Japan Rankings
MICE
ICCA in 2008
Japan was the highest ranked Asian country for the number of international meetings, and was #8 globally.
www.iccaworld.com/cnt/docs/2008-Statistics-Report-CountryCity-Rankings.pdf
International Conferences 2007 by the Union of International Associations (UIA)
Japan ranked #5 in the world for the number of international meetings.
www.uia.be/sites/uia.be/files/documents/statistics/press/press08.pdf
FutureBrand 2008
Japan ranked #1 in ‘Conference’, as the most preferred offsite conference destination.
www.countrybrandindex.com/download/
LEISURE
TripAdvisor® in the 2008 Travelers’ Choice® Destinations Awards
Kyoto was chosen as the best destination in Asia.
www.tripadvisor.com/TCDestinations
Food & Wine Go List 2009
Tokyo was awarded as the World’s Best Food City.
www.foodandwine.com/articles/go-list-2009-worlds-best-food-cities
FutureBrand 2008
Japan ranked #1 in ‘Authenticity’, ‘Nightlife’, ‘Fine Dining’, ‘Quality Products’, ‘Advanced Technology’, and ‘New Country for Business’.
www.countrybrandindex.com/download/
Wanderlust readers for the 2009 Travel Awards
Japan was voted as the #1 country, Kyoto as the #2 city in the world by the readers.
www.wanderlust.co.uk/article.php?page_id=2416
August 2008 issue of Travel + Leisure Magazine
Kyoto ranks 2nd place of the most popular destinations in Asia
The 2009 Michelin Guide Tokyo
Tokyo was awarded a total of 227 stars to 203 establishments, (30 hotels and 173 restaurants), which made this city the world leader in gourmet dining with more "stars" than any other city.
www.michelinmedia.com/pressSingle/value=MCH2008111862832
Smithsonian Magazine's January 2008 issue
Ryouanji-temple (Rock garden) in Kyoto was chosen as one of 28 places in the world that one must see before one dies.
www.japantravelinfo.com/newsletter/mice/2008_03/#Ryoan-ji
Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards 2008
Kyoto and Tokyo were ranked #5 and #8 Best Asian cities in the world, respectively. In the international airlines section, Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) were ranked the #5 and #8 respectively.
www.concierge.com/tools/travelawards/readerschoice
The 2009 Gold List put out by Conde Nast Traveler
Five hotels in Japan are listed, with three in Tokyo, one in Kyoto and one in Osaka.
www.concierge.com/tools/travelawards/goldlist/2009/regions/asia/japan/
Forbs Traveler.com
Tokyo Disney Land / Tokyo Disney Resort ranked #1 in Asia’s Most Visited Tourist-Sites.
www.forbestraveler.com/best-lists/most-visited-asian-tourist-attractions-slide.html?partner=filmstrip_new
Hotel.info
Tokyo was awarded the top spot for value in hotels, with 7.84 out of 10 possible points.
www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/29314
Budget Travel
Park Hyatt Tokyo's swimming pool was chosen as one of the world's most amazing hotel pools.
Forbes Traveler.com "BEST OF" LISTS 2009
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range and Meiji Jingu Shrine ranked #4 and #8 in the World's Most Visited Religious Destinations.
www.forbestraveler.com/best-lists/religious-destinations-2009-story.html
