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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Script-Type" content="text/javascript" /> <title>Quality Assurance System for Tour Operators</title> <meta name="description" content="The Quality Assurance System for Tour Operators is a system to guarantee the quality of safe, worry-free Japan travel products." /> <meta name="keywords" content="Tour operators, Sakura Quality , JATA, travel to Japan" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/content.css" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery.easing.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/common.js"></script>  <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-38571073-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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And by increasing the number of certified enterprises we also hope to raise quality across the industry, leading to more travelers visiting Japan and more repeat visitors.</p> </div> <div class="lineBlock"> <ul class="flowList clearfix"> <li><img src="images/top_img01.jpg" alt="" width="110" height="90" /> <a href="condition/index.html">Certification Criteria</a><br /> A page listing the assurance system's criteria</li> <li><img src="images/top_img02.jpg" alt="" width="110" height="90" /> <a href="http://tour-quality.com/en/" target="_blank">Accredited Tour Operators</a><br /> Information on certified companies</li> <li><img src="images/top_img03.jpg" alt="" width="110" height="90" /> <a href="model/index.html">Recommended Trips</a><br /> Here we some sample itineraries recommended by certified travel agencies.</li> <li><img src="images/top_img04.jpg" alt="" width="110" height="90" /> <a href="local/index.html">Recommended Local Trips</a><br /> Routes to get out of the city and visit some outlying areas</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="side"> <h2><img src="images/common/side_title01.gif" alt="Inquiries" width="210" height="40" /></h2> <div class="jata"> <p><a href="http://www.jata-net.or.jp/" target="_blank"><img src="images/common/side_img01.gif" alt="JATA" width="168" height="52" /></a></p> <p><strong>Quality Assurance System<br /> for Tour Operators Office</strong><br /> (Inbound Travel Promotion Division, Japan Association of Travel Agents)<br /> Business Hours: M-F 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.<br /> * Closed weekends, Japanese nat'l holidays and Japanese New Year (December 29 – January 3)</p> <p class="btn"><a href="mailto:inbound@jata-net.or.jp"><img src="images/common/btn_form_ot.gif" alt="Inquire by email" width="180" height="40" /></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footArea"> <div class="footBox"> <p class="copy">© <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"></script> <a href="http://www.jata-net.or.jp/" target="_blank">JATA</a>. 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