With an eye to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) is promoting diverse tourism attractions in Japan by creating sightseeing routes linking Tokyo and other regions such as Tohoku, Chugoku and Shikoku.

TMG has recently invited foreign media and travel bloggers to experience the promoted sightseeing routes. We are happy to announce that their travel reports are now available at the webpage listed below, and in line with the website, a 360-degree VR movie is now ready to help anyone who would like to travel to experience these recommended routes in an immersive way in YouTube or Youku.

- Recommended route

OKAYAMA X TOKYO: PLEASURE BOATS

After seeing the wonders of Tokyo by modern sightseeing boat on the Sumida River, take a trip to Kurashiki, an area that prospered under the rule of the Edo Shogunate (1603-1867). As you ride in a nostalgic rowboat, you'll feel as if you've slipped back in time from Tokyo to the far-off Edo period.

For further details: http://www.chushikokuandtokyo.org/route_3/

(Photo: http://prw.kyodonews.jp/prwfile/release/M102813/201612147182/_prw_OI1fl_KKjSiikX.jpg)

- 360-degree VR channel

Please enjoy and experience with Virtual Reality technology the charms of Tokyo as a modern city and the beautiful scenery of the Tohoku region as well as its history living in nature.

http://www.tohokuandtokyo.org/virtualtour/?language=en

The themes published this time are: the history of Tohoku region, accommodation, food, boat tour, festival, summer breeze, fireworks, sea and train and the digest version.

Other themes are to be added and delivered in sequence.

- Official Website for Thai visitors

To promote the diverse charms of Tokyo and Tohoku region:

http://www.tohokuandtokyo.org/

To promote the diverse charms of Tokyo and Chugoku and Shikoku regions:

http://www.chushikokuandtokyo.org/