Tag: "DomesticTravel"
The demonstration experiment in Japan shows how ‘Sleep Tourism’ works to improve quality of sleep
‘Sleep Tourism,’ a new travel style to improve quality of sleep, was demonstrated at MAE’s ‘Healthianwood,’ a beauty and health complex in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture.
Aichi Prefecture will offer bus tours for popular tourist destinations during Asian Games 2026
Aichi Prefecture will offer bus tours visiting poplar tourist destinations in the prefecture to appeal Aichi as a tourism destination during the 20th Asian Games.
A major Japanese heavy industry enters the tourism business with premium travel by business jet and helicopter
Z-Leg, a helicopter arrangement service provider of the Kawasaki Heavy Industries Group, will provide a premium travel program using a business jet and a helicopter.
TikTok Go launches a project to promote local appeals in Japan, firstly in Kyoto City and Otsu City
TikTok launched ‘TikTok Go Local,’ a project to promote local appeals in Japan using ‘TikTok Go.' The first project will be developed in Kyoto City and Otsu City.
Multimodal booking platform ‘Omio’ is accelerating its business in Japan and Southeast Asia
‘Omio’ announced a $10m strategic investment from Granite-Integral to accelerate its expansion in Japan and strengthen its presence across Southeast Asia.
Searches of summer retreat destinations sharply increase among Japanese travelers to avoid unusual heat
Searches of summer retreat destinations in Japan for the latter half of the summer in 2026 have been increasing among Japanese Agoda users.
High-end private compartment class on Tokaido Shinkansen was unveiled before offered on October 1 2026
JR Tokai unveiled ‘Supreme Class,’ an upper class beyond the current ‘Green Class,’ which will be available on Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen between Tokyo and Hakata.
Airbnb Japan prioritizes an increase in Japanese guests to contribute to disperse them to local areas
New Airbnb Japan Representative Director Shintaro Nakagawa talked about the strategy in the Japanese market, prioritizing to raise awareness of the brand in Japan to increase Japanese users.
Japanese travelers in this summer holiday season are estimated to reduce by 5% to 71.2 million - JTB forecast
The number of Japanese travelers in this summer holiday season (July 15 to August 31 2026) is estimated to reduce by 4.6% year on year to 71.2 million, according to JTB.
Visitors to 10 Hakuba Valley ski resorts reached 1.9 million in the 2025-2026 winter season, out of which 48% were foreigners
The total number of visitors to 10 ski resorts in the Hakuba area in the 2025-2026 winter season were up 3% year on year to record-high 1,925,000 in the last decade.
Hokkaido Niseko draws up a new brand message toward a year-round tourist destination
Niseko Promotion Board (NPB) announced a new brand message ‘Niseko by Nature’ to aim at transforming from a winter tourist destination to a year-round tourist destination.
Real Pokémon GO event in Tokyo gathered 1.71 million participants, encouraging them to walk in unknown Tokyo
‘Pokémon GO Fest Tokyo’ was held in the Tokyo Bay Area for four days. Including ‘In-Town Game Play’ over entire Tokyo (except islands), a pre-event from May 25, the total number of participants reached about 1.71 million.
Domestic travel consumption by Japanese travelers was up 5% in Q1 of 2026
The total amount of domestic travel consumption by Japanese travelers for the first three months of 2026 was up 4.8% year on year to 5.9 trillion yen.
Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto sells four sorts of local experience packages at 626,000 yen for two nights for two guests
Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto has recently launched four experiential accommodation packages designed to allow guests to experience the charms of Kyoto.
Visa Japan runs a large-scale campaign to promote tap-to-pay for railways nationwide
Visa Worldwide Japan is running a large-scale campaign to promote tap-to-pay for railways nationwide in Japan.
Gastronomic City Award 2026 selects four cities in Japan, valuing tourism experiences based on gastronomy cultures
‘Gastronomic City Award 2026’ selected Yoichi Town in Hokkaido, Hachinohe City in Aomori, Hida City in Gifu and Hita City in Oita.
JR West, a railway company of Japan, will link with the booking systems of ANA and JAL to promote wide-area travel by railway and air
JR West signed a partnership agreement with ANA and JAL each to jointly develop wide-area travel service combined by railway and air to build a seamless booking system of railway and air to raise experience values of users.
Travel consumption in Japan totaled 37.6 trillion yen in 2025, including 9.5 trillion trillion yen by international visitors to Japan
The total amount of travel consumption in Japan reached 37.6 trillion yen in 2025, 9.6% more than 34.4 trillion yen in 2024, including 1.4 trillion yen in international travel by Japanese travelers (a share of 3.7%).
JAL, JTB and JR East work together for a new tourism model for wide-area tours, combining air and rail
JAL, JTB and JR East are working together for a ‘multi-layered tourism’ initiative in the eastern Japan area, combining multiple modes of transportation, such as rail and air travel.
Mitsui hotels in Japan introduce an online medical consultation service for international visitors
39 Mitsui hotels introduced online medical consultation service ‘Mimipo for Travel,' 24/7 online medical consultations available from hotel rooms.
