Tokyo Saw Record 10 Million Foreign Tourists In 2015

Above, the new Godzilla mural at Toho Studios. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The focus on Japan's inbound foreign tourist numbers has been on the country as a whole. But, the city of Tokyo has also reached a big milestone in the numbers of foreign tourists.

NHK reported:

The number of international visitors to Tokyo exceeded 10 million last year for the first time. 

The Tokyo Metropolitan government conducted a survey of hotels and other accommodation facilities. 

It shows 11 million 890 thousand people came to Tokyo from abroad on business or for sightseeing last year.

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