Japan Visitor Growth In August In Single Digits

Above, a view of the Sumida River from the Tokyo Skytree. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

For the second month in a row, Japan saw monthly tourist increases in the single digits.

News On Japan reported:

The estimated number of visitors to Japan in August rose 4.1 pct from a year earlier to 2,577,800, marking single-digit growth for the second consecutive month due to recent disasters in the country, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. 

A powerful earthquake in Osaka Prefecture in June and downpours that devastated other western parts of the country in July led to many Japan trip cancelations, the organization said.

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