According to The Australian Financial Review, Australians are coming here in record numbers. Government statistics out last week shows 23 per cent more of us visited Japan last month than in December 2019 when tourist numbers hit record highs ahead of the pandemic. Visitors are also spending more than ever here, with 25 million tourists paying out a record ¥5.29 trillion ($54 billion) last year.
The repeat guests are now on their way, lured by a weak yen that offsets soaring mortgage payments back home. The Australian skiers and snowboarders are here in droves, packing the Qantas flights into Haneda before heading to the powder snow meccas of Niseko, Hakuba and Tokakushi. But it won’t end there. Japan mania peaks during cherry blossom season that takes place in late March and tourist numbers are forecast to smash pre-pandemic records. https://www.afr.com/world/asia/why-everyone-is-going-to-japan-20240122-p5ez66
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