Tohoku Tourism PR August 24, 20:25 before resuming regular flights with Sendai, Thailand
The popularity of Tohoku is appealing to Thai people, with the Japan Government Tourism Bureau opening the first event to promote tourism in the Tohoku region in Thailand, where travel to Japan is gaining popularity, and introducing representative festivals in the region. Appealed.
This is the first time that the Japanese government's Tourism Bureau has been trying to promote the charm of Tohoku tourism before the scheduled flight between Sendai Airport and Bangkok, Thailand, resumed for the first time in about five and a half years. opened.
At the shopping mall in the center of Bangkok, demonstrations of the “Sendai Suzume Odori” and “Aomori Nebuta Festival” were performed to introduce festivals that represent the Tohoku region. It was.
At booths of local governments and travel agencies in Tohoku prefectures, tourist spots were promoted and discounted airline tickets and travel products were sold, attracting many Thai customers.
A Thai 31-year-old man said, “I'm looking forward to seeing Ama-san because I'm going to Iwate.
In Thailand, the popularity of travel to Japan has increased, and last year, more than 1.13 million Thai tourists visited Japan, surpassing the 1 million mark for the first time, increasing its importance as an attracting destination.
“I would like Thai people who travel to various areas of Japan to think about a good opportunity to get to know the six prefectures of Tohoku,” said the director of the cross-market promotion department of the Japanese Government Tourism Bureau.