A record number of foreign tourists visited Japan last year, but they stayed mainly in big cities. Government officials now plan to boost inbound tourism further by attracting more travelers into the countryside.
A record number of foreign tourists visited Japan last year, but they stayed mainly in big cities. Government officials now plan to boost inbound tourism further by attracting more travelers into the countryside.
The annual White Paper on Tourism shows Japan received 24 million foreign visitors in 2016. Nearly 60 percent of them spent their time in popular sightseeing destinations such as Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto.
