Under the “Go To Travel” initiative, the Japanese government will provide up to 20,000 yen ($185) a day to tourists. The subsidy, which will cover half the cost of the trips, is provided through a combination of steep discounts and gift certificates to be used at nearby shops and restaurants.
Accordingly, this ambitious tourist attraction program will be carried out as early as early July and it depends on the relaxation of restrictions applied to tourists in Japan. This program will be applied to people who book tours through Japanese travel agencies or book directly with hotels or traditional inns in this country.
Kyoto's Gion district is famous for its geisha district.
The tourism industry has been one of the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has forced many Japanese people to stay home. Hopes of a large number of foreign tourists visiting Japan this summer have been dashed by the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and the imposition of an entry ban on more than 100 countries and regions. According to a survey by the Tokyo Shoko Research Institute, 31 Japanese hotel and inn businesses declared bankruptcy or were preparing to file for bankruptcy in April due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Previously, Mount Fuji was closed during this year's summer climbing season to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic that is developing complicatedly in Japan.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on May 25 that the state of emergency had been lifted for Tokyo and four other prefectures. These are the remaining prefectures that have been under a state of emergency, after 42 of Japan's 47 prefectures had lifted the state. The state of emergency that had been in place since April 7 has been lifted nationwide, allowing people to return to their normal lives.
