Booking.com Japan K.K. Booking.com recommends travel destinations where you can enjoy “autumn leaves viewing and hot springs” this fall, in line with one of the 2024 travel trends: “Travels that make you feel alive through water.” !

Booking.com Japan K.K. press release (2024.09.27) Booking.com Japan K.K. Booking.com recommends travel destinations where you can enjoy “viewing autumn leaves and hot springs” this fall, in line with one of the 2024 travel trends, “Traveling to experience the feeling of being alive through water”! ～2024 “Travel Trend Forecast” predicts that the world’s travelers will be 75 % of respondents answered, “I feel relaxed when I’m near water.” [Announced in Japan on September 27, 2024] Booking is one of the world’s largest accommodation reservation sites, offering a wide variety of accommodations, in-person experiences, and seamless means of transportation while traveling, with the corporate philosophy of “giving everyone the freedom to experience the world more closely.” Based on the “2024 Travel Survey”* conducted by com, we combined our own data and knowledge to predict travel trends for 2024. One of this year’s trends is to interact with water. It is predicted that “a trip that allows you to experience the feeling of being alive through water,” which focuses on water, will become popular.
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In this survey, 75% of global travelers (Japanese travelers: 54%) answered that being near water makes them feel relaxed. This includes not only getting in contact with water and feeling cool at a pool or the sea to relieve the intense summer heat, but also relaxing and washing away the daily fatigue at spas and hot springs. In fact, in Booking.com’s Travel Trend Survey** conducted between January and February of this year, half (49%) of Japanese Gen Z travelers said that spas, hot springs, and saunas are important in accommodations. “It’s the equipment.” Therefore, in this release, we will carefully select recommended inns and hot spring resorts in Japan where you can enjoy both autumn leaves and hot springs, and introduce them with the latest review scores. The first 2024 “Autumn Leaves Forecast” released by the Japan Weather Association on September 10th predicts that the best time to see autumn leaves this year will be at or later than normal nationwide. The best time to see them is from around October at the earliest. This fall, why not plan a trip to enjoy autumn leaves viewing and hot springs to soothe your tired body from the midsummer heat? Enjoy both “Autumn leaves viewing and hot springs”! Recommended inns and hot spring resorts in Japan ■Sounkaku (Kamikawa Town, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido)
https://www.booking.com/hotel/jp/sounkaku-grand.ja.html Sounkaku, located in Hokkaido’s representative Sounkyo Onsen, is a
long-established hotel that was founded in 1920, which led to the creation of the Sounkyo Onsen town.It is an inn that boasts an open-air bath where you can enjoy the changing seasons of Daisetsuzan. . The autumn leaves of Sounkyo, known as the earliest autumn leaves in Japan, usually begin to change color near the peaks of the Daisetsuzan Mountains around late August, and gradually descend to the Sounkyo hot spring town, where they can be enjoyed until around mid-October. Masu. In addition, you can easily take the ropeway up Mt. Kurodake, one of the Daisetsuzan mountain ranges, to the 5th station, and Ginsendai and Daisetsu Kogen Hot Springs, which are famous for their autumn leaves, are about 45 minutes by car from Sounkaku. You can. (Received a review score of 8.2 out of 10)
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/15916/382/15916-382-63f906bb875751663cb41739c4bbf184-1280×853.jpg ■Chikusenso Onsen (Zao Town, Katta District, Miyagi Prefecture) https://www.booking.com/hotel/jp/chikusen-mt-zao-onsen-resort-spa.ja.html Chikusenso Onsen is a 30-room resort hotel located at the foot of Mt. Zao, in the nature-rich Zao National Park. While enjoying the vast 20,000 tsubo (20,000 tsubo) grounds of the forest and the babbling of a clear stream, the free-flowing hot springs from our own source, the authentic Japanese cuisine that combines kaiseki cuisine with local flavor, and the artwork displayed throughout the hotel, You can enjoy the ultimate healing experience. At Chikusenso Onsen, there is a walking path on the premises where you can view autumn leaves, and you can also take a car to the top of Zao Echo Line, which is one of the best places to see autumn leaves from early to mid-October every year. You can go there in about 45 minutes. (Received a review score of 9.3 out of 10)
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/15916/382/15916-382-738af93450947e915962b7552fb402eb-1200×900.jpg ■Shukubo  Kanshoin Sanrakuso (Oyama Town, Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture)
https://www.booking.com/hotel/jp/shukubo-sanrakuso.ja.html “Shukubo  Kanshoin Sanrakuso” is the lodging house of Daisenji Temple, a famous temple that has been around for 400 years. This shukubo is particularly famous for its vegetarian cuisine, and serves Kanshoin  Sanrakuso’s original vegetarian cuisine using local ingredients, with a focus on wild vegetables provided by Mt. Daisen. You can also experience zazen meditation, sutra copying, and Buddha copying, which can only be done at a lodging lodge. You can take a bath in the large public bath in the hotel after climbing or walking the day after your stay. The autumn leaves on Mt. Daisen, one of the most famous autumn foliage spots in western Japan, usually begin to change color in early October and reach their peak from late October to early November. The entire mountain, especially the beech and oak trees, is colored in autumn colors. (Received a review score of 9.0 out of 10)
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/15916/382/15916-382-43fcaef6c92bcd6cca0ba17da7f338b0-950×534.jpg ■Iya no Yado Kazuraya (Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture) https://www.booking.com/hotel/jp/kazuraya.ja.html Iya no Yado Kazuraya is located a 10-minute walk from Iya Kazura Bridge, one of the most scenic spots in Iya, one of Japan’s three most unexplored regions. This is an inn where you can enjoy the beauty of nature from time to time. The hotel boasts an open-air bath that gives off a secluded atmosphere, and its local cuisine, centered around river delicacies, is also popular. In addition to the autumn leaves at Iya Kazura Bridge, which is at its best from early to mid-November every year, the Iya area is also famous for its autumn leaves, including Mt. There are various autumn foliage spots such as “Noji Valley” and “Oboke and Koboke.” (Received a review score of 9.2 out of 10)
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/15916/382/15916-382-64132b38c0009bdb7e89f60d80126519-1200×900.jpg * Travel Predictions 2024 (travel survey in 2024) The 2024 Travel Trend Forecast survey was conducted by Booking.com among adults planning to travel for business or leisure/tourism within the next 12 to 24 months. A total of 27,730 respondents from 33
countries/regions (Breakdown: Argentina 1,008, Australia 1,012, Austria 505, Belgium 1,001, Brazil 1,002, Canada 1,009, China 1,009, Colombia 1,002, Croatia 508) , Denmark 504, France 1,011, Germany 1,011, Hong Kong 1,016, India 1,004, Ireland 510, Israel 504, Italy 1,014, Japan 1,004, Mexico 1,009, Netherlands 1,014, New Zealand 1,015, Portugal 500 people, Singapore 502 people, South Korea 1,010 people, Spain 1,009 people, Sweden 502 people, Switzerland 507 people, Taiwan 504 people, Thailand 1,003 people, United Arab Emirates 502 people, UK 1,007 people, America 1,005 people, Vietnam 1,007 people) was targeted. This survey was compiled using an online questionnaire in July 2023. ** Travel Trends 2024 (Survey on travel trends) The survey was conducted by Booking.com and surveyed adults who have taken an overnight leisure or tourist trip in the past 12 months, are planning to take a trip in 2024, and are involved in their travel plans. It was done independently. The survey had a total of 32,300 respondents from 32 countries and regions (2,000 from the United States, 800 from Canada, 1,800 from Mexico, 800 from Colombia, 1,800 from Brazil, 800 from Argentina, 1,800 from Australia, and 500 from New Zealand). , 800 in Spain, 800 in Italy, 1,800 in France, 1,800 in the UK, 1,800 in Germany, 800 in the Netherlands, 500 in Denmark, 500 in Sweden, 400 in Croatia, 800 in Switzerland, 800 in Belgium, 800 in Ireland, Portugal 800 people, India 1,800 people, China 800 people, Hong Kong 500 people, Thailand 800 people, Singapore 800 people, Taiwan 500 people, Vietnam 800 people, South Korea 800 people, Japan 1,800 people, UAE 500 people). It was conducted from January to February 2024. ### About Booking.com Founded in Amsterdam in 1996, as a member of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), our corporate philosophy is “The freedom to experience the world more closely for everyone.” We offer unforgettable experiences to customers around the world through our easy, one-stop booking platform for a wide variety of accommodation and transportation options. For more information, please visit Booking.com’s official SNS account (@bookingcom_jp) or https://news.booking.com/ja Please take a look.