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| Above, the Godzilla mural at Toho Studios. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
It is funny how Japan had pushed for more tourism in recent years and the result in many areas is overtourism. It seems Japan is the "victim" of their own success.
Kyoto, for example, is hiking its hotel room taxes to supposedly fight overtourism.
This year, foreign tourism has topped over 30 million visitors, the fastest pace ever.
According to the Japan Times:
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in January to September exceeded 30 million, passing the line at the fastest pace ever, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.
The figure jumped 17.7% from the same period last year to a little over 31.6 million.
It crossed the 30-million mark one month earlier than in the previous year, when the annual total hit a record high of 36.87 million, according to the JNTO
This year, the figure may exceed 40 million for the first time, with the autumn foliage season and winter holidays coming up.
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