Japan Domestic Travel

admission ticket types and prices for GREEN×EXPO2027, which will be held in Yokohama from March 19 to September 26 2027, have been decided.

The number of international conventions organized in Japan increased by 1.2 rimes year on year to 1,702 in 2024 . The number of participants was also up 1.2 times to 1.24 million.

EY Strategy and Consulting released the survey report on a dual-residence trend in Japan. 25.8% were interested in dual-residence in Japan, and 8.7% have already experienced dual-residence. Dual-residence should be regarded as part of tourism policy.

Bounce has started a new service to deliver travelers’ luggages from Haneda Airport, Centrair AIrport, Fukuoka Airport and Naha Airport to about 3,000 Yamato Transport branch offices nationwide.

The total amount of Japanese domestic travel consumption was up 9.0% year on year to 8 trillion yen in the 3rd quarter of 2025. The total number of Japanese domestic travelers in Japan was up 4.6% year on year to 161 million.

A new ‘Purple Line’ of the double-deck ‘Sky Hop Bus Kyoto’ was opened in Kyoto City, connecting tourist destinations of Arashiyama, Kinkakuji Temple, Daitokuji Temple and Nijo Castle.

The World’s Best New Hotel of ‘World Ski Award 2025’ was won by Nikko Style Niseko HANAZONO in Hokkaido, Japan. For the ski industry in Japan, winners are Rusutsu Resort for the Japan’s Best Ski Resort.

Japan Travel Bureau Foundation (JTBF) analyzed why Japanese people do not travel, focusing on ages. ‘Polarization’ is progressing among senior travelers, and ‘range of interests in travel’ is shrinking among 20s.

Luggage storage provider Bounce has launched a luggage delivery service between Yamato Transport’s 3000 bases nationwide in Japan, allowing allows a traveler to deliver luggage between the Yamato’s offices or check-in counters.

Japan's Leisure White Paper 2025 reveals that the entire leisure market scale in 2024 increased by 5.6% year on year to 75.2 trillion yen, and ‘domestic travel’ was the top activity with 46.8 million in terms of the number of participants.

Tobu Top Tours, a Japanese travel agent, has started selling helicopter sightseeing tours looking down autumn leaves from the sky to enjoy autumn leaves comfortably avoiding traffic jam.

The average occupancy rate of 113 hotels in Kyoto City was 76.8% in August 2025, and ADR was down 6.7% to 16,863 yen. DMO KYOTO has forecasted that the occupancy rates are expected to be 86.2% in October.

JTB has launched a new sharing service ‘Baggage GO’ to match a traveler who wants to deliver baggage in a tourist destination with a driver who wants to take it on a system.

Yokohama City Visitors Bureau launched a new tourism branding campaign ‘Blooming Yokohama’ to create momentum for ‘GREEN×EXPO 2027,' which will be held from March 19 to September 26 2027.

Tourism EXPO Japan 2025 with a theme of ‘Travel for Discovery and New Encounters’ opened at Aichi Sky Expo in Aichi Prefecture on September 25. At the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a video message: “Tourism is a core industry in the regions.

ahoo! Search has begun offering a AI assistant function for a user to create travel routes in conversation with generative AI.

A new tour guided by avatar robot ‘OriHime’ in Nihonbashi area was launched. A pilot can guide a traveler through the "OriHime" that sets on your shoulders, allowing them to walk and talk.

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.

OMO Hotel, a Hoshino Resort brand, expanded local-based nightlife event ‘Local Rhythm Night' to 11 hotels nationwide in Japan. It is an event that guests enjoy original cultures in a destination.

Lecip Holdings has begun dealing with tour bus ticket on the digital ticket system ‘QUICK TRIP Ticket’ for cruise passengers who join a tour in Ishigaki Island.