{"id":286,"date":"2026-05-16T18:33:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kanakane.co.jp.testrs.jp\/renewal\/2025\/01\/16\/post007\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T05:37:44","slug":"news1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kanakane.co.jp\/en\/2026\/05\/16\/news1\/","title":{"rendered":"Greetings from Kan Akane Co., Ltd."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Greetings from Kan Akane Co., Ltd.\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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My name is Himiko Ito, Representative Director of Greetings from Kan Akane Co., Ltd.<\/p>

We are a travel agency based in Toubetsu-cho, Hokkaido, specializing in inbound travel to Japan, targeting people from Greater China.<\/p>

I am Himiko Ito, Representative Director of Kan Akane Co., Ltd.\n\nWe are a travel agency based in T\u014dbetsu Town, Hokkaido, specializing in inbound travel services to Japan for international travelers.\n\nThank you very much for taking the time to read this article. I am often asked, \u201cWhy did you start your own company?\u201d and \u201cWhy focus on inbound travel to Japan?\u201d In this article, I would like to share the background and experiences that led to the founding of our company.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The company name reads \"Kan-Akane. It means \"a brilliant sunset in cold weather.<\/p>

It has been 10 years since I moved from Hokkaido to Kansai. I still love the sunset amidst the snowy landscape that I see from the window of my parents' house when I return home. The Akane-iro sunsets seen in the clear winter air are even more vivid and beautiful, and I hope to bring the excitement of Japan's four seasons to travelers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u25a0High School Years<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Until I graduated from high school, I lived in Tobetsu-cho, Hokkaido, a town of about 15,000 people about 20 km north of Sapporo. To digress a bit, in high school I met a great friend with a global mindset, and this sparked my interest in foreign countries.<\/p>

Influenced by Haruki Murakami's novel \"Sputnik's Lover,\" I had a yearning to become a wine importer, and I learned about Kobe University of Foreign Studies through the entrance exam information magazine \"Hotaruki Jidai. I gave up the Department of International Relations, which I had hoped to enter, in tears because of my score on the Center Test, and passed the Department of Chinese Studies, which I chose by process of elimination to avoid being a ronin (a student who was sent to waste time).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u25a0University days<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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At university, I majored in Chinese studies and participated in a Chinese-language theater club for about three years. I also studied abroad in Shanghai for one year, spending a total of five years immersed in a Chinese-speaking environment, including my leave of absence.<\/p>

While a student at the university, I was invited by Professor Mao Danqing, a visiting professor and writer, to be a reporter for \"Zainippon,\" a Japanese culture magazine for China, and this was the starting point of my career.<\/p>

Looking back, it was through friendships with many international peers and the knowledge I gained from them that I developed a strong desire to introduce Japan to visitors from abroad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Since April 2019, I have been engaged in inbound tourism planning and promotion targeting international markets.\n\nThroughout my career, I have also been involved in influencer marketing and the management of multilingual social media accounts. While experimenting with various approaches, I often questioned their true effectiveness and began to reconsider what clients actually value.\n\nIn particular, I realized that relying solely on influence is often insufficient to achieve meaningful results. This led me to search for more fundamental and effective approaches. My current conclusion is that, from a travel agency perspective, the key lies in directly increasing actual travelers.<\/p>

In addition, I feel that the position of \"Chinese-speaking Japanese\" is more valuable than I had expected, even if it is in the foreground.<\/p>

In the course of our promotional work for overseas markets, we have gained a great deal of experience in carefully explaining the background of countries with different cultures and exchanging opinions with clients and the media. In this process, I have keenly realized the importance of how to adjust and deepen mutual understanding with counterparts who have different cultures and values. In particular, cross-cultural coordination requires a flexible and sensitive approach, and I believe that my experience of constantly being torn between different cultures is a skill that will surely be useful for my future growth as a management personnel.<\/p>

In the course of promoting overseas markets, I have accumulated extensive experience in explaining cultural differences in detail and engaging in discussions with clients and media partners. Through these experiences, I have deeply understood the importance of bridging differences in culture and values and building mutual understanding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u25a0Tourism MBA<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In 2024, I enrolled in the Tourism MBA program at Kyoto University.\n\nUpon discovering a program focused on tourism management, I decided to apply in order to deepen my understanding of the field beyond my background in language studies.\n\nThrough discussions with classmates from diverse industries and backgrounds, I have been researching what an ideal Japan-based DMC (Destination Management Company) should look like.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Conclusion: What \"Kan Akane\" aims for in the future<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In retrospect, growing up in a small town in Hokkaido, I was fascinated by the Chinese language, which I would have chosen by process of elimination, and relearned it in an MBA program as I ran into obstacles in my practical work. All of these experiences have made me the person I am today.<\/p>

The desire to \"deliver more intrinsic value\" felt in the inbound field. And a desire to convey to the world the local scenery that I love so much. In order to give shape to these desires, we established Kan Akane Co.<\/p>

We are not simply a company that sells travel. We want to be a partner in designing \"moments of inspiration\" that transcend language barriers and cultural differences and allow the people of Japan and Greater China to understand each other deeply.<\/p>

We have just begun this challenge, but we will deliver a journey that will remain vivid in people's hearts like an akane-iro sunset shining in the winter sky.<\/p>

We hope you will warmly watch the progress of \"Kan Akane\" from now on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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