How to Book a Bargain Vacation to Japan While the Yen Is Weak
Tourists walk along an approach to Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, Japan.
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If a trip to Japan’s been on your bucket list forever, now might the time to plan on ticking it off, thanks to the weak yen giving foreign tourists a hefty boost to their spending power.
The fall in the currency hasn’t gone unnoticed, with tourist numbers last month exceeding pre-Covid levels seen in October 2019, and the nation becoming the fastest-growing location for Millennial and Gen Z travelers in 2023, according to data from American Express. “Basically, your dollar is going to stretch 15% further than it did on January 1st this year,” said Scott Keyes founder of the airfare deals subscription service Going.