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Style of Singapore Awaits Passengers on Japan’s Tokyo-Saitama Practice Route
Monday, September 9, 2024
A scenic prepare journey in Japan, linking Tokyo and Saitama prefecture, will quickly supply passengers a novel culinary expertise with Singaporean delicacies, beginning in January.
This Singapore-inspired prepare journey, that includes genuine Singaporean dishes whereas passengers absorb Japan’s picturesque seasonal landscapes, will function for a restricted three-month interval.
The collaboration between Seibu Railway and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) goals to spotlight Japan’s rural areas to worldwide vacationers whereas concurrently encouraging Japanese vacationers to go to Singapore.
Japanese customer numbers to Singapore have struggled to get well to pre-pandemic ranges since COVID-19, and this initiative is a part of STB’s efforts to reignite curiosity amongst Japanese vacationers.
Outbound journey from Japan has remained subdued, partially as a result of depreciation of the yen.
As of July this 12 months, roughly 300,000 Japanese vacationers had visited Singapore, in accordance with STB figures.
STB’s regional director for North Asia, Serene Tan, reported an 80% improve in arrivals from Japan between January and July this 12 months in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months.
Seibu Railway, which serves about 1.6 million passengers day by day throughout its 180km community spanning Tokyo and Saitama, is on the coronary heart of this initiative aimed toward rekindling tourism between the 2 nations.
