Paul Christie runs "Walk Japan," and Ken Mitchell and Greg Cope from Australia run "Trainaway Tours": touring Japan by train. What's next in small, niche-market tours?
How about diet tours to Japan? With the United States having the most obese people in the world, and Australia coming in close behind, there is a huge market for "slimming tours," where you can lose weight while traveling. No gym memberships, no running on treadmills, just eating healthy and doing moderate exercise. If you're carrying some extra baggage, why not travel to Japan, the home of healthy food?
Not only do the Japanese eat smaller portions, when they do, it's light food that isn't fattening. "No fun!" you say? Oh, but weight! In addition to offering some of the healthiest food in the world, Japan is set up perfectly for incorporating exercise into the daily living routine.