Cookie Policy

1. Introduction

We are committed to transparency and the protection of your privacy at the Japan National Tourism Organization ("we", "us"). This document tells you about our information gathering and data processing practices at our website; which is operated by us.

If you wish to change your consent settings at any time, please click here.

1.1 Cookies

"Cookies" are small capacity text files that are saved in your browser or onto your device when you visit or use websites, applications, or online media, or see online advertising.

There are a number of different types of cookies. The type of cookie provided by us while you are visiting our website is a "first party cookie". This is because it is provided by us and we operate the domain you are accessing. A cookie provided by a company that does not operate the domain you are accessing is called a "third party cookie". While you are visiting our website, we allow third parties to set cookies on your browser (For details, see 2.2 below.).

Each cookie lasts for a different period of time. A "session cookie" will last only while your browser is open. When you close the browser, this cookie will be automatically deleted and your computer will forget you. A "persistent cookie" will survive even after the browser has been closed. As such, this cookie will recognize your device when you browse the internet by opening up the browser again.

1.2 Similar identification technologies

While this document is a Cookie Policy, it is also intended to cover the use of other identification technologies that we can use or which we can be allowed to be used when providing our website. When this Cookie Policy mentions cookies, it should be understood to include such similar technologies:

2. How do we use cookies?

2.1 The types of cookies

We use following types of cookies provided that types of cookies we use depend on the country:

2.2 The purposes of cookies and other information

  

The table below is the list of the cookies we use and the relevant information. It is possible that we will additionally or derivatively use the cookies that are not listed in the table below. In that case, we will obtain your consent with regard to the use of such cookies in accordance with the process described in 3.1 below. We will keep the table below updated in every quarter.

3. Your choices

3.1 Your consent

We use cookies listed in Section 2 except for strictly necessary cookies only if you have given your consent to do so by moving the selector switch to "Active" for each category of cookies in the Privacy Preference Center.


As for strictly necessary cookies, we process them because we have legitimate interests to do so.

Please note that if we have collected information via our cookies from your device which may identify you ("personal data") we will process such information on the basis of your consent.

3.2 How to withdraw your consent

You can withdraw your consent by disabling cookies in the Privacy Preference Center.


4. Your rights

You have the rights including rights to withdraw consent in relation to your data in certain circumstances: For further information about your rights and how you may exercise them, please refer to our privacy policy which is available at Privacy Policy.

However, please note that the re-identification of you in relation to cookies is not always possible for us. In such case, we will require you to provide additional information to enable your identification in order to fulfil your request in order to enable you to exercise your rights as described above.

5. Contact details

For any questions or requests relating to this Cookie Policy, contact us at webmaster@jnto.go.jp.

If you would like to exercise any of the rights set out in section 4 above, please contact us at webmaster@jnto.go.jp.

Last modified: May 22, 2025