Over 200,000 Vietnamese visited Japan in the first 10 months of this year, up 30 percent year-on-year, Akihiko Tamura of the Japan Tourism Agency said at a recent meeting with 30 Vietnamese travel agencies.
A Japanese food vendor points at the name of his fried sweet potatoes, written in Vietnamese. (Photo: Tuoitre)
Hanoi (VNA) - Over 200,000 Vietnamese visited Japan in the first 10months of this year, up 30 percent year-on-year, Akihiko Tamura of the JapanTourism Agency said at a recent meeting with 30 Vietnamese travel agencies.
Thegrowth can be attributed to new and simpler visa procedures for tourists, whileJapanese travel companies have begun to turn their sights on the Vietnamesemarket, he said.
KeijiYoshida, CEO of Asia Investment & Travel Company, said many outbound touroperators in Vietnam are increasingly focused on promoting Japan.
Moredirect flights from Vietnam to Japan are making it more convenient forvisitors, he added.
Representativesof the Vietnamese travel agencies sought new destination partners in Japan toorganise more tours for Vietnamese travellers who visit Japan and vice versa.
The Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) will establishits first representative office in Hanoi following a decision by the Ministryof Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The announcement was made at a recent meeting of the Vietnam-Japan TourismCooperation Committee held by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourismand the Japan National Tourism Agency.
The JNTO office will provide more information on Japan for Vietnamese andsupport Vietnamese to handle tourism administrative procedures. The office isexpected to boost cooperation between the two countries.
In 2010-2015, the number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan increased 4.4 times to185,000 in 2015 from 42,000 in 2010.
The Vietnam Tourism Association set up its first tourism representative officein Tokyo in 2014.-VNA
The number of Vietnamese visiting Japan has increased due to incentives to expand bilateral tourism, VGP News quoted Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association Vu The Binh as saying.
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Japanese destinations were introduced to Vietnamese visitors at a tourism workshop held by the Bureau of Tourism , Culture & Exchange of Nagoya city, Japan’s Aichi prefecture in HCM City on Oct 27.
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A Japanese food vendor points at the name of his fried sweet potatoes, written in Vietnamese. (Photo: Tuoitre) 
