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> Eight years ago Japanese tourism was near 100% domestic. Nope, calling bull on this. Not by a long shot. Japan has been a major international tourist destina
by nicksantamaria 7y ago
> Eight years ago Japanese tourism was near 100% domestic.
Nope, calling bull on this. Not by a long shot. Japan has been a major international tourist destination, particularly in the winter for at least 20 years.
- netsharc 7y agoWell, the graph on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Japan does seem to suggest in 2017 there were 20 million more foreign tourists in the year compared with 2010, an increase of about 250%.
- magashna 7y agoBS, but until 2012 tourism had not increased by much, then exploded quickly. Went from about 8M to 28M in 5 years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Japan#/media/File:Foreign_tourist_visited_Japan.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Japan#/media/File:F...