Concept of the Association
We stand together with those in the anime industry,
hoping for growth in the anime industry as well as in the regions of Japan,
contributing to making Japan and its regions a place where people around the world would wish to visit.
Mission of the Association
Our mission is to select and formalize the “Anime Pilgrimage Sites”. Moreover, we aim to establish an expansive route connected by “Anime Pilgrimage Sites” through a nation-wide public and private partnership structure.
We wish to connect “Anime Pilgrimage Sites” (Local Regions), corporations, and content holders, allowing them to take advantage of the subject of the “Anime Pilgrimage Site” to provide goods and services and to create a welcoming environment for tourists, encouraging new economic growth.
Through a number of methods, we aim to spread information about the “Anime Pilgrimage Sites” to supporters of Cool Japan both in Japan and abroad, connecting tourists and pilgrimage sites to create new customers.
| Name | Anime Tourism Association |
|---|---|
| Established | September 16, 2016 |
| Address | 1-12-21 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0071 JAPAN |
| URL | https://animetourism88.com/ |
Board Members
| President | Yoshiyuki Tomino |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Tsuguhiko Kadokawa (Chairman of the Board, KADOKAWA Corporation) |
| Vice Chairperson | Kazuko Ishikawa (President, The Association of Japanese Animations) |
| Managing Director & Chief Secretary | Norimichi Suzuki |
| Director | Naoya Ito (Senior Managing Director, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co.,Ltd.) |
| Director | Goro Kido (Executive Officer, JTB Corp.) |
| Director | Akihiko Tamura (President/CEO, Narita International Airport Corporation） |
| Director | Shinichiro Shimizu (Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Japan Airlines Co.,Ltd.) |
| Director | Shigetaka Murase (CEO/President, WILLER, Inc.) |
| Director | Keisuke Murayama (Representative Director, Yamatogokoro Inc.) |
| Director & General Producer | Atsushi Ito |
| Auditor | Keiichi Uezumi (Representative, Bizadvisors Inc. Tax Accountant Office) |
(As of July 1st, 2022)
Advisors
| Advisor | Hiroshi Tabata (Visiting professor of the Tamagawa University / Former Commissioner of the Japan Tourism Agency) |
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| Advisor | Seiko Nakano (Managing Director, Japan Airlines Co.,Ltd.) |
(As of July 1st, 2022)