Japan National Tourism Organization

Japan National Tourism Organization
国際観光振興機構; Kokusai Kankō Shinkō Kikō
	yen (as of March 31, 2018)
Parent agency	Japan Tourism Agency
Website	www.jnto.go.jp

The Japan National Tourism Organization (国際観光振興機構, Kokusai Kankō Shinkō Kikō), JNTO, provides information about Japan to promote travel to and in the country. It was established in 1964 and its headquarters are in Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.^[2] The JNTO operates Tourist Information Centers (TICs) as well as a website. It disseminates information about transportation, lodging, food and beverage, and sight-seeing as well as published tourism statistics and market reports. It also provides support for international conventions and incentive events.^[3]

Functions

JNTO is an Independent Administrative Institution of the government of Japan. Its publications and website assist in preparing travel itineraries within Japan, providing a wide range of travel information in English and other languages on transportation, accommodations, shopping and events. The materials are updated frequently.

While traveling in Japan, visitors may take advantage of the nationwide "i" Information System, which numbered 113 outlets in 2004. Each "i" center is an information source for the area it represents. The "i" centers are ordinarily located at

railway stations

or in city centers, and are easily recognized by their logo, a red question mark with the word "information" printed underneath.

JNTO sponsors a Goodwill Guide Program, through which some 47,000 bilingual volunteers assist visitors from abroad. They earn the right to wear the program's identifying badge, a white pigeon superimposed upon a globe. Throughout Japan, there are 77 Systematized Goodwill Guide groups (SGG) consisting mostly of students, housewives and retirees who engage in a variety of activities using their foreign language skills. Some groups offer a free preset walking tour, for which the visitor only needs to go to a pre-established place at a certain date and time, while others are available to meet tourists on request. There is no charge for the service of the Goodwill Guides, as they are volunteers, only their travel expenses and their admissions to tourist facilities, and for shared meals.

Services of professional guides and

interpreters may be retained through the Japan Guide Association or the Japan Federation of Licensed Guides. JNTO administers Licensed Guide Interpreter Examination. A total of some 1,550 licensed guide-interpreters are registered with these organizations, each carrying a registration card issued by the governor of the relevant prefecture.^[4]

Branches

JNTO maintains 26 offices around the world. Overseas offices provide up-to-date information on travel to and within Japan, place publicity in the media and cooperate with journalists, participate in travel fairs and exhibitions, assist the local travel industry in developing tours, and conduct tourism-related research.[5]

JNTO opened a new office in Stockholm, Sweden on March 4, 2024, due to its agreement on Japanese-Scandinavian corporation. The office in Stockholm reprents also other Scandinavian and Baltic countries.^[6]^[7]


Overseas Office^[8]	Territories in Charge
North and South America
New York	Eastern US, Caribbean, Brazil
Los Angeles	Western US
Toronto	Canada
Mexico City	Mexico, Central America, South America (excluding Brazil)
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Paris	Andorra, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Monaco, French-spoken areas of Switzerland and French-spoken areas of Africa
Frankfurt	Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and German-spoken areas of Switzerland
Rome	Albania, Greece, Italy, Malta, San Marino and Vatican
Stockholm	Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Madrid	Portugal, Spain and Spanish and Portuguese-spoken areas of Africa
London	Cyprus, Ireland, Kosovo, Israel, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, United Kingdom, English-spoken areas of Africa and Middle East
Moscow (Russia is currently suspended and other countries are currently replaced in London)	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan
Dubai	UAE, Saudi Arabia, Middle East (excluding Israel), Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia and Oceania
Sydney	Oceania
Beijing	Northern China, Western China and Mongolia
Hong Kong	Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
Guangzhou	Southern China
Chengdu	Central China
Shanghai	Eastern China
Seoul	North and South Korea
Delhi	Bhutan, India and Nepal
Jakarta	Indonesia
Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia and Brunei
Singapore	Singapore, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, East Timor and Maldives
Manila	Philippines
Bangkok	Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand
Hanoi	Vietnam

References

^ https://www.jnto.go.jp/jpn/about_us/reports/f_zaimu29.pdf Heisei 29 Fiscal Year Financial Statement International Tourism Promotion Organization
^ "JNTO Offices". www.jnto.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
^ "About JNTO". www.jnto.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
^ "Guide Services". www.jnto.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
^ "About JNTO". www.jnto.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
^ "スウェーデンにストックホルム事務所を開設します！". www.jnto.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
^ "ストックホルム事務所". www.jnto.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-11.
^ "JNTO Offices". www.jnto.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-03-28.

External links

JNTO site in English
Visit Japan Campaign Yokoso! Japan by JNTO
Live Japan Campaign site in English

[1] ttps://www.jnto.go.jp/jpn/about_us/reports/f_zaimu29.pdf Heisei 29 Fiscal Year Financial Statement International Tourism Promotion Organization

[2] "JNTO Offices". www.jnto.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-03-28.

[3] "About JNTO". www.jnto.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-03-28.

[4] "Guide Services". www.jnto.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-03-28.

[5] "About JNTO". www.jnto.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-03-28.

[6] "スウェーデンにストックホルム事務所を開設します！". www.jnto.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-11.

[7] "ストックホルム事務所". www.jnto.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-11.

[8] "JNTO Offices". www.jnto.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-03-28.

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Incorporated Administrative Agencies in Japan
There are 102 institutions as of April 1, 2012. Bold institutions employ national public servants.
Cabinet Office	National Archives of Japan ja:Northern Territories Issue Association ja:National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications	National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) ja:National Statistics Center ja:Public Foundation for Peace and Consolation ja:Management Organization for Postal Savings and Postal Life Insurance
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Japan International Cooperation Agency Japan Foundation
Ministry of Finance	ja:National Research Institute of Brewing Japan Mint National Printing Bureau Commemorative Organization for the Japan World Exposition '70
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology	ja:National Institute of Special Education National Center for University Entrance Examinations ja:National Institution For Youth Education ja:National Women's Education Center National Museum of Nature and Science National Institute for Materials Science ja:National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention ja:National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology National Institutes for Cultural Heritage ja:National Institute of Radiological Sciences ja:National Center for Teachers' Development Japan Science and Technology Agency Japan Society for the Promotion of Science RIKEN Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ja:National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health Japan Arts Council ja:Japan Student Services Organization Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology ja:Institute of National Colleges of Technology National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare	ja:National Institute of Health and Nutrition ja:National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health ja:Organization for Workers Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid ja:Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers ja:Welfare And Medical Service Agency ja:National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training ja:Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization ja:National Hospital Organization ja:Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency ja:National Institute of Biomedical Innovation ja:Readjustment of Facilities for Insured Persons and Beneficiaries Organization Government Pension Investment Fund ja:National Cancer Center ja:National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital ja:National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry ja:National Center for Global Health and Medicine ja:National Center for Child Health and Development ja:National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontrogy
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	ja:Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center ja:National Center for Seeds and Seedlings ja:National Livestock Breeding Center ja:National Fisheries University ja:National Agriculture and Food Research Organization ja:National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences ja:National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences ja:Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences ja:Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute ja:Fisheries Research Agency ja:Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation ja:Farmer's Pension Fund ja:Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Credit Foundations
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry	ja:Information-Technology Promotion Agency ja:Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry ja:National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training Nippon Export and Investment Insurance National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology National Institute of Technology and Evaluation New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization Japan External Trade Organization ja:Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization ja:Information-technology Promotion Agency Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation ja:Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism	ja:Public Works Research Institute ja:Building Research Institute ja:National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory ja:National Maritime Research Institute ja:Port and Airport Research Institute ja:Electronic Navigation Research Institute ja:National Institute for Sea Training ja:Marine Technical Education Agency ja:Civil Aviation College ja:National Agency of Vehicle Inspection: Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency Japan National Tourism Organization ja:Japan Water Agency ja:National Agency for Automotive Safety & Victims' Aid ja:Organization for Environment Improvement around International Airports ja:Maritime Disaster Prevention Center ja:Urban Renaissance Agency ja:Fund for the Promotion and Development of the Amami Islands ja:Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency ja:Japan Housing Finance Agency
Ministry of the Environment	ja:National Institute for Environmental Studies ja:Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency
Ministry of Defense	ja:Labor Management Organization for USFJ Employees
Related topics	ja:Act on General Rules for Independent Administrative Agency List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan ja:Japanese administrative reforms ja:Government Revitalization Unit ja:Japanese government program review ja:Japanese extra-governmental organizations

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