2.68 Million Visit Japan In July

Above, the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The number of foreign visitors to Japan set a new July record.

The Japan Times reported:

KYODO – The number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a monthly record of 2.68 million in July, due to the summer vacation season and an increase in low-cost carrier flights, the Japan Tourism Agency said Wednesday. 

A total of 2,681,500 travelers visited the country from overseas, up 16.8 percent from a year earlier. In July last year, 2,296,451 visited Japan.

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