After more than two years of closed border policies, Japan is reopening to international travelers on June 10.
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Nevertheless, boosting international arrivals to Japan is still vital, especially for the heavily hit hospitality, transportation and travel sectors, said Shimura. However, the pandemic caused arrival numbers to plummet rapidly, and there were only 250,000 foreign visitors in 2021, government data previously showed.
has six tour packages, including the"Golden Route Japan Tour" which takes participants on an eight-day tour around Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto for $2,698.The daily cap on the number of visitor arrivals — which includes Japanese nationals and returning foreign residents — doubled from 10,000 to 20,000 on June 1, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.Still, Shimura said, those limits are too low, as the country used to welcome"140,000 [visitors] per day.
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