Japan Rankings

LEISURE

New York Times January, 2011

Niseko and Okinawa were chosen for The 41 Places to Go in 2011.

Frommer's Top Destinations 2011

Hokkaido was selected as Top Destinations 2011.

Lonely Planet, Top Countries for 2011

Japan ranked #10 for Lonely Planet's top countries for 2011.

TripAdvisor® in the 2010 Travelers' Choice® Destinations Awards

Tokyo was chosen as the best destination in Asia.

CNN.com December, 2010

Japan was selected as one of the World's top destinations for 2011.

The 2010 Michelin Guide Tokyo

Tokyo was awarded a total of 261 stars to 234 establishments, (37 hotels and 197 restaurants), which strengths the position of world leader in gourmet dining with more "stars" than any other city. With 11 restaurants with three stars, Tokyo becomes No. 1 in terms of the number of three-star restaurants for a city.

Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards 2010

Kyoto and Tokyo ranked #3 and #8 Best Asian cities in the world. In the international airlines section, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) ranked the #9 and #10.

The 2010 Gold List put out by Conde Nast Traveler

Five hotels in Tokyo are listed.

Forbes Traveler.com February 2010, Web Article

Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) ranked the #1 and #2 World's Most On-Time Airlines.

Budget Travel Readers' Choice Awards 2010

Tokyo was chosen as one of the world's best shopping city in the world.

Travel + Leisure T + L 500 World's Best Hotels 2011

Hyatt Regency Kyoto and Grand Hyatt Tokyo ranked in.

Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2010

Kyoto and Tokyo ranked #3 and #8 Best Asian cities in the world.

Travel + Leisure

(Feb 2011) Sankara Hotel & Spa Yakushima was selected as one of The World's Most Romantic Hotels

(Jan 2010) Kansai International Airport was selected as one of The World's Most Beautiful Airports.

National Geographic Traveler Top 10 the world's best trips for 2011, and places to visit

Shikoku was chosen as one of the Best Trips of 2011

The Nakasendo Highway ranked #2 Top Ancient Highways

Tokyo ranked #5 Top Film Footsteps

Chichibu Yomatsuri ranked #4 Top Nocturnal Festivals

Ginza ranked #4 Top Shopping Avenues

Lonely Planet Travel tips and articles

(December, 2010) Tsukiji Fish Market was selected as one of the World's greatest markets

(November, 2010) Japan was selected as one of the Best countries for Food

(November, 2010) Yaeyama Island was selected as one of the world's best secret islands.

(October, 2010) Japan ranked #10 for Lonely Planet's top countries for 2011.

(May, 2010) Hidakagwa, Wakayama was selected as one of the world's happiest places

FutureBrand 2009

Japan ranked #1 in "Authenticity", "Nightlife", "Quality Products", and "New Country for Business".

MICE

ICCA in 2009

Japan was the highest ranked Asian country for the number of international meetings, and was #8 globally.

International Conferences 2009 by the Union of International Associations (UIA)

Japan ranked #5 in the world for the number of international meetings.

FutureBrand 2009

Japan ranked #1 in "Conference", as the most preferred offsite conference destination.