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| Above, a view of Asakusa and the Sumida River from the Tokyo Skytree. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
This won't come as any surprise, especially to those who follow this blog or paying even slight attention.
Visitation to Japan was down 99% in August from the same period in the pre-coronavirus year of 2019.
The Japan Times reported:
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in August was down 99% from the same month in the pre-pandemic year of 2019 on continued strict travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Wednesday.
But the figure nearly tripled to 25,900 from 8,658 in August 2020 due to the Tokyo Paralympics, which opened on Aug. 24 and ran for about two weeks, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.
In July, the number of foreign visitors rose to 51,100 from 3,782 a year earlier as the Tokyo Olympics brought tens of thousands of athletes and staff from overseas to the country.
But the figure is expected to fall starting September as Japan continues to ban the entry of foreign travelers in principle.
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