Among foreign tourists visiting Japan, ”South Korea” is overwhelmingly number one - South Korean report

The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) said on the 18th, ``The number of foreigners who visited Japan this September was 2,184,300, almost returning to the level of the same month in 2019 before the spread of the COVID-19 virus infection.''
revealed. The number of foreigners who visited Japan in September 2019 was 2,272,883. The number of foreigners who visited Japan this January was 55.7% compared to the same month in 2019.
However, the number of people entering Japan has gradually increased since then, and the number of foreign visitors to Japan rose to 96.1% of 2019 last month (September).
Of the foreigners visiting Japan this September, Koreans accounted for the largest number at 570,400. Next, there are 3 Taiwanese
85,300 people, followed by Chinese people with 325,600 people. Additionally, the total number of Koreans visiting Japan from January to September this year was the highest at over 4,894,000. Second place goes to Taiwanese with 297
There were over 4,000 people. The Japan National Tourism Organization said, ``In the case of South Korea, there will be an increase in regional routes, including chartered flights to various parts of Japan, the resumption of flight operations, and the mid-autumn celebration (Chuseok/mid-autumn festival) holidays.
There were many people visiting." Meanwhile, according to South Korea's Busan Tourism Organization, of the 179,730 foreign tourists who visited Busan this August, 41,870 were Japanese.
23.3%) was the most common. Data from January to August also shows that of the 1,076,263 foreign tourists who entered Busan, 191,179 were Japanese, making up the largest number.