Symposium

"Towards a sustainable accommodation industry" Hakuba village, Nagano holds a symposium

The “Hakuba Village Accommodation Symposium” (sponsored by Hakuba Village Accommodation Innovation Team) was held on November 25 in Hakuba Village, Nagano Prefecture, where accommodation operators and others discussed the “sustainable accommodation industry.” An accommodation company made a “proposal for a sustainable accommodation industry”, and Mayor Kenya Katayama from Niseko Town, Hokkaido, which has a thriving mountain resort like Niseko Village, gave a lecture on the theme of “SDGs and tourism/urban

Recruiting participants for the World Natural Heritage Tourism Promotion Symposium and Business Meeting

The Secretariat of the “Tourism Promotion Project Utilizing World Natural Heritage Sites” is recruiting participants for the World Natural Heritage Tourism Promotion Symposium and Business Matching Meeting. Nippon Travel Agency Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Etsuko Koyano) has been operating since 2023 as the administrative office of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Tourism Foundation “Tourism Promotion Project Utilizing World Natural Heritage Sites”. Applications are now being accepted

Held a symposium on Tohoku tourism in the post-corona era

Investigating ways to attract tourists in cooperation with seven prefectures The 7th New Tohoku Tourism Symposium (sponsored by the symposium executive committee, chaired by Kenichi Shoji, member of the House of Representatives) was held on the 12th at the Hotel Metropolitan Sendai in Sendai City. In anticipation of the post-corona era, tourism officials from the six prefectures of Tohoku and Niigata Prefecture collaborated to discuss how to disseminate information in

"Designated Cities Mayors Association Symposium in Kyoto - Commemorating the transfer of the Agency for Cultural Affairs to Kyoto -" will be held on November 11.

The “Designated City Mayors Association Symposium in Kyoto – Commemorating the Relocation of the Agency for Cultural Affairs to Kyoto -” will be held on January 11th. The Agency for Cultural Affairs will move completely to Kyoto and will start operations in Kyoto on March 27, 2023. In commemoration of this, the Association of Mayors of Designated Cities Symposium in Kyoto was co-sponsored by the Association of Mayors of Designated

Thinking about Creative Reconstruction Kumamoto Prefecture and Japan Travel Symposium on October 29

On October 29, Kumamoto Prefecture, the Prefectural Tourism Federation, and Nippon Travel Agency will hold a symposium, “Go Green Project in Kumamoto,” at Kumamoto Castle Hall in Kumamoto City to consider responsible tourism for the creative reconstruction of disaster-stricken tourist areas. Deputy Governor Takashi Kimura gave a lecture on creative reconstruction of the prefecture. Share advanced cases and disseminate information for developing new tourism programs that consider the natural environment

JNTO Symposium Sustainable Tourism Toward sustainable regions through tourism Tobira Holdings, Booking.com, etc.

A symposium on the theme of sustainable tourism sponsored by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) was held on September 23 at Tourism EXPO Japan. In a panel discussion titled “What kind of tourism will be chosen for post-corona-sustainable tourism that can be started today,” representatives from three leading tourism companies took the stage and introduced their efforts. Hokkaido Treasure Island Travel Agency (Sapporo City) has acquired the international certification

"Toilet and Maintenance in the SDGs Era" Japan Toilet Association Holds the 38th National Toilet Symposium

The Japan Toilet Association will hold the 38th National Toilet Symposium on the 27th. The Japan Toilet Association (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Junko Kobayashi / Representative of Design Office Gondola) will hold the 38th National Toilet Symposium on October 27, 2022 at Tokyo Big Sight. This year’s theme is “Toilet and maintenance in the SDGs era”, and we invite people involved in the popular public toilet “THE TOKYO TOILET” project in

Nikkanshin Symposium Exploring the ideal way of educational travel based on SDGs

At the “Sustainable Tourism Promotion Symposium” held by the Japan Tourism Promotion Association on September 23, local government officials who exhibited at Tourism EXPO Japan were also seen. The theme was “Towards the future of new educational travel based on SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)”. The significance of learning is great, and it is very important to incorporate the perspective of the SDGs into the content of educational trips. Professor Hideki