The Japan Nationwide Tourism Organisation’s (JNTO) report for the primary half of 2024 exhibits that greater than 17 million vacationers made their technique to Japan as of thirtieth June.
The semestral Japan Journey Statistics report confirmed a 51.2 % year-on-year improve in overseas arrivals to the nation for the interval spanning January to June 2024.
June posted the most important variety of overseas travellers coming into the nation, with 3,135,600 as of the month’s finish. East Asian vacationers made up the majority of these arrivals, with round 703,300 coming in from South Korea alone.
Surging numbers = issues for overtourism
Whereas South Korea registered the most important variety of vacationers to Japan, China was not far behind with 660,900.
The variety of Russian vacationers coming into the nation elevated by over 50 %, rising from 2,381 on the identical time final 12 months to five,600.
However whereas better vacationer numbers signify a rise in revenues for the tourism, hospitality, and transport sectors, many Japanese residents raised issues about overtourism within the post-pandemic period.
Such issues are legitimate in gentle of current protests in Europe over the adverse affect of tourism on locals, notably within the Spanish metropolis of Barcelona. Consequently, Japan and different Asian nations like Indonesia are mulling over measures to stop overtourism, together with the imposition of upper journey taxes, twin pricing fashions that shall be advantageous to locals, in addition to stricter safety laws.
