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[Breaking News]Tourist season starts at Japan's largest lake

OTSU, Japan, March 7 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows sightseeing ships parading on Lake Biwa in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, in a ceremony marking the start of the tourist season at Japan's largest lake on March 7, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Tourist season starts at Japan's largest lake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows sightseeing ships parading on Lake Biwa in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, in a ceremony marking the start of the tourist season at Japan's largest lake on March 7, 2026.

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Tourist season starts at Japan's largest lake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows sightseeing ships parading on Lake Biwa in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, in a ceremony marking the start of the tourist season at Japan's largest lake on March 8, 2025.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240408) -- BEIJING, April 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Foreign tourists prepare to go sightseeing after completing passenger clearance procedures in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. Tianjin International Cruise Home Port has welcomed 22 cruise ships and seen 68,000 tourist visits so far this year, according to Dong Zichen, deputy general manager of Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-INT'L CRUISE HOME PORT-FOREIGN TOURISTS (CN)

(240407) -- TIANJIN, April 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Foreign tourists apply for temporary entry permits at the Tianjin Dongjiang border inspection station in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docked at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's port city of Tianjin on Sunday morning, with over 1,800 tourists from 50 countries and regions aboard. The ship will dock at Tianjin for two days and one night, carrying over 800 crew members and over 1,800 tourists. Most of the tourists will go sightseeing in the cities of Beijing and Tianjin. Tianjin International Cruise Home Port has welcomed 22 cruise ships and seen 68,000 tourist visits so far this year, according to Dong Zichen, deputy general manager of Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-INT'L CRUISE HOME PORT-FOREIGN TOURISTS (CN)

(240407) -- TIANJIN, April 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Foreign tourists prepare to go sightseeing after completing passenger clearance procedures in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docked at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's port city of Tianjin on Sunday morning, with over 1,800 tourists from 50 countries and regions aboard. The ship will dock at Tianjin for two days and one night, carrying over 800 crew members and over 1,800 tourists. Most of the tourists will go sightseeing in the cities of Beijing and Tianjin. Tianjin International Cruise Home Port has welcomed 22 cruise ships and seen 68,000 tourist visits so far this year, according to Dong Zichen, deputy general manager of Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-INT'L CRUISE HOME PORT-FOREIGN TOURISTS (CN)

(240407) -- TIANJIN, April 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Foreign tourists apply for temporary entry permits at the Tianjin Dongjiang border inspection station in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docked at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's port city of Tianjin on Sunday morning, with over 1,800 tourists from 50 countries and regions aboard. The ship will dock at Tianjin for two days and one night, carrying over 800 crew members and over 1,800 tourists. Most of the tourists will go sightseeing in the cities of Beijing and Tianjin. Tianjin International Cruise Home Port has welcomed 22 cruise ships and seen 68,000 tourist visits so far this year, according to Dong Zichen, deputy general manager of Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-INT'L CRUISE HOME PORT-FOREIGN TOURISTS (CN)

(240407) -- TIANJIN, April 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Foreign tourists walk to board a coach at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docked at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's port city of Tianjin on Sunday morning, with over 1,800 tourists from 50 countries and regions aboard. The ship will dock at Tianjin for two days and one night, carrying over 800 crew members and over 1,800 tourists. Most of the tourists will go sightseeing in the cities of Beijing and Tianjin. Tianjin International Cruise Home Port has welcomed 22 cruise ships and seen 68,000 tourist visits so far this year, according to Dong Zichen, deputy general manager of Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-INT'L CRUISE HOME PORT-FOREIGN TOURISTS (CN)

(240407) -- TIANJIN, April 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Foreign tourists line up to pass through passenger clearance procedures at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docked at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's port city of Tianjin on Sunday morning, with over 1,800 tourists from 50 countries and regions aboard. The ship will dock at Tianjin for two days and one night, carrying over 800 crew members and over 1,800 tourists. Most of the tourists will go sightseeing in the cities of Beijing and Tianjin. Tianjin International Cruise Home Port has welcomed 22 cruise ships and seen 68,000 tourist visits so far this year, according to Dong Zichen, deputy general manager of Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-INT'L CRUISE HOME PORT-FOREIGN TOURISTS (CN)

(240407) -- TIANJIN, April 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member provides foreign tourists with guide materials about payment methods in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docked at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's port city of Tianjin on Sunday morning, with over 1,800 tourists from 50 countries and regions aboard. The ship will dock at Tianjin for two days and one night, carrying over 800 crew members and over 1,800 tourists. Most of the tourists will go sightseeing in the cities of Beijing and Tianjin. Tianjin International Cruise Home Port has welcomed 22 cruise ships and seen 68,000 tourist visits so far this year, according to Dong Zichen, deputy general manager of Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-INT'L CRUISE HOME PORT-FOREIGN TOURISTS (CN)

(240407) -- TIANJIN, April 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 7, 2024 shows cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docking at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's Tianjin Municipality. Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docked at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's port city of Tianjin on Sunday morning, with over 1,800 tourists from 50 countries and regions aboard. The ship will dock at Tianjin for two days and one night, carrying over 800 crew members and over 1,800 tourists. Most of the tourists will go sightseeing in the cities of Beijing and Tianjin. Tianjin International Cruise Home Port has welcomed 22 cruise ships and seen 68,000 tourist visits so far this year, according to Dong Zichen, deputy general manager of Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-INT'L CRUISE HOME PORT-FOREIGN TOURISTS (CN)

(240407) -- TIANJIN, April 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Foreign tourists board a coach at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's Tianjin Municipality on April 7, 2024. Cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docked at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port in north China's port city of Tianjin on Sunday morning, with over 1,800 tourists from 50 countries and regions aboard. The ship will dock at Tianjin for two days and one night, carrying over 800 crew members and over 1,800 tourists. Most of the tourists will go sightseeing in the cities of Beijing and Tianjin. Tianjin International Cruise Home Port has welcomed 22 cruise ships and seen 68,000 tourist visits so far this year, according to Dong Zichen, deputy general manager of Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Co., Ltd. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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Tourist season starts at Japan's largest lake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows sightseeing ships and cruisers parading on Lake Biwa in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, in a ceremony marking the start of the tourist season at Japan's largest lake on March 4, 2023.

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Tourist season starts at Japan's largest lake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows sightseeing ships and cruisers parading on Lake Biwa in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, in a ceremony marking the start of the tourist season at Japan's largest lake on March 4, 2023.

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Tourist season starts at Japan's largest lake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows sightseeing ships and cruisers parading on Lake Biwa in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, in a ceremony marking the start of the tourist season at Japan's largest lake on March 4, 2023.

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Tunisia welcomes 1st cruise ship with tourists since COVID-19 outbreak

STORY: Tunisia welcomes 1st cruise ship with tourists since COVID-19 outbreak DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cruise ship docking at La Goulette port 2. various of Tunisian welcoming foreign tourists STORYLINE: A cruise ship from Europe docked at the port of La Goulette in Tunis, Tunisia on Wednesday and hundreds of foreign tourists disembarked for sightseeing in Tunisia. It is the first foreign cruise ship to dock in Tunisia since the outbreak of COVID-19. The Tunisian Tourism Ministry announced in a statement in early March that it would strengthen safety and hygiene management to provide a good environment for tourists. The ministry said that the tourism industry in Tunisia will gradually recover from the impact of COVID-19 in 2022. More than 40 cruise ships are planned to dock at Tunisian ports this year, bringing a large number of foreign tourists to Tunisia and contributing to local economic development. Xinhua News Agency corres

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Manaus, big city in middle of Amazon rainforest

A number of sightseeing ships can be seen at the Port of Manaus in northern Brazil on May 5, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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One of Asia's largest cruise ships arrives at western Japan port

Passengers head out on a sightseeing tour from the Quantum of the Seas, one of Asia's largest cruise ships, that arrived at the Sakai port in the western Japanese prefecture of Tottori on May 23, 2016. The 350-meter-long, 168,000-ton ship is carrying around 4,600 mostly Chinese tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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One of Asia's largest cruise ships arrives at western Japan port

Passengers head out on a sightseeing tour from the Quantum of the Seas, one of Asia's largest cruise ships, that arrived at the Sakai port in the western Japanese prefecture of Tottori on May 23, 2016. The 350-meter-long, 168,000-ton ship is carrying around 4,600 mostly Chinese tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sightseeing buses for foreign tourists face lack of parking space

Sightseeing buses for tourists from overseas line up bumper to bumper on May 21, 2015, waiting to enter the parking facility of a shopping complex in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, due to the increasing number of port calls by cruise ships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cruise ships with Chinese tourists pour into Japan

Photo taken Feb. 17, 2016, shows one of the world's largest cruise ships making a call at Hakata port in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, and sightseeing buses awaiting tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cruise ships with Chinese tourists pour into Japan

Photo taken Feb. 19, 2016, shows Chinese tourists heading for sightseeing after disembarking from a cruise ship in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New ferries springing up in Japan

The brand-new Ferry Osaka II of Meimon Taiyo Ferry Co., shown in this photo taken in Osaka in September 2015, is one among a number of luxurious ships recently introduced by Japan's shipping lines launched and will be used on long-distance ferry routes. An increase in sightseeing tours and the move to avoid long-haul truck transport are behind the trend. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo