Borderless Visit in Japanese Media: TV, Radio, Newspapers and More
Borderless Visit, known as Nagomi Visit until 2025, has appeared in Japanese media 91 times since 2011. Coverage includes NHK, TV Tokyo, BS Fuji, TBS, Fuji TV and TV Asahi, the Mainichi, Asahi, Yomiuri and Nikkei newspapers, radio stations such as J-WAVE, and English-language media published in Japan, such as The Japan Times and Time Out Tokyo.
Some details in older articles, such as prices and booking rules, are no longer current. Coverage outside Japan is listed in Borderless Visit in the media.
Japanese media coverage at a glance
The program has been introduced in almost every kind of media in Japan:
- TV: NHK, TV Tokyo, BS Fuji, TBS, Fuji TV, TV Asahi and Yomiuri TV
- Radio: J-WAVE, NHK Radio, Nippon Broadcasting System, Bunka Hoso, Radio Nippon, KBS Kyoto and FM-FUJI
- Newspapers: Nikkei MJ, Yomiuri, Mainichi, Asahi, Nikkei, Tokyo Shimbun and five regional papers
- English-language media in Japan: The Japan Times, Japan Today, Time Out Tokyo, Metropolis and Tokyo Weekender
- Magazines, websites and a high school textbook
On Japanese TV
The first full TV feature was a 30-minute episode of Table of Dreams on BS Fuji in June 2013. Since then, NHK has covered the program many times, in news programs such as Shutoken Network and Ohayo Nippon and in E-tele programs about welcoming visitors to Tokyo.
In October 2017, the program appeared in an online original episode of TV Tokyo’s Why Did You Come to Japan?, and some viewers became hosts after watching it.
NHK World, the international service of NHK, also published an interview about Japanese home cooking in December 2016.
In Japanese newspapers
Japanese newspaper coverage began with a Nikkei MJ article in November 2011. In August 2014, the Mainichi Shimbun ran a half-page feature with color photos and interviews with hosts and guests. The Yomiuri, Asahi, Nikkei and Tokyo Shimbun newspapers followed, along with five regional papers in January 2015.
Recognition in Japan
Beyond the media, the program was used in a high school home economics textbook in 2017 as an example of learning about different ways of life, and Minato City in Tokyo named it in its international plan in 2015. It also received two awards in 2018, explained in Borderless Visit awards and recognition.
Full list of Japanese media coverage, 2011 to 2024
The tables list every appearance in Japanese media and organizations, newest first. Titles of Japanese programs and publications are shown in romanized form.
2023
| Date | Media or organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| December 5 | Kyoritsu Women’s University | Workshop on diversity and inbound tourism |
2022
| Date | Media or organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| October 26 | Benesse Holdings, Benesse Children’s Future Support Project | Activity profile |
2020
| Date | Media or organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| May 18 | JAMMIN charity brand | One-week charity T-shirt collaboration |
| January 29 | Shibuya City | Disaster-prevention map workshop for visitors (as a partner group) |
2019
| Date | Media or organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| December 13 | Woman Excite | Online article |
| December 13 | livedoor NEWS | Online article |
| October 4 | Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tourism Committee | Talk by the founder |
2018
| Date | Media or organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| October 22 | Yahoo! Japan News | Online article |
| October 10 | Lifehacker (Japan) | Online article |
| October 6 | Saitama Prefecture, follow-up training for volunteer guides | Talk by the founder |
| August 23 | 4th Japan Tourism Awards | Award, Area category of the Domestic and Inbound field |
| August 14 | BS Japan, Why Did You Come to Japan? Z | TV program |
| June 11 | NHK, Shutoken Network | TV news program |
| May 28 | TV Tokyo, Yojigoji Days | TV program |
| May 14 | Nippon Broadcasting System, Abe Ryo no NGO Sekai Isshu! | Radio interview |
| May 11 | NHK, Ohayo Nippon | TV morning program |
| May | Tokyo Weekender | English-language magazine |
| April 27 | Wochi Kochi Magazine, The Japan Foundation | Web magazine interview |
| April 24 | NHK, Hirumae Hotto | TV program |
| April 18 | Nikkei (online edition) | Newspaper |
| April 8 | J-WAVE, Sunrise Funrise | Radio interview |
| March 20 | Time Out Tokyo | Online article |
| March 1 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan | Report on the Japan Foundation award ceremony |
| January 30 | Metropolis | English-language magazine |
| January 25 | Tokyo Shimbun | Newspaper report on the Japan Foundation award |
| January 23 | NHK, Shutoken Network | TV news report on the Japan Foundation award |
| January 23 | The Japan Foundation | The Japan Foundation Prizes for Global Citizenship (2017) |
2017
| Date | Media or organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| October 16 | TV Tokyo, Why Did You Come to Japan? (online original) | Streaming program |
| July 14 | Japan Travel and Tourism Association, Kanko to Machizukuri | Magazine interview |
| May to June | JAL inflight entertainment, NHK Wonders of Japan | Inflight video |
| March 7 | NHK, Radio Shinyabin | Radio interview |
| March | Shin Katei Sogo, high school home economics textbook (Taishukan Publishing) | Textbook |
2016
| Date | Media or organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| December 1 | NHK World, Japanese Food Special Features | Online feature |
| November 16 | Radio Nippon, SABON Japan presents Ashita Radio! | Radio interview |
| September 24 | Asahi Shimbun, Ima Kodomotachi wa | Newspaper |
| September 16 | TV Asahi, Super J Channel | TV news program |
| September 14 | Japan Travel | Online article |
| September 13 | NHK World, Newsline | TV news program |
| September 12 | NHK World, Newsroom Tokyo | TV news program |
| August 15 | Nonbiru, Pal System | Magazine |
| August 4 | NHK, Shutoken Network | TV news program |
| June 27 | Entre, Recruit | Magazine interview |
| April 12 | Shibuya no Radio, Shibuya Community & Social | Radio interview |
| March 31 | NHK E-tele, 2020 Tokyo Minna no Oen Keikaku | TV program |
| February 10 | FM-FUJI, Pump Up Radio | Radio interview |
| January 4 | The Huffington Post Japan | Online interview |
| January 3 | NHK E-tele, Tokyo Omotenashi Keikaku | TV documentary |
2015
| Date | Media or organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| November | Mitsui Life Insurance, Vector Life | Magazine |
| September 18 | TBS, Asa-Chan! | TV morning program |
| September | Sotetsu Kawaraban, Sagami Railway | Booklet interview |
| August | WAttention | Online article |
| August | Hokkaido Airport, Harmony | Company magazine |
| August | My Eyes Tokyo | Online interview |
| July | Minato City, Tokyo, International Plan for 2015 to 2020 | City plan |
| April 8 | J-WAVE, Acoustic County Tokyo Good Design | Radio feature |
| March | NHK News Web | Online news |
| March | J-WAVE, Wonder Vision | Radio interview |
| March | WAttention Tokyo and WAttention Tokyo Taiwan Edition | Magazine |
| March | Lets Living, Kurashi How Institute | Magazine |
| January 30 | Bunka Hoso, Fukui Kenji Gumoni | Radio interview |
| January 28 | Yomiuri TV, Kansai Joho Net ten. | TV news feature |
| January 1 to 3 | Regional newspapers: To-o Nippo, Kanagawa Shimbun, Nagasaki Shimbun, Chiba Nippo and Fukui Shimbun | Regional newspapers |
| January (February issue) | AEON Card, mom | Member magazine |
| January (February issue) | Iki Iki | Magazine |
2014
| Date | Media or organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| October 25 | Minato City, Minato International Dialogue | Panel with the founder |
| October 1 | Pouch | Online article |
| September 1 | TBS, Ippuku! | TV program |
| August 25 | KBS Kyoto Radio, Shofukutei Kohei no Hokkahoka Radio | Radio interview |
| August 18 to 22 | J-WAVE, Jam the World | Radio interview |
| August 14 | Fuji TV, Mezamashi TV | TV morning program |
| August 13 | Mainichi Shimbun | Newspaper |
| June 11 | Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) | Online article |
| June 3 | X-Knowledge, Japanese edition of Pretty Good Number One | Book |
| May 19 | The Japan Journal (English and Chinese) | Magazine cover and feature |
| February 20 | Metropolis | English-language magazine |
| February 19 | Japan Today | Online news |
| February 11 | The Japan Times | Newspaper and website |
| January 5 | Yomiuri Shimbun | Newspaper |
2013
| Date | Media or organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| December 5 | Time Out Tokyo | Magazine |
| October 23 | Tokyo Weekender | English-language magazine |
| July 1 | Tokyo International Communication Committee newsletter | Newsletter |
| June 29 | BS Fuji, Table of Dreams | TV documentary |
| June 14 | Nonbiru, Pal System | Magazine |
| February 18 | alterna | Social business magazine |
| February 18 | Yahoo! News | Online article |
2012
| Date | Media or organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| November 8 | Jiyu Daigaku (Freedom University) blog | Profile of the founding team |
| March 24 | Apparel Concier | Seminar talk |
| March 20 | SQUARE | Travel industry magazine |
| February 9 | FEW, network of foreign women in Japan | Panel |
2011
| Date | Media or organization | Type |
|---|---|---|
| December 12 | Tenkai Japan | Collaboration on Japanese food content |
| November 28 | Nikkei MJ | Newspaper |
Borderless Visit today
Borderless Visit (formerly Nagomi Visit) is a cultural exchange program that connects travelers with local Japanese host families for a home-cooked lunch or dinner. The program got its current name on November 25, 2025.
Frequently asked questions
- Which Japanese TV programs have featured Borderless Visit?
Borderless Visit, then called Nagomi Visit, has appeared on NHK programs such as Shutoken Network and Ohayo Nippon, BS Fuji's Table of Dreams, TV Tokyo's Why Did You Come to Japan?, TBS, Fuji TV and TV Asahi.
- When was Borderless Visit first covered in Japanese media?
The first coverage was a Nikkei MJ newspaper article in November 2011, the year the program started in Tokyo.
