TOKYO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Inbound tourism in Japan reached new heights in 2024, with customer quantity and spending each hitting file highs as a weaker foreign money made the nation a sexy vacation spot, information confirmed Wednesday.
Inbound customer spending in 2024 surged 53.4 % yr on yr to eight.14 trillion yen (about 51.8 billion U.S. {dollars}), surpassing the earlier file of 5.31 trillion yen in 2023, in keeping with the Japan Tourism Agency.
The weaker yen, a big rise in customer numbers, and elevated lodging prices contributed to the record-breaking figures.
Average spending per customer rose 6.8 % yr on yr to 227,242 yen. By nation or area, China led the spending with round 20 % of the full.
Separate information from the Japan National Tourism Organization confirmed some 36.87 million overseas guests got here to Japan in 2024, up 47.1 % from the earlier yr. December alone noticed 3.49 million guests, the very best month-to-month whole on file.
The Japanese authorities has set a goal of attracting 60 million annual guests and 15 trillion yen in spending by 2030.