Top 3 Reasons Why Japan Is Emerging As A Tourist Destination In The 21st Century

Japan is an island nation situated in the eastern part of the Asian continent. Japan is famous for its manufacturing industry throughout the world. But most people unaware of the growing tourism sector of Japan.

In the year 2018, around 31.2 millions of tourists visited Japan, and it was an 8.7% increase from the last year. To put the things into perspective, this number is one of the highest in the entire globe and the highest in the region.

 In 2017, the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report put Japan 4th in the list out of 141. It performed better than China, and the number is the highest in Asia.

In every aspect, Japan scored better than the world average. In fields like health and hygiene and security, Japan outnumbered most of the countries.

Cultural resources

Japan is famous for its rich tradition and culture. The number of world heritage site do justice to that. Japan alone has 21 world heritage sites. That includes Himeji Castle and monuments of ancient Kyoto.

Some of the key places are:

•          Mount Fuji.
•          Imperial Tokyo.
•          Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, etc.

Safety

Japan is a very small country, but it never compromised in security. You can even walk around the streets of Tokyo at midnight. The people are quite friendly and very welcoming. Though English is not the official language of Japan, most people here understand well and can speak according to the circumstances.

A trip to Japan can be considered as one of the safest trips in the world.

It costs less penny

If you Google it, you will find that Japan is one of the most expensive countries in the world. It is about 2.9 times costlier than India. But the reality is quite different. First, Japan is a small country, and due to the high concentration of tourist sites, you need to travel significantly less as compared to other countries.

To put things in perspective, you required to travel about ten times less as compared to India, in a country visit. As one can cover most of the destination in a very short time, parents take their kids in a vacation to Japan. There are several japan tour packages available in the market, and these make the trip even cheaper.

Japan is investing heavily in tourism and putting their cultural tradition in front of the world in the best possible manner, and that is the major reason behind the success of Japan.