Japan has a problem. More and more tourists are visiting but very few of them leave the trail between Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Hiroshima. Well, one company has a plan to help revitalize Japan's aging and declining population and countryside. Use Japanese Pop Culture to turn heads and bring attention to one of Japan's most beautiful and relatively unknown spot in Kansai, Awaji Island.
Awaji Island has no train stations.
There is very little tourist infrastructure.
What do they have? Rice paddies, onion fields, lots of green hills surrounded by the sea -- and now, Hello Kitty!
Recently opened Hello Kitty Show Box is a strange sight from the air. It's surrounded by farm pastures and well, just doesn't seem to fit, which is why it's perfect! It's 100% and unequivocally ONLY in JAPAN!
Where is the Hello Kitty Show Box?
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By BUS: Awaji IC (Awaji Interchage) is the main access point on the island. There are buses hat leave from Osaka Station, Kansai Airport, Kobe (Sannomiya Station) and Shin-Kobe Station.
It takes about 45 to 90 minutes to get there. At Awaji IC, there are free shuttle buses to all the attractions. Links: (get off at Awaji IC)
By FERRY (Awaya Port) there's a shuttle bus:
We stayed at the Grand Chariot for a night.
The Hello Kitty Smile is a shirt trip from the Show Box on the coast.
Thank you to the Pasona Group for the help, talking about their plans and ambitious goals to help revitalize a beautiful area of Japan. Keep up the great work!
This show has been created and produced by John Daub ジョン・ドーブ. He's been living and working in Japan for over 21 years and regularly reports on TV for Japan's International Channel.
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