Japan Tourism Hits Record For April

Above, Nagasaki's waterfront.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Japan's tourism industry has definitely rebound.

According to The Japan Times:

The number of foreign visitors to Japan grew 18.1 percent in April from a year earlier to reach a record high 923,000, thanks to a weakening yen and the popularity of low-cost carriers, a government body said Wednesday.

The figure eclipsed the previous high of 879,000 set in July 2010, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.

The Japan Tourism Agency has set a goal of ten million visitors for 2013.  While the April totals are good, they said that "more needs to be done" to reach that goal.

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