Teaching Visitors: Towns and Kyoto Prefecture

teaching visitors: Cities such as Osaka, Nara and Kobe, as well as towns like Kyotanba, Kyoto Prefecture, have registered to serve as Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic host towns, according to The Japan Times. Elaborate plans have been filed with the Cabinet Office which is overseeing the initiative to have athletes from Denmark, New Zealand, South Korea, Australia, Switzerland and Turkey, among others, pay a visit even if it is a brief one to places outside the capital. As of this month, nearly 200 cities, towns and villages across Japan have registered to become so-called host towns. Of course, there is the obligatory mention in the proposals about promoting international friendship with Olympic athletes, learning about different cultures, teaching visitors local customs and showing the world that, yes indeed, Japan is not just Tokyo. Or any of the other well-trodden media stereotypes that we usually encounter. Or Kyoto. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.