As overseas travel is gradually resumed in China, major Japanese travel agencies and others have held events to introduce Japanese tourist destinations and culture in Shanghai, China's largest economic city, in an attempt to attract Chinese tourists. .
At an event organized by a major Japanese travel agency and the Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai on the 4th, Japanese culture such as karate was introduced. and products.
Before the spread of the new coronavirus infection, travelers from China accounted for 30% of all foreign tourists in Japan, but according to the Japan National Tourism Organization, last year it was 2% compared to 2019 before the spread of infection. It means that it has fallen to the following.
Tourists from China are expected to influence inbound demand in Japan, and as the Chinese government has announced the lifting of the ban on group tours in some countries and is gradually resuming overseas travel, group tours to Japan are increasing. I'm curious as to when it will be released.
A woman in her 30s who visited the venue said, "I like traveling in Japan. I know Tokyo, Osaka, and Hokkaido well, so I'm interested in relatively unknown regions. Air flights to Japan are not yet available. Since there are few, I would like to go to Japan if there are more people this year."