on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea in the city of Fukuyama in eastern Hiroshima Prefecture. Located in a unique site where the ...

Rafting is one of the activities that await visitors in the town of Okutama in western Tokyo.

Satoyama Consortium Jan 12, 2020

Tourism growth through casting a wide net

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With over 5,000 articles produced mainly by international staff writers and guest contributors, tsunagu Japan is ripe with recommendations for inbound travelers destined for city streets bathed in neon, untamed ...

Meet Geisha allows visitors to enjoy classic entertainment and culture at the hot-spring resort town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Satoyama Consortium Dec 23, 2019

Hakone geisha events among tech venture’s global tourism efforts

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Watching kimono-clad geisha gracefully dance to traditional music and joining in games all the while enjoying Japanese cuisine and sake — for non-Japanese interested in traditional Japanese culture, such entertainment ...

The Ooe Valley Stay, an elementary school-turned-hotel in Yazu, Tottori Prefecture.

Satoyama Consortium Dec 15, 2019

Various potential opportunities to be found in forests, farms

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The Japan Times Satoyama Consortium organized a two-day study tour in Tottori and Okayama prefectures in November to learn about a variety of projects and businesses that are making effective ...