June 14 (Sun): "Mikata Goko Future Conference" to be Held!

Tourism destinations that attract people from around the world always feature people who live there with love and pride.

With the theme of "Creating a Region Chosen by the World," we have invited Hiroshi Mizohata, who leads the forefront of the Osaka-Kansai Expo and inbound tourism, to unlock the potential of the Mikata Goko area to compete on a global scale. We will also reaffirm the region's potential, focusing on "What are the values (treasures) of Mikata Goko from a global perspective?" and sketch out the next future together with you.

Event Overview

Date: Sunday, June 14, Reiwa 8 Time: 13:30–16:00 (Doors open at 13:00) Venue: Mihama Town Lifelong Learning Center NAVIAS (29-3 Go-ichi, Mihama-cho, Mikata-gun, Fukui Pref.) Admission: Free Registration: Not required Organizer: Mikata Goko Area Tourism Council Co-organizers: Mihama Town, Wakasa Town

Event Contents

Part 1: Keynote Speech If the region gets heated, the world moves! ~Local energy and human power to become a "chosen tourism destination"~ Speaker: Hiroshi Mizohata, Chairperson, Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau (Former Commissioner of the Japan Tourism Agency)

Part 2: Panel Discussion Rediscovering the "Value" of Mikata Goko from the World's Perspective ~The life we enjoy is the value we can boast to the world~ <Panelists> Hiroshi Mizohata, Chairperson, Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau Tomohide Tanaka, Director, Tourism Region Promotion Division, Japan Tourism Agency Kaichi Tanaka, Director General, Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau Mitsuru Hayashida, Representative Director, Rainbow Line Co., Ltd. Julian Gili, Representative Director, TARGET JAMM Co., Ltd. Katsuyuki Oka, Representative Director, Okasaya Ltd. <Facilitator> Masaki Yamashita, Fellow, JTB Tourism Research & Consulting Co.

Inquiries: Mihama Town Tourism Promotion Division Contact: Kei Nohara TEL: 0770-32-6705 MAIL: [email protected]