Yôkoso! Japan #2

Yôkoso! Japan

#2

Tourism

JA8185	B747-346	JAA Japan Asia  [+]		2005-07
JA8130	B747-246B	JAA Japan Asia  [+]		2004-05

"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. It was featured at both JAL and ANA but decals were more prominent at JAL. These two JAA aircraft were the only ones to display traditional postcard artwork.

Images  ©  EX/ZX Collection & Martin Krause (NRT)
Tags   Tourism

Naruwan

Naruwan   那魯灣

Corporate

JA8128

B747-146

JAA Japan Asia  [+]

1995-98

JAA Japan Asia was the JAL subsidiary in charge of flights to Taiwan (by that time JAL itself could not fly to Taiwan in its name because of diplomatic tensions with the PRC). To celebrate its 20th anniversary, JAA launched a drawing competition among elementary and junior high school students in Taiwan. The winning entry represented an Ami indigenous dance; Naruwan is an Ami greeting meaning "Welcome, for we are all in the same family". The aircraft was unveiled on November 19, 1995.

Image  © 
Tags   Children Drawings, Design Competition, Traditional Patterns