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Forecast for cherry blossom blooming in 2024
The Japan Weather Association has announced the "2024 Cherry Blossom Bloom Forecast". The first cherry blossoms in Japan bloom on March 19th in Fukuoka and Kochi. March 20th in Tokyo. Hokkaido is expected to open on April 27th.
Pleased to announce that the completion of our website renewal!
We have recently revised the design and page structure and added new features, aiming to make the homepage more user-friendly.We will provide more useful information to foreign tourists and take care of you as a volunteer guide.Thank you for your continued support.
Number of Foreign Visitors to Japan (November 2023 Estimate)
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in November reached 2,440,800, almost the same number as in the same month of 2019, exceeding the 2 million mark for the sixth consecutive month.One year has passed since the resumption of individual tourism, and the number of foreign visitors is steadily recovering.
Just resumed activities as from today, Nov 13, 2022
our association decided to advance our plan and to resume activities as from Nov. 13, 2022.
Resuming our guide activities as from Dec 1st 2022
We, therefore, have decided to resume our activities as from Dec 1st. subject to change at any time depending on dissemination situation.
Tokyo Guide Training for new members
A training program for new members was held on Jan. 15 for the first time.