”Go to Japan to see the cherry blossoms” search numbers rise 2.5 times during Qingming Festival - Chinese media

According to a report on Chinese overseas travel in the spring released by Airbnb, a major home-sharing intermediary, the Qingming Festival holiday (April 4-6) will be the first peak point for spring travel.
The popularity of overseas travel has almost doubled compared to the same period last year, with Japan, Thailand, South Korea, the United States, New Zealand, France, Italy, Australia, Germany and Malaysia the most popular destinations.
It is one of the top 10 search terms for destinations during the long weekend. Japan, which is in cherry blossom season, is at the top by a large margin, with almost five times as many searches as the second most popular destination.
According to Airbnb data, Chinese users searched for accommodation in Japan 2.5 times more often during the same period last year. Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto were the top three destinations.
These were the top three. Hokkaido, Fukuoka, Nagoya and other cities also showed interest, and in Hokkaido in particular, the number of searches for Hakodate was five times higher and for Sapporo seven times higher.