{"id":178625,"date":"2026-07-10T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T01:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=178625&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T01:59:00","slug":"fukuoka-expands-inbound-tourism","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-expands-inbound-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Expands Inbound Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka Prefecture launched a new accommodation subsidy program on July 7 for international visitors staying outside Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, marking its first direct lodging support initiative for inbound travelers. Visitors who book eligible accommodations through overseas travel reservation platforms can receive discounts equivalent to \u00a53,000 per person per night in local currency, including consecutive stays. The program will run through February 2027 with a budget of \u00a5231 million and is expected to support 77,000 overnight stays. The initiative aims to spread inbound tourism beyond the prefecture\u2019s two largest cities, where most foreign visitors currently stay. Subsidies for the prefecture\u2019s \u201cYoka Bus\u201d sightseeing tours will also be introduced during the same period to encourage travel to regional destinations. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC062020W6A700C2000000\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp\/press-release\/go-fukuoka.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fukuoka Prefecture<\/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\/2026\/07\/fnn_tourists-in-daimyo_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-178626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fnn_tourists-in-daimyo_2026_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fnn_tourists-in-daimyo_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fnn_tourists-in-daimyo_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fnn_tourists-in-daimyo_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: Fukuoka Now<\/p>\n<p>Get Fukuoka and Kyushu\u2019s top stories delivered to your inbox. The Now is Fukuoka Now\u2019s free biweekly newsletter featuring local news, events, culture, business, and community updates in English. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">Subscribe to The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka Prefecture launched a new accommodation subsidy program on July 7 for international visitors staying outside Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, marking its first direct lodging&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":178626,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-178625","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/178625","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\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}