Japan Tourism Agency

Japan Tourism Agency
観光庁
Kankō-chō

Joint Government Building No. 3
Agency overview
FormedOctober 1, 2008 (2008-10-01)
Jurisdiction Japan
HeadquartersYubinbango 100-8918, Chiyoda-ku, Kasumigaseki 2-chome No. 1 No. 3, Tokyo
Employees200
Annual budget¥26,438 million JPY
Agency executives
  • Secretary, Hiroshi Tabata
  • Deputy Secretary, Koichi Wada
Parent agencyMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Websitewww.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/en/

The Japan Tourism Agency (観光庁, Kankō-chō), JTA, is an organization which was set up on October 1, 2008 as an agency of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.