Most municipalities nationwide expecting more foreign visitors due to 2020 Tokyo Olympics: survey
Municipalities across Japan are expecting the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year to bring more foreign visitors to their tourist attractions, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday. In the survey, which was conducted between May and July on 1,780 municipalities, 51 percent expect the sporting ...
Foreign lodgers in Japan hit record 88.59 million in 2018: JTA
The estimated number of foreign guests at hotels and other types of accommodations in the country hit a record 88.59 million in 2018, the Japan Tourism Agency said Thursday. The figure surpassed 80 million for the first time as the government steps up efforts to ...
Pop-up ninja booth gives tourists a virtual reality experience at Nagoya's Chubu airport
Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi Prefecture has set up a booth inside its international arrivals lobby that will allow tourists to experience being a ninja through virtual reality. The booth, which opened Thursday and will be in operation until Dec. 14, is aimed at ...
Hokkaido is trying to tempt back tourists from overseas in the wake of last month's massive earthquake, targeting vibrant Asian economies including Hong Kong. The hotel industry in Hokkaido is still reeling from the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that jolted the southwest of the prefecture on ...
First case of unlicensed private lodging in Japan sent to prosecutors
Four people are suspected of providing accommodation to tourists in Kyoto without obtaining a permit from the local government.
It was a case of hold the honey, double the mustard in Times Square at lunchtime on Tuesday. Police shut part of 43rd Street near Seventh Avenue after a thick swarm of bees gathered atop a blue and yellow umbrella over a hotdog cart in ...
Hato Bus still offering Tokyo tourists a mix of the conventional and the quirky after 70 years
Tokyo bus tour operator Hato Bus Co. celebrated its 70th anniversary Tuesday, with its unique jaunts around the capital continuing to attract many visitors from around the country and also from overseas. Known for its bright yellow buses marked with its logo of a dove, ...
The Imperial Household Agency will start offering guided tours of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in English from May 1 in response to the ongoing growth in tourism. The agency on Thursday said it has received many requests for English tours, noting that foreign people ...
Peak season + tourism boom = long lines at Narita airport
Japanese airports are known for their cleanliness and clockwork efficiency, but the surge in tourists and foreign students entering the country has been creating hourlong lines at Narita airport's border control. "It was a sight I'd never seen before at Narita airport," said Masahiro Morioka, ...
Six bodies hung from bridges near Los Cabos tourist resort amid Mexico's most murderous modern year
The bodies of six men were found hanging from three different bridges near the Mexican tourist resort of Los Cabos on the Baja California peninsula on Wednesday, local authorities said. The authorities did not give details on what happened to the men, but drug gangs ...
Number of foreign visitors to Japan up 18.3 percent in January-October period
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan this year totals 23.79 million through the end of October, up 18.3 percent from a year earlier, according to the Japan Tourism Agency.
Japan to probe foreign tourists' unpaid medical bills, promote travel insurance plans
The health ministry plans to probe cases of unpaid medical expenses charged to foreign tourists, calling for the use of travel insurance and looking at other ways to tackle the problem. The ministry announced earlier this month that it would study the total value of ...
