Development for Inbound Tourist from Islamic Countries

Abstract

　Japanese government operates promotion project for inbound travel. That calls Visit Japan Project. This project operates from 10 years ago. And declared that first target is 18 million foreign visitors by 2016, second target is 25 million foreign visitors by 2020, and final goal is 30 million foreign visitors for future. But, in 2012 was 8.36 million. So, in addition, government is targeting 10 million foreign visitors by end of year 2013. For this target, government announced that Japan must approach Southeast Asia market and Muslim market as additional promotion. Wealthy people in both countries of Malaysia and Indonesia will come more than one hundred million people in 2020. Therefore tourism industry shall approach to both countries. They need to acquire knowledge about halal, Islamic customs and religious conventions. Muslim doctrines not worship idols even for tourist. So visit course should be considerate and must prepare special arrange travel route for Muslim. We have to appeal that the correspondence be trusted from the countries of the Islamic world.