Japan Bound
Autumn leaves in Japan are expected to be at their average peak, but colors might change due to the extreme heat in this summer
WeatherNews has forecasted that autumn leaves this year are expected to be at their average peak or a little bit behind usual nationwide. Part of autumn leaves might be damaged the colors.
JTB launches a new inbound travel strategy to increase transactions by 2.7 times by 2030
JTB launched a new inbound travel strategy ‘Inbound VISION 2030' with goals to increase transactions by 2.7 times and gross profit by 2.9 times by 2030 compared to 2025.
Local cafes are the most preferred places for breakfast among repeat visitors to Japan from Taiwan and Hong Kong
71.1% of travelers to Japan from Taiwan and Hong Kong have full breakfast during staying in Japan. 68% select local restaurant or cafe as the most preferable place for breakfast.
Japan is by far a top destination to revisit, while awareness of ‘onsen’ is still low in U.S. or Europe, according to the ‘Japan Brand’ survey
Dentsu's ‘Japan Brand Survey 2025’ shows that Japan was by far a top destination to revisit, as 52.7% of all respondents answered that they want to visit Japan again, and the satisfaction rates of foreign travelers who have visited local regions were 96.2%.
What is an online medical treatment service for international visitors to Japan available for 24 hours, 365 days?
M3 Career, medical human resource business provider, launched a new online medical treatment service ‘Hotel de DOCTOR 24’ in April 2025. How good is ‘Hotel de DOCTOR 24’ for hotels, doctors and patients?
International arrivals in Japan were a record-high 3.4 million in July, despite year-on-year reductions in six source markets
The number of international arrivals in Japan in July 2025 was up 4.4% year on year to record-high 3,437,000 for July, despite the growth rate was the lowest in this year.
International visitors’ purchasing intention DI for the future is down 3 points despite the number of visitors are expected to increase
The current diffusion index (DI) of purchasing intensions by international visitors was 65, the almost same as the previous quarter, but the future judgement DI was 65, three lower points than the previous quarter.
NAVITIME, a Japanese navigation app, clarifies popular cherry blossom spots in Japan that foreign travelers visited in this spring
NAVITIME Japan announced the most popular cherry blossom spots for international visitors by region in this spring, based on data from the navigation app for international visitors ‘Japan Travel by NAVITIME.’
Regional airports will be a key for Japan to achieve a goal of 60 million international visitors
Kyoji Kuramochi, Vice President of JRTT and former Deputy Director of Civil Aviation Bureau, talked about how important local airports are to achieve a goal of 60 million international visitors
JTB launches digital ticket touring 30 cultural facilities nationwide in Japan for international travelers in partnership with Japan Cultural Expo 2.0
JTB and Japan Art Council Japan Cultural Expo 2.0 has started selling digital ticket packaging admissions of 30 Japan Cultural Expo 2.0-related facilities nationwide in Japan.
Google Map announces top five tourist spots in 47 prefectures of Japan based on user reviews
Google Maps has announced the top five most popular spots by prefecture on Google Maps. The most popular spots for tourists were ‘Tokyo Skytree’ in Tokyo, ‘Universal Studio Japan’ in Osaka and ‘Fushimi Inari Shrine’ in Kyoto.
The first outdoor Pokemon park ‘Poke Park KANTO’ will open in Tokyo in the spring 2026
‘Poke Park KANTO’ will open in part of Yomiuri Land in Tokyo in the spring 2026. more than 600 Pokemons will show up in ‘Pokemon Forest’ and ‘Kayatsuri Town’.'
International visitors to Japan spent 2.5 trillion yen in total for three months from April 2025, 18% more than a year ago
The total amount of tourism spending in Japan by international visitors for three months from April 2025 increased by18.0% to 2.53 trillion yen year on year.
Klook partners with Hoshino Resorts, a Japanese hotel chain, to sell a package of ryokan and transportation in Japan
Klook formed a partnership with Hoshino Resorts to encourage Klook users to visit local cities in Japan for decentralization of inbound tourists to Japan.
International arrivals in Japan reached 20 million in total with 3.4 million in June 2025
The number of international arrivals in Japan in June 2025 was up 7.6% year on year to record-high 3,377,800 for June totaling 21,518,100 for the first half of 2025.
Traveloka President Caesar Indra talks about the business strategy for the Japanese market as the largest OTA in Southeast Asia
Traveloka President Caesar Indra, who attended WiT Japan 2025, talked about the strategy for the Japanese market and the OTA’s strengths.
Japanese experience booking platform Veltra launches a tailor-made travel brand for luxury travelers
Japanese experience booking platform Veltra has started testing a membership concierge service for luxury travelers to provide priceless tailor-made travels.
A Japanese TV station enters into the travel business to offer tailer-made tours inspired by TV programs to luxury inbound travelers
TBS has launched a new travel brand ‘Suika’ to provide luxury inbound travelers with tailer-made tours, which are creased based on the TV program contents.
Mastercard Economics Institute analyzes weak yen gives larger influence to Asian travelers to Japan
‘Travel Trends 2025,’ the latest report on travel economic trend by Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI), finds that Asian countries including Japan become popular as next tourist destinations in this summer.
All-inclusive tours to Miyakojima, Okinawa flying with HondaJet is now on sale targeting luxury international travelers
Japanticket, a e-ticket service provider for international tourists, sells high-value tour in partnership with Honda and Rosewood Miyakojima, targeting luxury international visitors to Japan.