Ota City: Transmitting lifestyle culture of Tokyo to foreign tourists

TOKYO, Japan – Ota City, Tokyo, home to Haneda Airport, the entrance to Japan, will strengthen the transmission of the real lifestyle culture of Tokyo to foreign tourists as a tourism resource of the city and aim to increase the number of foreign tourists gearing up for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

The tourism resources which Ota City will transmit on this occasion are all things which give a feeling for the lifestyle culture of Tokyo such as lively shopping districts, locally beloved restaurants, public baths where the people can relax and refresh, and historical temples.

Also, in addition to nature, local festivals and cultural events which give a sense of the changing seasons, it will also go forward transmitting the world-renowned “Ota craftsmanship” at the same time.

It is also planning many tourism events utilizing the aforementioned resources and will develop unique measures to make use of the ward’s predominance as the only city in Tokyo to possess an airport.