Preparing for the first anniversary of the historic natural disaster that hit the northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), along with Japan Tourism Agency (JTA), expresses special appreciation for all the support from the American people, which brought 566,000 visitors from the U.S. to Japan within less than one year.
On the first anniversary of the natural disaster, the president of JNTO Ryoichi Matsuyama also expresses a sincere gratitude, appealing that “Japan is ready to welcome another spring sun” for visitors to enjoy the beautiful cherry blossom all over the country. Coinciding with the centennial of the cherry trees gifted from Japan to Washington DC, JNTO and JTA welcome U.
S. visitors to Japan and re-emphasize Japan’s tourism attraction with a special version of the tourism campaign logo.
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