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| Above, the gardens of the Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
It is a great year for tourism in Kyoto, Japan. A sizable portion of that is thanks to American tourists.
Skift.com reported:
The Japanese city of Kyoto is having a great year for tourism, in part thanks to travelers from the U.S. who are willing to travel for several days and thousands of miles to relax among cherry blossom and temples.
The U.S. is the second largest source market for Kyoto, coming in only after Taiwan and before closer markets like China and Australia.
Thus far, American visitors have accounted for 21,584 occupied room nights in Kyoto, up from 21,009 in the same period last year, reports the Kyoto Convention and Visitors Bureau.According to the article, 86% of American tourists visit Kyoto for its temples, shrines as well as places of scenic beauty such as gardens and cherry blossoms.
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