Japan Crosses 10 Million Visitors Through March

Above, a view of the Tokyo Skytree from Roppongi Hills. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Those of us who have interests in Japan remember the days when the country sought to get at least 10 million foreign visitors to the country in a year.

They have well exceeded that long-ago goal. They've done it in three months this year.

Japan Today reported:

TOKYO - Japan crossed the 10 million visitor mark at the fastest ever pace this year, reaching that level already in March, official data showed on Wednesday, as the weak yen propelled an unprecedented tourism boom.

Arrivals of foreign visitors for business and leisure reached 3.5 million last month, bringing the total through the first quarter to 10.54 million, data from the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) showed.

Last year, Japan reached 10 million visitors in April.

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