Tourism

ABOUT JNTO

Vision

To build a nation on inbound tourism initiative and to further international exchange through tourism.

Activities

JNTO maintains 13 offices in key cities around the world, through which a wide range of tourism-related promotions are carried out. Each overseas office is responsible for promoting travel and tourism to Japan; one of the most important functions is to help the travel industry encourage their clients to visit Japan. The activities of the overseas JNTO offices include:

1. Providing up-to-date information on travel to and in Japan
2. Participating in local travel fairs and exhibitions
3. Assisting in developing tours to Japan
4. Supplying free brochures to the travel industry
5. Lending display materials, prize-winning films and video tapes for travel professionals to show to their clients

The purpose of having a separate website from our JNTO Tokyo headquarters office (www.jnto.go.jp) is to better customize, inform and emphasize our North and South Americans travelers to visit Japan. Hence, JNTO has three centrally located offices throughout North America.

Brief History

JNTO maintains 13 offices in key cities around the world, through which a wide range of tourism-related promotions are carried out. Each overseas office is responsible for promoting travel and tourism to Japan; one of the most important functions is to help the travel industry encourage their clients to visit Japan.

The activities of the overseas JNTO offices include:

April 1964

JNTO established as a government-affiliated corporation.

April 2003

Visit Japan Campaign launched.

October 2003

JNTO reorganized as an independent administrative agency.

April 2004

New JNTO president, the first ever from the private sectors.

August 2004

Shanghai office opened.

December 2005

International visitors to Japan during 2005 post a record high of 6.73 million.

May 2006

Singapore Office opened.

JNTO Website: http://japantravelinfo.com