In the town of Rishirifuji on Rishiri Island, west of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, The Japan Times reported that the tourist association sponsored a three-day tour, including transportation and lodging.

The condition was that the participants would blog about their experiences.

Rishirifuji is a long way north, but has quite a lot of google blog traffic.
Is this because they have enticed a lot of bloggers? It certainly looks very beautiful and rugged.

In the prefectures of Niigata, Gifu and Shimane, the Tourist Associations are also supposedly targeting bloggers. According to the article, it sounds like bloggers are being fed with local delicacies for strong reviews.

So far I have not had this pleasure – so I think I will go to twitter to find out more.

Has anyone approached the tourist associations in their local area to try this out I wonder?

Can I link to someones blog who has blogged for a Japanese tourist association and received free transportation or food as a result of their work perhaps?

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