Ten Thai university students, who were invited to visit Chiba Prefecture on a monitoring tour from Jan. 18 to 22, 2015, paid a courtesy call on Governor Kensaku Morita while visiting a number of sightseeing spots and engaging in cultural exchange programs with their local counterparts.

The Thai students will post what they experienced in Chiba Prefecture on Facebook and other social networking service sites.  

1. How it happened

Visitors from Thailand to Japan have been increasing significantly due to the easing of visa requirements, among other reasons. Also, Governor Morita visited Thailand in August 2012 for the purpose of promoting visits. To further step up the exchange program, Chiba Prefecture invited Thai students to the prefecture to let them tour Chiba and communicate the prefecture's allures to the people back home, further raising their interest in touring Chiba.  

2. Where they went

- Naritasan Shinshoji Temple

- Mother Farm

-Nihon-ji Temple

-Oyama terraced paddy fields

-Kamogawa Seaworld

-Katsuura Morning Market

-Sawara

-Sakura

-Funabashi

-Chiba City

-Tokyo Disneyland

-Tokyo Disney Sea

- Strawberry picking

Chiba, Japan Travel Guide (Thai version: http://japan-chiba-guide.com/th/index.html)

3. Example of SNS

* Facebook: Japan Tourism-Chiba (https://www.facebook.com/Japan.Tourism.Chiba)