Latest News International visitors stay longer in Kyoto City than in Tokyo city (1.98 vs 1.49 nights) Sep 09, 2017 Japan Tourism Agency requested a budget of 24.7 billion JPY for FY2018, 16% more than for FY2017 Sep 08, 2017 Expedia survey shows the highest growth rate of visitors to Japan is found in Canada Sep 08, 2017 Double-digit growth of international visitors' nights in the Japanese countryside found in July 2017 Sep 07, 2017 Record-low percentage of Japanese kids preferring family trips overseas: 30.5; 13.7 points lower than 20 years ago Sep 01, 2017 The most-used SNS in Tokyo is LINE, far beyond YouTube and Facebook Sep 01, 2017 JTB sells a single entry pass for ten nightclubs in Osaka to international visitors Aug 30, 2017 Year-on-year comparison of Japanese travelers to Hawaii, Guam and Okinawa in June 2017 Aug 29, 2017 Rakuten Travel begins dealing with leisure hotel including ‘love hotel’ in tie-ups with the dedicated site Aug 25, 2017 More than 1.1 million prepaid SIM cards were issued for international visitors to Japan as of the end of FY2016 Aug 24, 2017 The amended tourist guide law allows H.I.S. to start operating a new platform for international visitors to Japan Aug 23, 2017 Japanese travelers in Japan were up 3% to 170 million in Q2 of 2017, but spending per capita declined Aug 23, 2017 Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from Australia, U.S. and U.K. in June 2017 Aug 23, 2017 Japanese overseas travelers up 3.2% reaching 1.48 million in July 2017, totaling 9.9 million so far in 2017 Aug 21, 2017 International visitors to Japan already reached 2.7 million, a record-high monthly result for July Aug 21, 2017 AI SAMURAI tourist guide is demonstrated in Asakusa, Tokyo Aug 18, 2017 Asoview!, a Japan’s local activity booking platform, links the lodging direct booking system on Yahoo! Japan Aug 17, 2017 Japanese LCC users reach 25%, particularly the high ratio in Kansai Aug 16, 2017 Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from four Southeast Asian markets in June 2017 Aug 14, 2017 China’s largest vacation rental platform Tujia ties up with Rakuten to exploit the Japan market in earnest Aug 11, 2017 International guest nights broke the previous record for May with higher growth rate in local areas than urban areas Aug 11, 2017 Okinawa became the top prefecture in four attractiveness categories - Recruit Lifestyle survey Aug 09, 2017 Tokyo Disneyland and USJ remained top two leisure facilities in Japan in FY2016 Aug 09, 2017 Peach Aviation operates the most delayed flights in 4Q of FY2016 Aug 08, 2017 H.I.S. launches a new service to support its contracted lodgings in Japan for direct booking Aug 04, 2017 Airbnb Japan ties up with Mizuho Bank, a Japan’s leading bank, for exploration of vacation rentals in Japan Aug 04, 2017 Domestic travel execution rate was record-low, and travel expenses were down 9.0% in FY2016 Aug 04, 2017 Users of foreign-based OTAs are rapidly growing in Japan, like doubling of trivago users Aug 03, 2017 JTB REPORT 2017 shows FIT outnumbers package tours in the overseas travel market of Japan Aug 02, 2017 Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from Korea, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong in June 2017 Jul 31, 2017 Booking.com expects to send around 45% more customers to Kyoto by the end of 2017 Jul 28, 2017 Spending in Japan by international visitors already reached 2 trillion JPY in the first half of 2017 Jul 28, 2017 Japanese overseas travelers were up 3.8% to 1.32 million in June 2017 Jul 26, 2017 International visitors to Japan already exceeded 13 million for the first half of 2017 Jul 25, 2017 Comparison of top 5 Japanese travel agents’ results in FY2016 Jul 24, 2017 Japanet Takata, a Japanese TV mail-order company, enters the cruise travel market Jul 20, 2017 The most popular overseas destination among Japanese travelers is Hawaii in this summer - H.I.S. booking status Jul 20, 2017 AI helps lodging and restaurant businesses increase annual revenue by 74% - Accenture report Jul 19, 2017 KAYAK, a Priceline Group, develops its full-scale meta-search business in the Japan market Jul 19, 2017 The ratio of Japanese travelers with desires to stay in eco-friendly lodgings is 39%, the lowest among the target countries Jul 17, 2017 HIS launches a C2C platform connecting between international travelers and local tourist guides in Japan Jul 14, 2017 Rakuten LIFULL STAY and HomeAway tie up for the vacation rental business in Japan for international visitors Jul 14, 2017 TripAdvisor awards Certificate of Excellence to more than 6,500 lodgings, tourist spots and restaurants in Japan Jul 14, 2017 JTB forecasts Japanese overseas travelers in this summer vacation period may increase by 3.4% year on year Jul 12, 2017 International guest nights continued double-digit growth in May 2017 Jul 11, 2017 The most desirable destination in Japan to go in this summer for Taiwanese female travelers is Hokkaido Jul 11, 2017 Tourism spending in Kyoto City exceeded 1 trillion JPY with record-high international overnight travelers in 2016 Jul 07, 2017 Japanese desires to travel overseas heighten, and the most desirable destination is Hawaii - Recruit survey Jul 07, 2017 The most popular domestic destination for Japanese in the summer 2017 on jalan.net is continuously Hokkaido Jul 07, 2017 JAL is the most satisfied airline in 2017, surging from 4th last year - Recruit Airline Satisfaction Survey Jul 05, 2017
