Japan is making much of inbound tourism
from abroad. Japan Tourism Agency has been established since 2008. Although the
great east Japan earthquake gave a heavy negative impact on Japan’s tourism,
the number of tourists from abroad are regaining fortunately.
According to a research, Kyoto is one of
the most favorite tourism spots in Japan. However, there are some places which
are getting very popular for foreigners. For example, “Niseko” a ski resort
located in Hokkaido is very popular among foreign tourists especially from
Australia. It has a rich “powder snow” that attracts them. The number of
foreign visitors will definitely reach 400,000, a record high. It is good. The
foreign visitors are double of Japanese visitors there. It is a very successful
case among Japanese many resort area.
As there is Haneda international airport in
my constituency, I am very supportive on inviting foreign tourists. However,
there is also a research that many foreigners think it inconvenient that
English is not so much available in Japan. Therefore, if Japan continues to aim
for a tourism giant, English education is an essentially important issue.
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