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Title
Home Visit System
Creator
JNTO (Japan National Tourist Organization)
Publisher
JNTO (Japan National Tourist Organization)
Date
Ca. 1981
Format
8.7 x 4 inches closed, 8.7 x 23.5 inches open
Language
English
Type
Brochure
Brochures and Pamphlets Item Type Metadata
Cataloger
Emily Broad and Kangmin Kim
Pages
12 (double-sided, folded into 6 pages per side)
Condition
Like new
Graphic Description
Printed photos and illustrations; all color
Front side:
(Cover, on the far right) A foreign visitor - a white man - is meeting a Japanese family in front of a Japanese house, shaking hands with the young girl; a circle-shaped loco encompassing a globe and a pigeon, with the words "GOOD-WILL"
(Right) A schematic map of Japan showing the 8 participating cities.
(Middle section) Two visitors - a white man and a white woman - look around the garden of a Japanese household as a Japanese man watches them from behind.
(left) A Japanese woman and a white woman are together holding and appreciating a vase in a Japanese room
(far left) A white man - the one who appeared on the cover - is conversing with a Japanese man and woman in a Japanese room, the three of them sitting on the floor.
Reverse side: 8 photos of tourist attractions.
(Right column top to bottom) Kinkakuji Temple, Kyoto. Port of Kobe. Osaka. Sakurajima Peninsula, Kagoshima.
(Left column top to bottom) Imperial Palace, Tokyo. Nagoya Castle. Yamashita Park, Yokohama. Lake Biwa, Otsu.
Front side:
(Cover, on the far right) A foreign visitor - a white man - is meeting a Japanese family in front of a Japanese house, shaking hands with the young girl; a circle-shaped loco encompassing a globe and a pigeon, with the words "GOOD-WILL"
(Right) A schematic map of Japan showing the 8 participating cities.
(Middle section) Two visitors - a white man and a white woman - look around the garden of a Japanese household as a Japanese man watches them from behind.
(left) A Japanese woman and a white woman are together holding and appreciating a vase in a Japanese room
(far left) A white man - the one who appeared on the cover - is conversing with a Japanese man and woman in a Japanese room, the three of them sitting on the floor.
Reverse side: 8 photos of tourist attractions.
(Right column top to bottom) Kinkakuji Temple, Kyoto. Port of Kobe. Osaka. Sakurajima Peninsula, Kagoshima.
(Left column top to bottom) Imperial Palace, Tokyo. Nagoya Castle. Yamashita Park, Yokohama. Lake Biwa, Otsu.
Physical Dimensions
8.7 x 4" closed, 8.7 x 23.5" open
Line Transcription
- Front side (from left to right)
Meet the Japanese at Home [Family has long been the core of Japanese culture and tradition, thus meeting the local people at home is the best way to know them.]
Home Visit System in Japan [The system now operates in eight cities. About 300 families are voluntarily receiving foreign guests without any monetary compensation. Most host families speak English, and some speak French, German, and other languages.]
How to Apply [Call or visit the office, get approval from the authorities and the host family, and receive directions. Usually, the deadline to apply is one day before an actual visit.]
What a Typical Home Visit in Japan is Like [A guide on locating a host family's house, the features of a traditional Japanese house, a typical routine of a visit, etc.]
Japan National Tourist Organization
[Contact information for JNTO offices in Japan and overseas, including USA, Canada, England, Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, France, Switzerland, Germany, Mexico, and Brazil.]
All information contained in this brochure is based on data as of February 1981.
- Back side (from left to right)
Tokyo. Families speak English, French, German, Chinese, and Spanish
Yokohama. English
Nagoya. English
Otsu. English, German, Chinese
Kyoto. English
Osaka. English, Indian, French, Spanish
Kobe. English, French, German, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Kagoshima. English
Meet the Japanese at Home [Family has long been the core of Japanese culture and tradition, thus meeting the local people at home is the best way to know them.]
Home Visit System in Japan [The system now operates in eight cities. About 300 families are voluntarily receiving foreign guests without any monetary compensation. Most host families speak English, and some speak French, German, and other languages.]
How to Apply [Call or visit the office, get approval from the authorities and the host family, and receive directions. Usually, the deadline to apply is one day before an actual visit.]
What a Typical Home Visit in Japan is Like [A guide on locating a host family's house, the features of a traditional Japanese house, a typical routine of a visit, etc.]
Japan National Tourist Organization
[Contact information for JNTO offices in Japan and overseas, including USA, Canada, England, Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, France, Switzerland, Germany, Mexico, and Brazil.]
All information contained in this brochure is based on data as of February 1981.
- Back side (from left to right)
Tokyo. Families speak English, French, German, Chinese, and Spanish
Yokohama. English
Nagoya. English
Otsu. English, German, Chinese
Kyoto. English
Osaka. English, Indian, French, Spanish
Kobe. English, French, German, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Kagoshima. English
Curatorial Note
This brochure, issued by Japan National Tourist [Tourism] Organization, demonstrates the state-level effort to attract foreign visitors to Japan by providing home visit opportunities - a more intimate cultural exchange than conventional sightseeing. The part about host families in Japan volunteering without monetary compensation is notable: this shows that the idea of receiving foreign guests was appealing not only to the government but to the Japanese people as well. While the main target seems to be English speakers, the pamphlet lists a variety of languages spoken by Japanese hosts, including German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, and Indian (presumably Hindi), boasting the cosmopolitan capacity of Japan.
Motif
Home, Cities and towns
Categories
Culture, Japanese at Home, Japan Tourist Bureau, pamphlet
Color
Color; print on a white background
Date Published
[February 1981]
Printer
KYODO
Material Note
Glossy paper
Place Published
Japan
Printed Text Language
English, Japanese Kanji