Travel agency JTB has announced it will offer English-Language bus tours to popular sightseeing spots as well as to destinations difficult to reach by public transport says a report in Japan Times. 

The tours, set to begin in April, will cover popular sightseeing destinations including the so-called golden route connecting Tokyo, Mount Fuji, and Kyoto. Also planned are trips around Hokkaido, Tohoku, Chugoku and Kyushu.

“The tours, set to begin in April, will cover popular sightseeing destinations including the so-called golden route connecting Tokyo, Mount Fuji, and Kyoto. Also planned are trips around Hokkaido, Tohoku, Chugoku, and Kyushu,” writes the paper. 

JTB hopes that the tours will encourage visitors to remain in the country for longer visits. 

“The travel packages will be sold in some 20 countries and regions, mainly in Southeast Asian and Western countries. The tours will use buses that can each accommodate up to 40 participants. Partial bookings will be possible,” says Japan Times. 

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One example of these journeys includes a 12-day journey on Japan’s “golden route.”

“In the tour, the bus will depart Tokyo and visit Mount Fuji, Kyoto, and Nara before moving to the Mount Koya area, a major Buddhist site in Wakayama Prefecture. The tour will then head for spots along the Seto Inland Sea before returning to Tokyo via Nagano,” says Japan Times. 

JTB plans to operate more than 100 “wide-area trips” per year. 

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