Cherry blossom-seekers spur Japan tourism in April to record high
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in April rose 0.9 percent from a year earlier to 2,926,700, marking a record high for any month, government data showed Tuesday. The increase was partly due to European, American and Australian tourists who took advantage of the ...
Foreign visitors to Japan up 19.9 percent, reach almost 30 million in fiscal 2017
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in the fiscal year through March 2018 jumped 19.9 percent from a year before to 29.77 million, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday. The figure for the calendar year through December 2018 is highly likely to top ...
Number of foreign visitors to Japan up 18.3 percent in January-October period
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan this year totals 23.79 million through the end of October, up 18.3 percent from a year earlier, according to the Japan Tourism Agency.
Iwate Prefecture introduces quirky signs and other initiatives to lure foreign visitors
Struggling to attract foreign visitors, Iwate Prefecture has embarked on a charm offensive using quirky signs and other techniques to endear tourists to the far-flung region. The campaign, titled "Ten ways to make travelers happy," features an illustration of a samurai warrior with a traditional ...
Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Hyogo Prefecture, attracted the biggest number of visitors among the nation's historical castles in fiscal 2015, it emerged this week. Himeji Castle attracted 2,867,051 visitors, taking the No. 1 spot for the first time. Among them, overseas ...
Japan to double tourism budget for fiscal 2016 to further lure visitors
The government plans to double the tourism agency's budget for fiscal 2016 to step up efforts to attract more foreign tourists, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. The Japan Tourism Agency will get more than ¥20 billion ($163 million) for the year starting in ...
Japan sees record number of overseas tourists in October
A total of 1.82 million people arrived in Japan in October, a record high and up 43.8 percent from the same period a year ago.
About 5.2 million foreign travelers arrived at Japanese ports and airports in the first five months of the year, setting the nation on track to surpass last year's record of 10.36 million arrivals, the government estimates. It was an increase of more than 28 percent, ...
Shutdowns due to poor weather were to blame for missing the targeted number of visitors to the observation deck of Tokyo Skytree in fiscal 2013, the operator's officials said. Almost 6.2 million people visited the observation deck of the world's tallest broadcasting tower in the ...
Grand shrine Izumo-Taisha drew record 8 million visitors in 2013
The number of visitors to Izumo-Taisha, the grand shrine in the city of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, reached a record 8.04 million in 2013 after major repair work on its buildings was completed for the first time in 60 years, the prefectural government said. The figure ...
The number of Japanese who visited South Korea fell sharply in 2013 as the yen continued to depreciate, according to the South Korean Justice Ministry. "About 2.71 million Japanese visited South Korea in 2013, a 22.4 percent drop from the previous year," the ministry said ...
