TOKYO, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) — More than 33 million overseas vacationers visited Japan from January to November, exceeding the present annual document excessive marked in 2019, authorities estimates confirmed.
In November alone, the estimated variety of overseas guests rose 30.6 p.c from a yr earlier to three,187,000, bringing the cumulative whole to 33,379,900 since January this yr, the Japan National Tourism Organization mentioned Wednesday.
The determine has surpassed the earlier full-year excessive in 2019 by 1.5 million, marking a major restoration in demand for journey to Japan, after a plummet as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
“If things go well, the 2024 total will surpass 35 million,” Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Naoya Haraikawa informed a press convention the identical day.