Record Number of Foreign Tourists Flock To Japan In April

Above, a photo/movie shoot in Asakusa. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

April saw a record number of foreign visitors coming to Japan, according to Nikkei Asian Review.

They reported:

TOKYO -- Foreign visitors to Japan topped 2.57 million in April, the highest total for a single month, The Nikkei learned Thursday. 

The number for April rose 23.9% from a year earlier, due largely to more visitors seeking experience-based tourism, as well as an increase in the number of cruise ships visiting the country. Arrivals for the first four months this year also grew, up 16.4% on the year to 9.11 million.

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