ANA's 360° Look Into Japan

Above, Akihabara, Tokyo,  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has a new interactive website that they hope will boost tourism to Japan.

According to the Huffington Post:

Two years ago the U.S. State Department was warning Americans to take care traveling to Japan, the country still struggling from the effects of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power meltdown. But with a nearly 27 percent increase in U.S. travelers in 2012, according to the Japanese National Tourism Organization, Americans are once again heading east. 

All Nippon Airways, the country's largest carrier, would like to see those numbers keep climbing. To help boost interest, ANA has created a virtual glimpse into the highs and lows of Japanese culture -- and a lot of things in between -- with their 360 Japan interactive website. 

The 360Japan website is tongue-in-cheek fun set within three very different restaurants stage-dressed to excess: Japanese Style; the Design Architecture Lounge; and Akiba (Akihabara) Cafe. Each colorful setting can be navigated 360 degrees and is full of people and things to click on with a short explanation attached to each.

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