Chiba Prefecture Produces Guidebook, Promotion Video on Tourism in Chiba

          The Chiba Prefectural Government has produced a guidebook and promotion video on tourism in Chiba in an effort to attract to the prefecture inbound tourists, whose number is expected to increase as the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are scheduled to be held in 2020.

          The guidebook introduces 30 sightseeing routes using public transportation systems and about 250 tourist spots in Chiba Prefecture.

          Prefectural government officials have expressed hope that as many people as possible will visit and sightsee in Chiba, fully using information carried in the guidebook.

          1. Content
          The guidebook introduces a wide variety of information on tourism in Chiba, including sightseeing routes along the Pacific coast of the southern Boso Peninsula that will be the venue for the surfing event of the 2020 Games and those through which visitors can enjoy traveling on local trains as well as recommended photo spots.

          2. E-reader guidebook: "Perfect Guide CHIBA JAPAN Perfect Guide for Tourists"
          English: http://japan-chiba-guide.com/en/digital-pamphlet.html
          Thai: http://japan-chiba-guide.com/th/digital-pamphlet.html

          3. Promotion video website
          (1) Welcome to CHIBA! Perfect Guide for Tourists (full version)
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsYkK3aQLzw

          (2) Special page dedicated to information on Chiba on "DiGJAPAN!" -- Shobunsha Publications, Inc.'s information website for inbound tourists

          English: https://digjapan.travel/en/digest/chiba.html
          Thai: https://digjapan.travel/th/digest/chiba.html
          Chinese (traditional characters): https://digjapan.travel/zh_tw/digest/chiba.html
          Chinese (simplified characters): http://digjapan.travel/zh_cn/digest/chiba.html
          Korean: https://digjapan.travel/ko/digest/chiba.html
          Japanese: https://digjapan.travel/digest/chiba.html

          Source: Tourism Planning Division, Chiba Prefectural Government

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