Foreign Visitors To Japan In September Break Record

Above, the giant lantern at the entrance gate to Nakamise Dori.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Foreign tourism to Japan hit a new record in September, says the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).

According to Global Post:

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in September surged 31.7 percent from the year before to 867,000, breaking the record for the month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. 

The Japanese government is worried that the concerns among South Koreans may hamper efforts to clear its goal of pushing up the annual number of foreign visitors above 10 million. 

The number for the first nine months of this year totaled 7,731,000, of which South Koreans accounted for 25 percent.

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