Tag: "DomesticTravel"
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.
What are key points of five-years ‘Tourism Nation Promotion Basic Plan’? A goal of 40 million international repeaters is included
The Japanese government accepted five-years ‘Tourism Nation Promotion Basic Plan’ from FY2026 to FY2030. What are key points of the plan?
UNESCO World Heritage Shirakawago in Japan will introduce a pre-reservation system for the bus parking in December 2026
Shirakawa Village in Gifu Prefecture will introduce a pre-reservation system targeting tour buses for the major gateway bus parking to World Heritage ‘Shirakawago.'
Accommodations in Japan increased International guests by 8% but decreased Japanese guests by 4% in 2025
The total of guests in accommodations in 2025 was down 0.8% to 653 million, and the average occupancy rate was up 2.2 points to 61.8%.
JR East, a Japanese railway company, launches a new online booking system for Shinkansen completing a booking in as little as one minute
JR East, will launch a new online booking system for Shinkansen ‘JRE GO, which allows a user to complete a booking as little as in one minute.
Cherry blossom is expected to begin blooming in Tokyo on March 22 and in Hokkaido on April 24
Cherry blossom is expected to bloom as usual in western Japan and in eastern Japan and as usual or very earlier than usual in northern Japan. Booming is forecasted to begin in Tokyo on March 22.
Japanese domestic travel consumption was up 6% to 27 trillion yen in 2025 despite a reduction in Q4
The total amount of Japanese domestic travel consumption was up 6% year on year to 26.8 trillion yen in 2025. Travel spending a travel per traveler was up 3.8% to 48,359 yen.
JTB and Mitsubishi Electric work together to promote autonomous driving services in a tourist destination from dispatch to operation
JTB and Mitsubishi Electric work together to promote autonomous driving services in order to solve shortage of workforces and to activate local economy in a tourist destination.
JAL and JR East are working together to create new-typed wide area travels with air and Shinkansen
JAL and JR East are working together to create new-typed wide area travels and to support travelers with connected minds with local areas and to explore new markets, going beyond the conventional transportation frameworks.
Cherry blossom is expected to begin blooming in Tokyo and Fukuoka on March 21
According to Weather News' second cherry blossom blooming forecast, booming is expected to begin in Tokyo and in Fukuoka on March 21.
Cherry blossom blooming is expected to start in Tokyo on March 21 and then in Hokkaido in late April
cherry blossom is expected to begin blooming in Tokyo first on March 21 2026, according to Weather News. In Hokkaido, Cherry blossom blooming is expected to be seen in late April.
Japanese domestic travelers in 2026 are expected to reduce to 307 million, while international travelers to increase slightly-JTB forecast
JTB has forecasted that the number of Japanese travelers in 2026 is expected to reduce by 2.0% year on year to 323 million in total. Japanese international travelers will be up 2.6% to 15.5 million.
Tourism organizations of Japan try to create momentum toward a goal of 1 million cruise travelers
Three tourism organizations of Japan are working together for creation of momentum toward a goal of 1 million cruise travelers, making a new logo with a new catchphrase of ‘Let’s CRUSIE 1 M (Million).'
International congresses and conventions held in Japan were ranked the 7th MICE market globally, up 1.2 times to 1,702 in 2024
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.
Japanese travelers during this coming New Year holidays are estimated at 39.9 million with a 32% increase in international travelers
JTB has forecasted that the number of Japanese travelers during this coming New Year holidays (December 20 2025 to January 5 2026) will be up 2.5% year on year to 39.9 million. The total amount of consumption up 8.4% to 1,986 billion yen.
