Japan's tourist industry eyes sustainable success after record-breaking year
From Hokkaido's pristine powder-snow peaks to the neon-lit drinking warrens of downtown Osaka, inbound tourists are flocking ...
What to do in winter in Japan’s Nagano beyond skiing? Visit snow monkeys, onsen, shrines
Tokyo, Nagano is a magnet for skiers and snowboarders, but it also has temples, macaque monkeys and a town Hokusai painted in The air is crisp, the snow deep and undisturbed. The Japanese Alps tower ...
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City to raise fees for Matsumoto Castle, set tax for accommodations
Around the same time, Nagano Prefecture also intends to impose new tourism-promotion taxes on hotel guests. “We want to secure financial resources from tourism revenues to promote tourism,” a ...
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When danger strikes, how should foreign visitors to Japan be alerted?
"The number of staff at the tourist service counter inside Nagano station was boosted, and the state of alert was raised for visitors," said a worker at the Nagano Tourist Convention Bureau. The ...
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Last of Japan’s trolleybuses to run for the final time in late 2024
The trolleybuses run through the Tateyama Tunnel on the route, which links popular tourist spots in Toyama and Nagano prefectures. A 10-minute journey through the 3.7-kilometer tunnel connects ...
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When danger strikes, how should foreign visitors be alerted?
"The number of staff at the tourist service counter inside Nagano station was boosted, and the state of alert was raised for visitors," said a worker at the Nagano Tourist Convention Bureau. The ...