In February, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan fell to 7,400 due to the fact that the entry of foreigners was totally restricted except for special circumstances due to the declaration of emergency, and since August last year, It fell below 10,000 for the first time in half a year.
According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan in February was estimated to be 7,400, 99.3% less than in the same month last year.
The number of foreign tourists has been increasing little by little since it dropped to more than 1,600 in May last year, but it has been on a downward trend again since then, and February is 30,000 compared to the previous month. The number of people has decreased by more than 9,000.
It is the first time in half a year since August last year that the number of foreign tourists per month has fallen below 10,000.
This is because in January, the Japanese government took measures to suspend the traffic of business people to 11 countries and regions in response to the state of emergency, which made foreigners enter Japan in particular circumstances. This is because it was totally restricted except.
By country or region, China has 1,700, South Korea has 900, India has 600, and Taiwan and the United States have 400.
The government is making final adjustments to lift the state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area by the deadline of March 21, but for foreign tourists, a rapid recovery cannot be expected, and the tourism industry, etc. The impact on is likely to continue.