FUKUOKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the purpose of promoting the hot springs around Kyushu and discovering their new attractions, the Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization will host a contest in which Kyushu’s most popular hot spring town among foreigners will be decided by vote. Contest will be held in English.
In this contest, the most popular hot spring town will be decided out of 20 candidates pre-selected by the organization based on the opinions from the designate “Kyushu Tourism Supporters.” The website to introduce each candidate town has been launched. Support messages for each hot spring town can be posted on the websites and a special prize will be given to the poster of the best message.
This project is going to be held for the purpose of widely spreading the information of the hot spring towns in Kyushu and promoting Kyushu as an “Onsen Island” to people around the world to attract more foreigners to Kyushu.
Votes will be cast on the special website (http://welcomekyushu.com/onsencontest/).
Below is the event outline.
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1. Date |
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| (1) Voting Period | : | November 5th (Thu), 2015 thru January 15th (Fri), 2016 | ||
| (2) Result Announcement | : | Late February, 2016 | ||
2. Eligible Voters
Foreign (Non Japanese) Nationals
3. Voting
On the special website of the contest, one hot spring town that each voter would like to visit or recommend to other people will be selected out of 20 candidates and a vote cast by clicking “Vote” button on the website of each hot spring town.
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4. Other |
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| (1) | Support messages can be posted via twitter on the website introducing each hot spring town. The “Best Message” will be chosen and the poster will be given a special prize. | |
| (2) | The result will be announced at the award giving ceremony of “Kyushu Article Contest” in February, 2016. The hot spring towns ranking high in the contest will be given a testimonial and plaque. | |
5. Website Address
http://welcomekyushu.com/onsencontest/