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Chapter5. Tourism and Conventions
  1. The total number of tourists who visited the city’s 31 major tourist spots was approximately 19.44 million in FY 2004 and approximately 24.95million in FY 2005, which represents a significant year-on-year increase of 28.4%,most likely due to the opening of V illaggio Italia (in the Port of Nagoya), hosting of The ”New Century” - Nagoya Castle Exhibition, and visitors to EXPO 2005 Aichi, Japan who also visited the city’stouristspots.By placeofresidence,the largest group of visitors were those from Nagoya City (36.7%), followed by those from the rest of Aichi prefecture (26. 2%),and thosefrom Gifu,Mieor Shizuoka Prefectures (15.0%), showing that most of the visitors came from the Tokai region.

  2. The city is multiplyingits efforts to attracttourists by improving its image through promoting industrial tourism, film commission initiatives (supporting film and video production in its area) and other measures. With respecttoindustrialtourism,privatetravel agency started to offer sightseeing bus tours (with stops at industrial tourist spots in the city and its surrounding areas) in October 2006, with the support of the Nagoya Convention and Visitors Bureau in planning these tours. As for film commission initiatives, the city supports film and video production in its area through the Nagoya Location Navi, which has supported more than 100 productions since its creation.

  3. On Saturday, April 29, 2006, the city started to offer Nagoya SightseeingRouteBus services,with stops at the city’s tourist spots and other destinations of interest to tourists. T hese bus services are designed to improveaccess tosuch places and enhance the attractiveness of sightseeing in Nagoya.

  4. The city has tourist information desks at three locations:Kanayama Station, JR Nagoya Station concourse, and Oasis 21 in Sakae. Meanwhile, another tourist information desk was set up at Central Japan International Airport jointly by the city, Aichi, Gifu, Mie, Shizuoka and Fukui Prefectures to provide tourists with information about these areas.

  5. The number of international conventions held in the city in 2005 was 236, putting it third in the nation. By category, the most frequent were those in the fields of science, technology and nature (33%), followed by those in the fields of politics, economy and law (18%) and those in the fields of arts, culture and education(14%).

  6. As competition to attract international conventions intensifies with other cities in Japan and the world, especially within Asia, the city is stepping up efforts to attract and support international conventions that make the best use of the characteristics of the Greater Nagoya Area, the hubofmonozukuri(making things).



Summary

 
PartI Nagoya, a World Manufacturing Center :
PartI Roots and Development

Chapter3. Nurturing Innovative Small Businesses and
Chapter2. Helping Their R&D

 
PartII Characteristics of the Economy and Industry
PartII of Nagoya

Chapter1. Economic Trends

Chapter2. Economic Scale and Industrial Structure

Chapter3. Industrial Infrastructure Supporting
Chapter3. Economy of Nagoya

Chapter4. International Trade and Business Exchange

Chapter5. Tourism and Conventions

 
PartIII Industries in Nagoya

Chapter1. Manufacturing Industry

Chapter2. Wholesale Industry

Chapter3. Retail Industry

Chapter4. Service Industry

Chapter5. Finance and Insurance Industries

Chapter6. Construction, Real Estate,
Chapter6. and Transportation Industries

Chapter7. Agriculture

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