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Japan Travel Updates May 2022 |
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Current COVID-19 Advisory Information
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Japan Safe Travel Twitter – Stay Up to Date
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Educational Tools & Resources |
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Visit Kinosaki – Geopark Sea Kayaking Adventure
Join Mother Earth for a kayaking tour of Kinosaki’s Takeno Coast. The region is part of the San’in Kaigan UNESCO Geopark and is home to many of
Japan’s top beaches. As you take off from white sandy shores, you’ll coastbout into the clear waters of the Sea of Japan.
Explore caves, rocks, andbother landforms only visible from sea as you witness the chronology of how the island of Japan developed over 10,000 years ago. The best times to visit are just before and after summer, when the beaches are less crowded
yet the water’s warm.
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Kochi – Sustainable Travel
Whether you are sustainability conscious or not, it is getting important for both travelers and regions receiving travelers to consider the impact on our planet. While you travel through Kochi Prefecture, there are several sites or activities being sustainable without even noticing that fact! Find out more of the way you can easily try to reduce your footprint while enjoying rural scenery, culture and food that Kochi can offer.
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Kyoto City Tourism Association – Hozugawa Kudari
Located in the northwestern area of Kyoto, Arashiyama draws many visitors with its world-renowned bamboo grove, 400 years of rich history,
and Hozugawa-Kudari – a fun, two-hour cruise down one of the area’s most scenic rivers. Starting ten miles upstream, flatboats carrying sixteen passengers and three crew depart from the quaint town of Kameoka. Watching the crew skillfully navigate the ship with long bamboo sticks, and you
travel through the beautiful landscapes of Arashiyama, is not to be missed.
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©Kyoto City Tourism Association
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Explore Shizuoka –
Southern Alps National Park
Shizuoka is blessed with an abundance of nature and is home to the Minami, or Southern Alps National Park. Located in the southernmost region
of the Japanese Alps, Southern Alps National Park is an outdoor enthusiast's dream. Hikers and climbers can opt for a multi-day trek and explore some of Japan's most stunning glacier-formed mountains. With peaks and ridgelines of over 6,500 feet, trekkers will enjoy beautiful amphitheater-like valleys and vast alpine meadows home to unique flora and fauna only found in the Japanese Alps.
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Toyooka Tourism Innovation – Genbudo Park
Genbudo Park, home to Genbudo Cave, a national natural monument, will soon re-open to visitors after renovation of the park grounds. The five caves at Genbudo Park, part of the sprawling and scenic San'in Kaigan Geopark, are made of columnar joints that formed over 1.6 million years ago after volcanic magma cooled, contracted, and created vertical
cracks. Located ten minutes from Kinosaki Onsen, Genbudo Park is scheduled to re-open to the public this summer with new English-language exhibits, walking paths, and lookout points. This summer, we look forward to welcoming tourists back to Genbudo Park and to Kinosaki Onsen.
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©Toyooka Tourism Innovation
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Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau – 360°VR Travel
Welcome to YOKOHAMA! we will be introducing three tourist courses in YOKOHA city with 360°view.
Travel Agent Contact: inbound@ycvb.or.jp |
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Planning Incentive Trips?
JNTO is here to help! We can provide you with updated information, advice, brochures, and more to make yours a trip to remember. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our office between 9 AM and 5 PM Pacific Standard Time. We look forward to assisting you!
JNTO Hotline: (213) 623-1952
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Learn about Japan and become a Japan Travel Specialist (JTS)
Will your customers be able to find you when they click on that link from our website? If you have registered as a Japan Travel Specialist, the answer is yes. Just watch a few educational videos and take three short quizzes to become part of our JTS Program. See the website for details.
You can also contact our office for travel brochures and language handbooks. Please e-mail infolax@jnto.go.jp for more information. |
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THE FINE PRINT/LEGAL STUFF
Information is provided in this Japan Travel Update as a courtesy to readers of this newsletter. Though JNTO endeavors to ensure the information is accurate, users of the information are to act on such using their own judgment and at their own risk. Neither JNTO nor any holder of a copyright to the information shall be held responsible in any way whatsoever for any loss or misunderstanding, either direct or indirect, that is incurred as a result of utilizing the information. |
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