In an effort to support the Travel Industry in Japan, The Real Japan on the 6th of July launched a Worldwide Online Contest to win a 100+1 day trip to Japan, called TRAVEL VOLUNTEER.
The idea for this project came from one of the employees at The Real Japan, while brainstorming how to bring Tourism back to Japan. After seeing the coverage about Japan from international media, The Real Japan felt a big part of information was missing: although the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear issue are terrible disasters, Japan as a country was NOT entirely destroyed or irradiated. All other places outside the evacuation zone are totally safe, but the media never mentioned it. This had severe consequences for many businesses in the travel & tourism industry, so in turn decided to create this project to promote Japan amongst the world’s travellers and show that it still is a safe & wonderful country to visit

Starting the journey on September 15, 2011, the selected TRAVEL VOLUNTEER will visit all of Japan’s 47 prefectures and share impressions through a dedicated travel blog and through social networks. All travel and accommodation expenses, including international airfares will be covered by the project.
Candidates are invited to apply by July 31, 2011 and international support is also sought for this non-profit initiative, whether in the form of a financial or non-financial contribution.
There has been an overwhelming response to the project, within three days of the announcement 200 people from 20 different countries applied.
Detailed information is available on the projects website: http://www.travelvolunteer.net and www.facebook.com/travelvolunteerproject
Please support our project by spreading the word via the Internet and visiting The Real Japan website’s support section.

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