TOKYO, March 15 (Xinhua) — The estimated variety of overseas guests to Japan in February was 88 instances increased than that of the 12 months earlier than, totaling 1,475,300, authorities knowledge confirmed Wednesday.
The determine, although displaying indicators of restoration within the tourism business, was nonetheless 43.4 % decrease than the quantity in February 2019 earlier than the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, based on the Japan National Tourism Organization.
According to the group, arrivals from East Asia comprised the biggest variety of guests however registered a drop of about 22,000 from January when many traveled throughout the lunar new 12 months vacation interval.
Among the arrivals, probably the most got here from South Korea with 568,600, whereas these from non-Asian markets additionally grew at a gentle tempo.
In February, 86,900 vacationers from the United States arrived in Japan, and 36,200 arrivals had been from China, the info confirmed.
Meanwhile, 537,700 Japanese traveled overseas, up 11 instances from February of the earlier 12 months however 65 % fewer than the determine in the identical interval in 2019.