New Delhi – Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) has announced the launch of its latest “I like JAPAN!” contest, exclusively at its Visit Japan From India official India Facebook page. The contest will involve an exciting quiz on the destination Japan for its Facebook fans in India. At the end of the campaign, 20 lucky winners will win a brand new digital camera from Sony Cyber-shot.

Commenting on this initiative, Mr. Motonari Adachi, JNTO Singapore Executive Director, said, “With the impressive growth of social networking platforms in the Indian market, we are pleased to initiate the ‘I like JAPAN!’ contest for our Facebook fans in India. Whether you are thinking of visiting for the first time or are a veteran traveler to Japan, this is an ideal opportunity for you to explore and learn more interesting information about destination Japan, and simultaneously you also stand to win some very exciting prizes.”

In addition to being a fun contest and a chance to win exciting prizes, the “I like JAPAN!” contest also aims to draw greater focus about Japan as a thrilling and adventurous destination for Indian outbound travellers. JNTO would leverage on this opportunity to share interesting facts about Japan with the potential Indian visitors.

To take part in the contest, the participants can submit their answers to the quiz questions after registering themselves at the “Visit Japan from India” Facebook page. The contest is open to the Facebook users from India till 20 March 2012. For more details about the contest, one can log on to http://www.facebook.com/#!/VisitJapan.India

JNTO’s Facebook page features latest tourism trends and visitor information on Japan, interesting travel tips and reviews by experts, destination images and videos besides links to promotional materials by JNTO