Tag: Japan
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My Top 5 Pinpoint Destinations In Japan
I start my 20th year in Japan very grateful to all the kind/great people by my side here whether for 1 minute or 1 decade. Thank you! As a promoter of Japan travel & hospitality, I’d like to repay some of that kindness today by sharing my top 5 pinpoint destinations, which can all benefit…
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Guide For Travellers From 43 Countries
Guide for leisure & business travellers from all corners of the world (43 countries), I learnt a lot about world cultures! I guided mostly as part of my work:
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Campervan AI In Noto Peninsula – A Road Trip Video
My 2nd video project features AI funded by Ishikawa Prefecture for foreign campervan drivers. Driving a campervan for 4 days in Noto Peninsula was fun, supporting locals fearing their traditions may die was gratifying, and I gladly built on a 2022 project during which Japan Travel KK created a need-based Q&A to train the AI. Listen to the artificial voice, admire…
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Haneda Innovation City Unveiled
Thrilling day: I witnessed the birth of Japan’s first smart airport city with the minister of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism, governor of Tokyo, mayor of Ota, and key stakeholders. Like me, you can ride a driverless bus, see robots cook & serve meals, enjoy the 3D printing of vegan sushis… Tour Haneda…
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Osaka MICE Videos
4 videos, result of my first big-client project as business development manager ✔ Helping introduce Osaka to international & Japanese organizers of meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions is exhilarating with the 2025 World Expo in mind, its track record (1970 World Expo, APEC & G20 meetings…) and its cultural assets (Osaka-founded bunraku puppet theatre is a UNESCO Heritage of…
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Causette Joli Shops in Kyoto & Kamakura
Exciting first times for me: business development for a Japanese cosmetics company, once-in-a-lifetime-product campaign (R&D for a new time-limited product every season), brand photography, and mostly female/LGBTQ+ market! Surprised? It still connects with my work promoting tourism in Japan. Causette Joli shops in Kyoto & Kamakura sell location-exclusive nail polishes but generic products are also available nationwide…
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Beyond Academy – Internships in Tokyo in diverse industries
My first project as business development manager for Japan Travel KK was to help Beyond Academy promote its great internship programs in Tokyo. We created a dedicated landing page with a unique design and helped increase both brand awareness (internships on 4 continents in 18 industries) and awareness of their internship opportunities in Tokyo. To…
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Tokushima Prefectural Museum – Manual For Guides of Inbound Groups
I visited Tokushima Prefectural Museum and collaborated with museum historians to create an illustrated manual for guides of inbound groups visiting the museum for the first time, usable before travelling to Tokushima as well as while guiding at the museum. I wrote all the content in English but we added Japanese translations to the 28-page…
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Inbound Marine Sustainable Tourism In Okinawa – A Seminar For Local Businesspeople
On behalf of Japan Travel KK, I gave a talk with Q&A about inbound marine sustainable tourism during an online seminar in Japanese organized by Okinawa Marine Leisure Safety Bureau for businesspeople of Okinawa prefecture. The goals of my presentation were to: Better understanding sustainability and regenerative practices enabled attendees to identify and capitalize on…
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Yoshino-Kumano National Park – Starry Sky Then Sunrise Sea Of Clouds
I spent a few days at Yoshino-Kumano national park to provide consulting related to inbound sustainable tourism. We visited an area restricted to protect the ecosystem: 30 visitors maximum per day, guide compulsory, and pre-registration needed! The awesome starry sky was unexpected: no mention beforehand, mentions during the trip that the area is famous for…