{"id":168371,"date":"2025-01-15T10:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T01:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=168371&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-01-15T10:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T01:02:54","slug":"kitakyushu-launches-google-maps-ticketing-tourist-facilities","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitakyushu-launches-google-maps-ticketing-tourist-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu Launches Google Maps Ticketing for Tourist Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu City has started a trial using Google Maps to provide detailed information about local tourist facilities and sell tickets online. The initiative, launched in January 2025, aims to attract more visitors by enhancing accessibility and convenience. Ten facilities, including the Kanmon Straits Museum and the city\u2019s main tourist information center, now offer details such as locations, hours, and contact information on Google Maps. Visitors can also purchase tickets or make reservations directly through the platform. The trial will run until the end of March 2025, during which the city will evaluate its effectiveness in boosting visitor numbers. If successful, the program may expand to include other tourist facilities. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp\/files\/001124687.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu City<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-168375\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_kitakyushu-google-map_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C849&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kitakyushu Launches Google Maps Ticketing for Tourist Facilities\" width=\"1400\" height=\"849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_kitakyushu-google-map_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_kitakyushu-google-map_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_kitakyushu-google-map_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C621&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/fnn_kitakyushu-google-map_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C466&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kitakyushu City has started a trial using Google Maps to provide detailed information about local tourist facilities and sell tickets online&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":168379,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-168371","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/168371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}