Taiwan Sees Surge In Japan Tourism

Above, a colorful building in the Ginza-Yurakucho section of Tokyo. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Travel professionals in Taiwan report that interest in traveling to Japan is on the upswing. At least on the part of Taiwanese tourists.

Taiwan News.com reported:

Taipei, Nov. 6 (CNA) People involved in the local tourism sector have said they had seen travel to Japan surge in recent months and the country regain its status as one of the most desired travel destinations for Taiwanese tourists. With the coming of Taiwan's largest travel fair in mid-November, travel agencies expressed optimism about Japan's tourism market, which suffered after a massive earthquake devastated the country's northeastern region in March. "Demand has been high since summer," Jophia Fang, manager of Japan Airlines' passenger sales department, said recently.

According to latest Tourism Bureau statistics, more than 457,000 Taiwanese visited Japan between June and September, a 5.6 percent increase over the same period last year.

Above, a Nagasaki streetcar. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

They also note that interest in Japan tourism "remains hot" despite the appreciation of the Japanese yen.

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