Ojika Island Tourism is a social enterprise that uses tourism as a tool to battle some of the existing problems on Ojika Island.
The tourism projects managed by Ojika Island Tourism include travel concierge services, outdoor recreational activities, Kominka Stay Program, and Tourist Information Center.
OUR STORY
THREE ORGANISATIONS BECOME ONE
1.OJIKA TOWN TOURISM ASSOCIATION
-Etablished in 1996 (previously a part of the Commerce and Industry Association of Ojika Town)
-The Tourism Information Center established at the ferry terminal
-2 staff members hired
-80 members join the association
-22 million yen in management cost
2.NAGASAKI・ISLAND NATURE SCHOOL
-Receives a grant from the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1999
-Begins first activities as a part of a civil group supervised by IOE Outdoors Education Office of Kumamoto
-Hires a specialist to organize the first children camp Children Summer Kingdom (13 nights 14 days) in 2001
-25 million in management cost
3.OJIKA ISLAND TOURISM PROMOTION COUNCIL
-Receives the GTS,21 Town Development Grant in 2005
-Launches the Homestay Program
-7 local families registered as hosts
TIMELINE
| 2006 | February, 2007 CERTIFIED NPO |
| 2007 | -Begins operating as an NPO Corporation Ojika Island Tourism Association from April 2007 -Major Projects: Treasure Island and Island Life children camps, Homestay Program, PTP Project (a cultural exchange project where 180 USA high school students visited Ojika Island), outdoor recreational activities, Nozaki Nature village management, souvenir shop man |
| 2008 | |
| 2009 | -Students from 5 high schools visit Ojika Island as a part of a project for children to experience countryside life -Major Projects: Nozaki Nature Village and souvenir shop management, 4 field trips (from Kyoto, Osaka, Shizuoka, and Kanagawa) -Folk house survey project receives a prefectural award |
| 2010 | -Ojika Tourism Town Development Public Cooperation is established as a part of Ojika Island Tourism Group in January 2010 -Alex Kerr supervises the folk house renovation project with 4 houses (Oyake, Hoshu, Nichigetsu, Sakishoji) turned into the lodging facilities and 1 house into a restaurant (Folk House Restaurant Fujimatsu) |
| 2011 | -Guesthouse KOJIROYAMA opened in September 2011 -Awarded the 9th Green Tourism Award in January 2011 |
| 2012 | -Folk houses Ichigoan and Ichiean begin operating as lodging facilities in June 2012 -Awarded the countryside development award (Kyushu area) in November 2012 |
| 2016 | -Ojika Tourism Town Development Public Cooperation is disbanded in March 2016 -All tourism and town development projects are managed by NPO Ojika Island Tourism Association from April 2016 |
| NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION OJIKA ISLAND TOURISM ASSOCIATION | |
| Representative | Chairman：Kiyotoshi Daikoku |
| Incorporation Date | February 16, 2007 |
| Travel Agency License | Registered Travel Agency of Nagasaki Prefecture Area NR 186 |
| Date | September 1, 2016 |
| Manager | Sato Maaya |
| Address | 〒857-4701 2791-13 Fuefuki-gō, Ojika-chō, Kitamatsuura-gun, Nagasaki-ken |
| Phone | 0959-56-2646 |
| Fax | 0959-56-3530 |
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LIST OF AWARDS
・「豊かなむらづくり全国表彰事業」Ministery of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award (Kyushu Area)
・The 7th All Right! Nippon Grand Prix Award
・The 4th JTB Cultural Exchange Award
・Mainichi Shinbun Green Tourism Award
・PTP (People to People) Award