More than three million foreigners visited Japan in March, a record for a single month, government data showed Wednesday in a major boost for its tourism sector. The total of 3.08 million represented an increase of 69.5 percent from March 2023 and a 11.6-percent gain compared to March 2019 before the pandemic battered global tourism, the Japan National Tourism Organization said.
“This was the highest single month on record and the first time the number of visitors exceeded three million,” the government agency said. (Also Read | Kyoto takes action against over-tourism: Private alleys in picturesque geisha district, Gion, closed to tourists)