Japan is Cool, Okinawa Tourism is Hot

“IS JAPAN COOL? OKINAWA” by ANA Group, Japan's largest Airline, showcases 20 attractions of Okinawa, a tropical resort island with a unique history and tradition. The website visitors can cast votes to rank their favorite attractions.

Popular spots that make Okinawa an incredible place to vacation are the pristine resort beaches, the historic and beautiful Shuri Castle, and a must stop for anyone experiencing Okinawa, the Churaumi Aquarium.

Visitors are attracted to the beauty of the eternally blue ocean around Okinawa nicknamed "Churaumi" in Ryukyu accent meaning "beautiful pure ocean". In Okinawa, time passes much slower than any other place in Japan and its population is much smaller than that of Hawaii. Then, the hidden resort areas in Okinawa feature both relaxation and marine leisure. ANA aims to attract more visitors to Japan from overseas by highlighting such a well-kept-secret place

Experience JAPAN Fare:

ANA offers travelers to any destination within Japan for only 10,500 yen! To be eligible for the campaign, visitors must live outside Japan, hold a passport issued by a country other than Japan or, in the case of Japanese passport holders, have permanent residency outside Japan, and must hold an international ticket to and from Japan (it doesn’t have to be with ANA).
Please visit http://www.ana.co.jp/wws/us/e/wws_common/promotion/experience_jp/ for more information about the routes and airfares.

About “IS JAPAN COOL?” web site:

The first series focused specifically on cool Japanese culture, with over 100,000 visitors casting their votes as to whether the featured locations and trends were “cool” or “not so cool”. The 2nd series predominantly features new attractions in Tokyo, where an exciting mixture of old and new Japanese cultures thrives, and in Okinawa, a picturesque resort in southern Japan. We hope you enjoy your visit to the “Is Japan Cool?” website and look forward to your vote.

The second “Cool Campaign” competition is now on the website, and the deadline is drawing closer!

Winners will receive two round-trip tickets to Okinawa (including international and domestic connecting flights) from overseas cities where ANA has operations, plus a one-night stay at the ANA Intercontinental Manza Beach Resort. Some other cool gifts from Okinawa and Tokyo will also be awarded to winning visitors. The 1st campaign attracted participants from 142 countries.

About ANA Group:

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the ninth largest airline in the world by revenues and the largest in Japan by the number of passengers. Founded in 1952, ANA flies to 76 domestic and international cities in a fleet of 231 aircrafts serving a network of 174 routes. ANA has 33,000 employees and operates about 1,000 flights a day. In 2011, it carried 43 million passengers and generated revenues of $17.1 billion. ANA has been a core member of Star Alliance since 1999 and launched a joint-venture with United Airlines on trans-Pacific and Asia routes in April 2011; ANA launched a joint-venture with Lufthansa on Japan-Europe routes in October 2011. ANA has more than 23 million members belonging to its Frequent Flyer Program (ANA Mileage Club). ANA has launched the world's newest and most advanced passenger aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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