Why It Feels Like Everyone in the World Is Heading to Japan Right Now
- Cheap yen, global travel recovery spark historic tourism boom
- Japan forecast to receive 34 million visitors in 2024
Kimono-clad visitors take a selfie photograph in Kyoto.
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Japan has never seen so many tourists flood into the country so quickly.
The yen’s historic collapse, meaning a cheaper traveling experience for those with tourist dollars to spend, coupled with the post-pandemic surge in global tourism, has sparked interest in the nation like never before.