{"id":15028,"date":"2010-12-08T10:10:38","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T14:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=15028"},"modified":"2011-05-09T19:28:36","modified_gmt":"2011-05-09T23:28:36","slug":"project-how-much-tourism-revenue-has-jet-generated-for-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/12\/08\/project-how-much-tourism-revenue-has-jet-generated-for-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Project:  How much tourism revenue has JET generated for Japan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japantravelinfo.com\/top\/index.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15612 alignright\" title=\"JNTOLogo\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/JNTOLogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/JNTOLogo.jpg 281w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/JNTOLogo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" \/><\/a><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Update 5\/9\/11:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/02\/10\/stories-from-the-jet-tourist-tally-project\/\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to read &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/02\/10\/stories-from-the-jet-tourist-tally-project\/\">Stories from the JET-Tourist Tally Project<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Update:<\/span> We&#8217;ve set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/viewform?formkey=dFFPeW5zdUZjQ3RZbEJJQ2IzNHJCZHc6MQ&amp;ifq\">Google Form to collect responses<\/a> as an alternative to doing this via e-mail.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">*******<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Thanks to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jnto.go.jp\/eng\/contact\/regional_offices.html\"><strong>Japan National Tourism Organization<\/strong><\/a> for its help in spreading the word about this project.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/viewform?formkey=dFFPeW5zdUZjQ3RZbEJJQ2IzNHJCZHc6MQ&amp;ifq\">JET-Tourists Tally Project<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/h2>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Last updated:\u00a0 05\/09\/2011<\/span> (Thanks to JETAA UK and JETAA DC for letting its members know about the survey!)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists brought to Japan by JETs:<\/strong> 2,009<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visitor Days: <\/strong>22,574<\/li>\n<li><strong>Respondents: <\/strong>347<\/li>\n<li><strong>Estimated tourism revenue (<\/strong>\u00a5<strong>10,000\/day): <\/strong>\u00a5225,740,000 (about $2,687,381 @ US$1=84yen)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Estimated tourism revenue per JET respondent:<\/strong> \u00a5650,548 (about $7,745 @ US$1=84yen)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conclusion?<\/strong> At a minimum, JETs generate the equivalent of 1\/5 to 1\/6 of their salary for the Japanese economy.\u00a0 This is in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/category\/jet-roi\/\">other returns on investment<\/a> (e.g., diplomatic, financial and cultural) provided to Japan by participants in the JET Program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(See further below for breakdown by prefecture.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s a simple way for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">every<\/span> JET and JET alum to do their part to support the JET Programme and the JET Alumni Association.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Just fill out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/viewform?formkey=dFFPeW5zdUZjQ3RZbEJJQ2IzNHJCZHc6MQ&amp;ifq\">this simple Google Form<\/a><\/strong> that we set up:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/viewform?formkey=dFFPeW5zdUZjQ3RZbEJJQ2IzNHJCZHc6MQ&amp;ifq\"><strong>https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/viewform?formkey=dFFPeW5zdUZjQ3RZbEJJQ2IzNHJCZHc6MQ&amp;ifq<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">or, if you prefer&#8230;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>E-mail <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>visitors [at] jetwit.com<\/strong><\/span> and<\/li>\n<li>Tell us <strong><em>how many people you are personally responsible for causing to visit Japan<\/em><\/strong> (both during and since JET).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please make sure to include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Number of tourists<\/strong> (e.g., Mom + Dad + two brothers = 4 people)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total number of days they stayed in Japan<\/strong> (e.g., If Mom &amp; Dad + two brothers each stayed for 10 days, that&#8217;s 40 total days of tourist travel)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your name + position on JET (ALT\/CIR\/SEA)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Your Prefecture + city\/town and years on JET (e.g., 2006-10) (<\/strong>this is vital info!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Any comments, stories or additional info you want to share<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Nearly all of us had relatives and friends come and visit us in Japan.\u00a0 Some of us have brought student groups and organized other exchanges.\u00a0 All of this has provided tourism revenue for the Japanese economy.\u00a0 The goal of this project is to determine, at a minimum, the amount of tourism revenue for which JET is directly responsible.<\/p>\n<p>This information is particularly important amidst ongoing discussions of costs associated with the JET Programme and the JET Alumni Association.\u00a0 Many of the short and long term benefits have simply not been factored in.\u00a0 So email <strong>visitors@jetwit.com<\/strong> with your responses and let&#8217;s make sure this info does get factored in to future discussions.<\/p>\n<p>We will continue to update the numbers in this post.\u00a0 Please check back periodically for updates.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Note<\/span>:\u00a0 We are assuming a rather conservative estimate of Y10,000 per day (approximately $100) for all tourism expenditures combined (e.g., lodging, travel, food, entertainment and other tourist expenditures).\u00a0 Some people flew Japanese airlines, others did not.\u00a0 Some stayed in hotels, others stayed for free on the couch.\u00a0 All in all, 10,000 yen\/day is a very low-end estimate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Special domo arigatou<\/span> for their ongoing help with this project to <strong>Joe Silvagni (Nagasaki-ken, 2008-10)<\/strong>, <strong>Mike Shu (Hyogo-ken, 2005-08)<\/strong> and <strong>Sam Lederer (Shizuoka-ken, 2005-07)<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*******************<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><em>1.\u00a0 Hokkaid\u014d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hokkaid\u014d<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><em>2.\u00a0 T\u014dhoku<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Aomori Prefecture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Iwate Prefecture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Miyagi Prefecture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Akita Prefecture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Yamagata Prefecture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fukushima Prefecture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>3.\u00a0 Kant\u014d<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ibaraki<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tochigi<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gunma<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saitama<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chiba<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tokyo<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kanagawa<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>4.\u00a0 Ch\u016bbu<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Niigata<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Toyama<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ishikawa<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fukui<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Yamanashi<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nagano<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gifu<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Shizuoka<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Aichi<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>5.\u00a0 Kansai<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mie<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Shiga<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>__ tourists<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yen:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kyoto<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Osaka<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hy\u014dgo<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nara<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wakayama<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>6.\u00a0 Ch\u016bgoku<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Tottori<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Shimane<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Okayama<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hiroshima<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Yamaguchi<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>7.\u00a0 Shikoku<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Tokushima<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kagawa<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ehime<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>K\u014dchi<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>8.\u00a0 Ky\u016bsh\u016b<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Fukuoka<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saga<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nagasaki<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kumamoto<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u014cita<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Miyazaki<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kagoshima<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Okinawa<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tourists: _____<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Revenue:\u00a0 _____<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update 5\/9\/11: CLICK HERE to read &#8220;Stories from the JET-Tourist Tally Project&#8220; Update: We&#8217;ve set up a 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