{"id":172877,"date":"2025-08-28T13:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T04:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=172877&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-08-28T13:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T04:50:26","slug":"toyama-kitakyushu-launch-sushi-tourism-route","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/toyama-kitakyushu-launch-sushi-tourism-route\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyama, Kitakyushu Launch Sushi Tourism Route"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toyama Prefecture, Kitakyushu City, and JR West signed a cooperation agreement on August 26 in Osaka to attract inbound tourists through a \u201csushi golden route.\u201d The initiative will link both regions with travel packages combining sushi chef workshops, morning market auctions, Toyama\u2019s traditional crafts, and Kitakyushu\u2019s night views. JR West will develop the products, aiming to spread inbound tourism beyond the Tokyo\u2013Osaka corridor. Toyama has pursued sushi branding for two years, while Kitakyushu created a \u201cSushi Capital Division\u201d this spring. Leaders from both regions emphasized using sushi as a gateway to showcase local culture worldwide. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/lnews\/kitakyushu\/20250826\/5020018879.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kokura-station-sushi_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Toyama, Kitakyushu Launch Sushi Tourism Route\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kokura-station-sushi_2025_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kokura-station-sushi_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kokura-station-sushi_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fnn_kokura-station-sushi_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&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>Toyama Prefecture, Kitakyushu City, and JR West signed a cooperation agreement on August 26 in Osaka to attract inbound tourists through a \u201csushi golden route.\u201d &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":172880,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-172877","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\/172877","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=172877"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}