{"id":12352,"date":"2019-11-18T14:31:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T14:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/?p=12352"},"modified":"2019-12-05T12:12:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T12:12:11","slug":"rise-japan-today-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/rise-japan-today-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rise of Japan Today, But What About Tomorrow?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Japan has for many travelers been a destination on their bucket list. Not hard to see why! And with the nation hosting three global sporting events &#8211; Rugby World Cup, Olympics and Paralympics \u2013 in the space of 12-months. The destination is one that has sped to the top of people\u2019s wish lists.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The positive impact of countries hosting sporting events on tourism is tangible. With the demand for our Japanese ticket sales increasing, as well as an additional\u00a0154 experiences added since the start of the year. Like the various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/tokyo\/flavours-japan-tour_30393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japanese cuisine tours<\/a> where you discover the best authentic Japanese street food taste.\u00a0 Or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/tokyo\/flavours-japan-tour_30393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a cultural curiosities shopping tour<\/a> in Tokyo. On that you explore the charming neighborhood of Ningyocho (Nihonbashi district) with a local guide. There are also the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/kyoto\/maiko-performance-fushimi-inari-shrine-arashiyama-tour_31109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maiko Performance and Tea Ceremony Tours in Kyoto<\/a> which are absolutely intriguing and a must-visit when visiting Japan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12356\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12356\" class=\"wp-image-12356 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Traditional_Japanese_Tea_Ceremony.jpg\" alt=\"Lady-wearing-kimono-during-tea-ceremony-in-Japan\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Traditional_Japanese_Tea_Ceremony.jpg 800w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Traditional_Japanese_Tea_Ceremony-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Traditional_Japanese_Tea_Ceremony-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Japan is a country filled with cultural history, intrigue and quirkiness. And it is these three factors that are driving travelers desires to book experiences that go outside of the \u2018traditional\u2019 holiday activity.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, many are booking excursion tickets to see and learn about iconic cultural sites. But they are also wanting more from, learning how to make Japanese umbrellas or floor lamps to a hosted night out with Nagoya locals. Essentially they want to get under the skin of Japan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12357\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12357\" class=\"wp-image-12357 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Traditional_umbrella_making.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional_umbrella_making\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Traditional_umbrella_making.jpg 800w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Traditional_umbrella_making-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Traditional_umbrella_making-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traditional umbrella making<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Whilst Japan is feeling the halo effect of being on the international sporting stage. Tourism numbers will have a positive rise. What we and many tourism businesses need to consider and plan for long term is once the Paralympics turn off the lights on its closing ceremony, how do you continue to attract a strong traveler audience?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">isango!<\/a> will continue to work with our on the ground partners to keep launching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/tokyo\/unique-experiences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new experiences<\/a>. Tours that bring a taste of Japan or cultural heritage to life. Trends show travelers would like immersive experiences and it is these that we will keep looking to uncover and offer.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourism is on the rise in Japan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":12355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[902,767,551],"tags":[1322,1323,1324,1325,1326,1327,1328,1329,1330],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Rise of Japan Today, But What About Tomorrow?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Japan is at the centre of the world&#039;s sporting eyes over the coming 12 months. 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