{"id":3042,"date":"2016-08-13T20:22:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T20:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/3042-travel-agency-offers-muslim-friendly-tours-in-osaka-japan\/"},"modified":"2016-08-13T20:22:55","modified_gmt":"2016-08-13T20:22:55","slug":"travel-agency-offers-muslim-friendly-tours-in-osaka-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/3042-travel-agency-offers-muslim-friendly-tours-in-osaka-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Agency Offers Muslim-Friendly Tours in Osaka, Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A travel agency based in Osaka city, Japan, is offering tours catering specifically to Muslim visitors, a growing segment of inbound travelers from abroad, featuring a visit to a mosque, halal food and an attendant who adheres to Islam.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A travel agency based in Osaka city, Japan, is offering tours catering specifically to Muslim visitors, a growing segment of inbound travelers from abroad, featuring a visit to a mosque, halal food and an attendant who adheres to Islam.<\/p>\n<p>Miyako International Tourist Co. says it\u2019s most popular route starts from Tokyo and takes participants to Osaka, Kyoto and Nara, all major tourist destinations. In recent years, Hokkaido, which has no rainy season and is known for winter sports, is also gaining traction, it says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My mission is to serve Muslim brothers and sisters with a deep sense of hospitality and to show them the good Japan can offer,\u201d Matsui said after a service at Osaka Masjid.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth mentioning that Muslim population and mosques have increased in the few past years in japan.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A travel agency based in Osaka city, Japan, is offering tours catering specifically to Muslim visitors, a growing segment of inbound travelers from abroad, featuring a visit to a mosque, halal food and an attendant who adheres to Islam. \u00a0 \u00a0 A travel agency based in Osaka city, Japan, is offering tours catering specifically to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[295,142,214,205,348],"class_list":["post-3042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-food","tag-japan","tag-mosque","tag-muslim","tag-travel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - 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