While there is a shift from Japan to other countries overall, a certain number of people are still heading to Japan. "Politics doesn't matter, and Japan has unique attractions," said a company worker in his 20s from Beijing.
These individual tourists are often young repeat visitors who are "true fans of Japan." Their destinations are not limited to Tokyo's Ginza district for shopping sprees or the crowded streets of Kyoto. The current trend is "experience-based" consumption in regional areas. Conversations with this reporter's Chinese friends reveal a marked interest in regional cities such as those in Tohoku, Hokuriku and Kyushu. It is expected that more young tourists with these preferences will visit Japan in the future.
by SkyInJapan
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It was obvious that while locals are happy about less tourism from China, eventually the tourism industry would hurt, they are losing the number one of the top consumers
In MY right now… they all came here I think.
Been there last week. Everywhere I go was insanely packed.
japan have 47 prefectures.
my bucket list, coincidentally … also have 47 items!
Please no.
Since the lack of mainland tourists
The changes have been
1. Peace.
2. Quiet.
3. Less litter.
4. Nobody cutting in line.
and drum roll
5. No fresh oxygenated spit on sidewalks.
👍
I have booked a trip for later this year. I plan to splurge on my accomodations & other expenses. I am a big fan of PM Sanae & want to help her out by supporting the local economy.
I’m curious how this works, does additional tourism come from filling the absence of Chinese tourists? Like there were ppl year after year trying to get to Japan but couldn’t because of the Chinese booking up everything and finally now these ppl could travel to Japan? Or is it just that demand has increased even more? Or it’s because ppl heard about the Chinese not going, so they just took the opportunity?
Not seeing as much spit and litter is a good thing
The sins of the fathers are not the sins of the their children. Blaming children for their ancestors’ actions is widely considered morally wrong, fostering unfair vengeance rather than accountability, so it’s good to hear that young people in China mostly don’t have the same grudge about Japan as their older families…
Pretty China-centric article. Makes sense as its a feed from Mainichi’s China bureau.
Went to a concert in Kashiwa yesterday – met a few Chinese tourists who came to see the band 🙂
I don’t want to perpetuate the negative stereotypes that hover around mainlander tourists, but I wish more people could tell them apart from Taiwanese visitors, who (from my personal experience) are often more well-behaved and hold a far more favorable view of the two countries’ relationship. (Taiwan is one of the few truly friendly neighbors Japan has, and it pains me that their tourists frequently get mistaken for mainlanders and get coldly treated as a result).
There’s a sharp fall??? I was just in Fukuoka the past two days and everywhere I go, I hear them
The Japan travel trend still not died? Not speaking or including Chinese tourist but overall internationally.
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