Man by Pins, Jacob (1917-2005) - 1984 - Jewish Historical Museum, Netherlands - Public Domain.https://www.europeana.eu/item/270/resource_document_jhm_museum_M008413 This is the eighth and final entry in our multi-part series on marketing Japan to affluent foreign tourists. A growing number of people and firms within the Japanese hospitality sector now understand the importance of attracting the high-end traveler, who … Continue reading Afterthought
This is the seventh entry in our multi-part series on marketing Japan to affluent foreign tourists. In November 2023, we had the good fortune of having lunch at and touring the premises of the Shisui Hotel in Nara. The Shisui is one of Bonvoy Marriott’s Luxury Collection hotels. There are thirty-one of them. If there … Continue reading The Shisui Hotel
I This is the sixth entry in our multi-part series on marketing Japan to affluent foreign tourists. Is shop till you drop about to stop among the inbound? Well, an abrupt halt seems unlikely, but the sight of hordes of tourists leaving the shores of Nippon with bags and boxes of merchandise, homeward bound like … Continue reading Selling Nara to the Well Heeled
David Garrick between Comedy and Tragedy by Joshua Reynolds This is the fifth entry in our series on marketing Japan to affluent tourists. This week we again turn our attention to theater. In the previous entry we mentioned that Noh is not dead, as indeed it is not. However, it is necessary for us to … Continue reading Noh Theater, Part 2
An Incubus "dreams-nightmare" by The Public Domain Review is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. This is the fourth entry in our series on marketing Japan to affluent tourists. This week we turn our attention to theater. Kabuki—that song-and-dance act featuring crossdressers and makeup that lays it on thick—is for many foreigners the most emblematic of Japanese theatrical … Continue reading Noh Theater, Part 1
Nara-zuke, Traditional Foods in Japan, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries This is the third entry in our multi-part series on marketing Japan to affluent foreign tourists. To some in the Anglophone world, pickles might be all about a guy named Peter pecking at pickers packaging pipers. Well, that didn’t come out very well, did … Continue reading Food: Nara-zuke
Yakushi-ji's East Pagoda is a Japan's National Treasure in Nara, Nara prefecture, Japan.* This is the second entry in our multi-part series on marketing Japan to affluent foreign tourists. Our story begins in Nara, a city that attracts more than a few tourists, to be sure, but punches way below its weight when one considers its historical and cultural … Continue reading Nara City, Nara Prefecture
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