School trips let’s reconsider the classic destination of “Kyoto”．．．To avoid the crowds caused by the increase in visitors to Japan， destinations are diversifying to include Hokuriku and Tohoku．

School trips: Let’s reconsider the classic “Kyoto”… Avoiding crowds due to the increase in visitors to Japan, diversifying destinations to Hokuriku and Tohoku
2024/10/16 15:00 Yomiuri Shimbun
Due to the increase in foreign visitors to Japan and the weak yen, school trips for junior high and high school students are starting to change. There has been a movement to avoid the usual destinations of “Kyoto” and overseas travel. Survey results also showed that half of the schools are considering alternative destinations, so school trips are likely to become more diverse. “We can no longer visit popular shrines and temples like we used to,” said Yutaka Mitamura (64), principal of Kamiyugi Junior High School in Hachioji, Tokyo, as he reflected on the city of Kyoto, which he visited on a school trip in September. Long lines formed at bus stops, and Kiyomizu-dera Temple and Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine were thronged with visitors to Japan. According to a 2023 survey by the National School Trip Research Association, 90% of public junior high schools in the Kanto region conducted school trips to the Kinki region. However, 54% said they would like to consider other school trip destinations in the future, citing Hokuriku or Tohoku as examples. One reason for this is thought to be that crowded tourist destinations have forced students to reduce the number of places they can visit, meaning they can no longer expect the same learning benefits as before. *Click the link for the full text.

修学旅行、そうだ定番「京都」を見直そう…訪日客の増加による混雑を敬遠・北陸や東北など行き先多様化

【読売新聞】　訪日外国人客の増加や円安の影響を受け、中学や高校の修学旅行が変わり始めている。定番の「京都」や海外渡航を回避する動きが出てきた。別の行き先を考える学校が半数に上るという調査結果もあり、修学旅行の多様化が進みそうだ。 「

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