A number of reasons for increased tourism: the U.S. economy has grown substantially in the last couple decades while Japan has stagnated. The relative wealth an

A number of reasons for increased tourism: the U.S. economy has grown substantially in the last couple decades while Japan has stagnated. The relative wealth and disposable income of Americans has increased. A stronger dollar vs the yen helps tremendously as well. Technological improvements, especially since smart phone saturation around 2010 and travel apps have made all sorts of tourism relatively friction free. Think of all the steps it took to plan a trip before smart phones. Now you can book a flight and hotel in 3 minutes, a rideshare can be hailed in 5 minutes, you can translate any menu with a photo, you can see your location at all times on GPS and not fear getting lost. This trend is seen everywhere, Americans are doing more tourism everywhere than ever before: https://www.statista.com/statistics/214774/number-of-outbound-tourists-from-the-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/214774/number-of-outboun...