{"id":173509,"date":"2025-10-08T11:41:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=173509&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-10-08T11:41:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:41:48","slug":"jr-kyushu-invests-in-luxury-travel-startup","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/jr-kyushu-invests-in-luxury-travel-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"JR Kyushu Invests in Luxury Travel Startup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu has invested in Tokyo-based XPERISUS, a startup specializing in cultural experience tours for affluent inbound travelers. The amount was not disclosed. Together, they will develop and promote exclusive travel packages highlighting Kyushu\u2019s unique culture. Experisus already works with domestic and international agencies, while JR Kyushu has been expanding its own premium experience programs, including shinkansen factory tours. Both companies plan to collaborate on talent development and tourism partnerships with local governments. JR Kyushu President Yoji Furuya said he looks forward to offering one-of-a-kind Kyushu experiences to high-end travelers worldwide. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrkyushu.co.jp\/common\/inc\/news\/newtopics\/__icsFiles\/afieldfile\/2025\/10\/06\/20251007_JRKyushuandExperisysInchaveformedabusinesspartnership.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-173510\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_jrluxury_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"JR Kyushu Invests in Luxury Travel Startup\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_jrluxury_2025_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_jrluxury_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_jrluxury_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fnn_jrluxury_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>JR Kyushu has invested in Tokyo-based XPERISUS, a startup specializing in cultural experience tours for affluent inbound travelers. The amount was not disclosed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":173510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-173509","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/173509","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=173509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}