Questions Answers: Anime and Gifu Prefecture

questions answers: The city of Hida attracted more than 1 million visitors in 2016 for the first time at least in three years. ; Such sightseeing walking in the footsteps of fictional characters is not new, according to The Japan Times. It's called seichi junrei sacred pilgrimage . But given the immense popularity of Japanese anime overseas, Japan wants to further promote this type of tourism to international visitors. Gifu Prefecture has seen more tourists since its sites appeared in the movie. The following are some questions and answers about anime tourism When did the trend first start Avid anime fans had been retracing the steps of their favorite characters since the 1990s, according to Takeshi Okamoto, an associate professor at Nara Prefectural University who researches anime tourism. The activity was still low-key back then, he said, only to heat up with the widespread use of the internet in the mid-2000s. Fans of the Sailor Moon series, which first aired on TV in 1992, would visit a shrine in Tokyo featured prominently in the program. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.