Japanese mobile game captures imagination of would-be Chinese travellers

Posted by Newsdesk
On 7th February 2018
App, Chinese tourism Japan, japan, Mobile, Travel Frog

The overwhelming success of a Japanese mobile app game that sees players ‘follow’ a frog around Japan is tapping into the ever-growing wanderlust of Chinese netizens. Despite only being available in Japanese, Tabi Kaeru (Travel Frog) become a hit among Chinese users, who account for the overwhelming majority of downloads of the game. Produced by Japanese developer HitPoint […]

Japanese Foreign Minister Announces Plans to Relax Visa Requirements for Chinese Tourists

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 12th May 2016
china, holiday, japan, may day, policy, politics, visa

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida revealed that the Japanese government plans to ease visa requirements for Chinese tourists during discussions with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on April 30 2016. The visit, the first between the two countries’ foreign ministers outside of multilateral summits in four and a half years, marked the beginning […]

May Day Holiday Sees Chinese Tourists Flock to South Korea and Japan at the Expense of Hong Kong and Taiwan

Posted by Christopher Ledsham
On 11th May 2016
currency, holiday, hong kong, japan, korea, may day, shopping, south korea, taiwan, trend

This year’s May Day Holiday, which took place between April 30th and May 2nd, saw Chinese tourists travelling to Japan and South Korea in record numbers following a number of conscious efforts to attract Chinese shoppers. However, long-favoured consumer hubs Hong Kong and Taiwan suffered drops in numbers of Chinese tourist arrivals as the more […]

Chinese tourists travelling more independently to Japan

Posted by Newsdesk
On 24th February 2016
china, japan, shopping, tourism

Traditionally, Chinese tourists would travel to Japan in tourist groups, because many of them lacked the experience travelling abroad and needed professional guidance. However, with Chinese citizens becoming more wealthy and gaining more experience travelling overseas, more of them are inclined to travel independently to Japan. An important prerequisite for travelling independently abroad is the […]

Popular travel destination for Chinese tourists would likely change in the next few years

Posted by Newsdesk
On 3rd February 2016
australia, china, development, japan, south korea, tourism

The outbound tourism market of China is still growing and the world’s major travel destinations will take more measures to attract more Chinese tourists. However, not all of them will be successful. According to the predictions of CLSA, Chinese travelers will take 200 million international trips annually by 2020, and Chinese tourists will make up […]

‘Explosively shopping’ becomes Japan’s buzzword of the year

Posted by Newsdesk
On 11th December 2015
china, japan, shopping, tourism

The term bakugai, which refers to ‘explosively shopping’ in Japanese, has become Japan’s buzzword of the year. This reflects the impact of incoming Chinese tourists upon the Japanese tourism industry. Since the year 2014, Chinese tourists have been pouring into Japan and brought with them lucrative opportunities for the Japanese economy. Nowadays, China has already […]

China is now the number one source of tourists to Japan

Posted by Newsdesk
On 4th December 2015
china, japan, politics, shopping, top, tourism, travel

Although the political relationship between China and Japan is still tense due to territorial disputes, the number of Chinese tourists in Japan is still increasing rapidly. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, China has replaced Korea to become the largest source of foreign tourists in Japan. There were about 4.3 million Chinese tourists Japan […]

Medical tourism from China – a lifesaver for struggling Japanese hospitals?

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 25th November 2015
care, china, hospitals, japan, medical tourism, outbound, tourism, tourists, treatment

Japan is working hard at promoting medical tourism in the country for Chinese tourists, with the government recently deciding to grant visas for reasons such as medical stay in the country – separate from a typical tourism visa in the country. Medical tourism in Japan usually costs between €1,500 and €7,500 per trip, and brings […]

Japan close to reaching ambitious 2020 tourism goal thanks to Chinese tourists

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 23rd November 2015
chinese, goal, japan, olympics, record, shopping, tourism, tourists

The explosion in Chinese tourists arriving in Japan has led to Japan to be close to reaching its, initially considered very ambitious, tourism goal of 20 million foreign visitors in one year. The previous record was 13.4 million arrivals in one year, and it has already attracted 16.3 million visitors this year – with many […]

Japanese multinational SoftBank starts travel agency targeting Chinese customers

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 4th November 2015
alitrip, chinese, ctrip, FIT, japan, ota, qunar, softbank, tourism

Following the sharp rise in Chinese tourists visiting Japan, the Japanese multinational SoftBank Group – best known for its position as one of Japan’s largest cell phone carriers and recently acquiring American carrier Sprint – is now looking to enter the Chinese tourism market by launching a travel agency in China. The new travel agency […]

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