The Yôkoso! Japan campaign was superseded by the Endless Discovery campaign in 2010. ANA & JAL both the titles on 5 aircraft each. These aircraft were serving international markets.
"Welcome to Japan!". The Yôkoso! Japan was a large initiative by the Japanese Tourism Bureau to invite more visitors from the rest of Asia and overseas. All three aircraft were assigned on international routes.
Rosa rugosa (rugosa rose, Japanese rose, or Ramanas rose) is a species of rose native to eastern Asia. Fifth of a total of five flower-themed liveries for the ANA affiliate.
First of a total of five flower-themed liveries for the ANA affiliate. Airline titles were changed in due course when the aircraft went to Air Nippon Network. This aircraft was based in Haneda most of the time while the 4 others were assigned to services from Sapporo-Okadama. Camellia grow in the wild only in eastern and southern Asia.
ANK Air Nippon was a wholly owned subsidiary of ANA which mainly operated short routes to isolated islands in support of ANA’s domestic services. Among these were the Izu Islands stretching south of Tokyo. While each of these volcanic island has a specific touristic appeal, Mikura-jima is known for dolphin watching. Island Dolphin is the name of the species that can be observed in the area.
Note that prior to this the airline’s B737-500 were already named Super Dolphin and had a dolphin decal on the engines. These two -400 series were initially added to fly the Haneda-Hachijojima route, from where helicopters and boats can bring you to Mikurajima. JA391K started operating the route on July 1, 2000.
Unlike JA391K, JA392K did not sport ANK tail titles. The small Island Dolphin and "-GO! Hachijojima -" titles were only in Japanese and were removed in 2002; around 2004 the Japanese flag was replaced by a small decal celebrating the 30 Years of the ANA subsidiary. Later on JA391K was stationed at Fukuoka.
