The Chinese tour group started off on the morning of September 13
from Beijing's Capital Airport to Japan at their own expense, the
first ever since the establishment of diplomatic relations between
China and Japan. Their first destination is Tokyo.
Participating in the group are 100 Beijing tourists, including 60
members from the Head Office of the China Travel Service. They will
spend one week on visiting seven Japanese cities including Tokyo,
Osaka and Kyoto; the remaining 40 persons from the Head Office of
the China International Travel Service will stay in Japan for nine
days, visiting the above-said seven cities and Nagasaki and Fukuoka
in Kyushu.
Japan formally became the destination of Chinese citizen's outbound
travel last June. The two countries have decided to conduct this
trial business first in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The other
two cities currently are also organizing sightseeing tours to
Japan.
(People's Daily)