【For Municipalities, Tourism Associations, DMOs, and Enterprises】Going Beyond Tourism Planning—COMMON Inc. Opens Consultation Desk for Tourism Accompaniment Support Services

COMMON Inc. (Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture; CEO: Yuki Masuda) has launched a consultation desk for its "Tourism Accompaniment Support Service" targeting municipalities, tourism associations, DMOs, regional organizations, and private enterprises (https://common.or.jp/support-for-tourism-promotion/).

The consultation desk offers comprehensive, on-the-ground support tailored to local needs—not limited to planning and operating tourism events, but also including enhancing regional assets, formulating tourism strategies, promotion, developing tourism talent, and building organizational structures for tourism associations and DMOs.

Consultation Desk: https://common.or.jp/support-for-tourism-promotion/

Why Is Accompaniment-Type Tourism Support Needed Now?

Amid declining populations and intensifying regional competition, many areas have positioned tourism as a key pillar for regional revitalization.

At the same time, numerous municipalities and local organizations face challenges such as:

- Having a tourism strategy but lacking capacity to implement it - Inability to sustain tourism events after initial launch - Shortage of staff in tourism associations or DMOs - Insufficient resources for information dissemination and PR - Difficulty achieving self-sufficiency after public subsidies end

Unlike event or consulting companies, COMMON Inc. specializes in end-to-end accompaniment—from planning and execution to PR, secretariat support, and business development.

Support Services

COMMON Inc. provides a wide range of tourism support customized to each region’s circumstances.

Tourism Strategy and Regional Vision Development

Support in organizing regional assets, marketing analysis, and developing tourism strategies and visions

Tourism Event Planning and Operations

Planning and management of local events, food events, markets, children’s events, disaster-preparedness events, and more

Tourism Association and DMO Support

Secretariat operations, organizational development, accompaniment support, and human resource development

PR and Promotion

Distribution via PR TIMES, social media management, video production, and media collaboration

Regional Project Support

Matching between enterprises, municipalities, and local organizations; planning and advancement of public-private partnership projects

Support available through national government programs

COMMON Inc. offers not only expert tourism support but also accompaniment support utilizing national government programs.

Key programs: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' "Regional Revitalization Advisor" program; Japan Tourism Agency's "Comprehensive DMO Support Program"

By leveraging these programs, municipalities and other organizations may receive continuous expert support with reduced financial burden. Eligibility for these programs will also be discussed during consultations.

Practical Support from Tourism Experts

COMMON Inc. employs Ryota Morishige, former Head of Regional Revitalization at Nanki-Shirahama Airport Co., Ltd., with extensive experience in regional tourism development.

His past projects include:

- Increasing passenger traffic at Nanki-Shirahama Airport - Operating regional DMOs - Promoting workations - Advancing regional digital transformation (DX) - Developing tourism talent - Providing accompaniment support to over 30 regions nationwide

Drawing on this hands-on experience, he delivers customized support suited to each region’s needs.

Key Achievements

Aiming to evolve beyond one-off events into sustainable regional initiatives.

We Welcome Consultations on:

- Planning local events - Creating platforms connecting municipalities and businesses - Hosting "Japan Soseki Koshien" (Japan Materials Championship) locally - Promoting local products and tourism resources - Organizing public-private partnership forums - Hosting co-creation events focused on regional challenges - Implementing events in disaster prevention, health, welfare, or education - Advancing corporate hometown tax donations or regional projects - Building ongoing businesses or communities after events

Consultations are welcome even at the initial idea stage.

About COMMON Inc.

Under the slogan "Advancing Regions through Co-Creation," COMMON Inc. connects diverse stakeholders—including municipalities, enterprises, local organizations, primary industries, and regional businesses—and drives initiatives nationwide in regional revitalization, disaster prevention, tourism, industrial promotion, and expanding relational populations.

Contact Information

COMMON Inc. Email: [email protected] Official Website: https://common.or.jp/ General Inquiries