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Monday, January 18, 2010

Japan, Industrial Tours show...[ 557 ]

The Mainichi Daily News

Kawasaki boat tours show off city's industrial glory

A night view of the Kawasaki coastal industrial district (Photo Courtesy of Kawasaki city office)
A night view of the Kawasaki coastal industrial district (Photo Courtesy of Kawasaki city office)

KAWASAKI -- Factories are enjoying great popularity as a new tourist attraction in a coastal industrial district here.

About 800 tourists have already participated in the factory tours since the city and a local travel agency jointly launched the sightseeing project in 2008. The city will also introduce a new cruising tour to explore factory areas in Kawasaki this month, in collaboration with the Kawasaki City Tourist Association.

As part of its efforts to promote the city's history and charms as a major industrial area, the municipality launched the nation's first official examination on local industrial tourism in 2007, and started organizing sightseeing tours on a trial basis to introduce local factories of cultural values in 2008. During the tours, participants saw the night view of the Keihin Industrial Area and visited factories and other industrial facilities, in addition to regular tourist destinations such as Kawasaki Daishi temple and the Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall. The initiative turned out to be a great success.

In 2009, the city carried out a total of eight industrial tours in collaboration with the JTB Corp's local branch and the Kinki Nippon Tourist Co.'s Yokohama office. The most popular ones were the night-time tours to the factory area, with the 90 tickets available for October sold out within an hour.

Taking advantage of its booming popularity, the city government and the tourist association decided to start regular night-time boat cruises, allowing participants to enjoy the sights of the industrial zone from the Keihin canal and other spots by night. Retired officials of the local port authorities serve as tour guides, and introduce the area during the two-hour-long tour.

The organizers have managed to hold down the participating fees to 4,000 per person by allowing them to bring their own drinks and meals aboard.

"The coastal area of Kawasaki is often associated with pollution problems, but the tour will help promote a cleaner image of the city," said Fumio Saito, director of the Kawasaki City Tourist Association.

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