Only 1,700 people visited Japan in May. Why are there fewer Japanese tourists?

According to Japan’s *** News Agency, the Japan Tourism Bureau released an estimate on the 17th that only 1,700 foreign tourists visited Japan in May, a 99.9% decrease from the same period last year. That's down from the monthly record of 2,900 people in April this year. At the same time, the number of people leaving Japan also dropped by 99.6% to 5,500.

Affected by the new coronavirus epidemic, the number of tourists in Japan has declined for eight consecutive months. From January to May this year, the total number of Japanese tourists was 3.944 million, a year-on-year decrease of 71.3%.

According to data released by the Japan International Tourism Organization last year, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan in May 2019 was 2.773 million, and this year the number dropped to 1,700. Among them, Chinese tourists to Japan dropped from 7.564 million a year ago to 30, Korean tourists dropped from 603,400 to 20, and American tourists also dropped from 157,000 to 50.

Japan has imposed entry restrictions on more than 100 countries and regions, including China, South Korea and the United States. It remains difficult to predict when restrictions on visitors will be eased. According to reports from Japan News Agency, the Japanese government is considering expanding domestic tourism demand and stimulating domestic tourism through subsidies. It plans to lift the requirement to avoid inter-county movement on the 19th. It is understood that Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea Park are still closed, and Universal Studios Osaka has reopened.

It is understood that due to the outbreak of the epidemic this year, the tourism industry has been severely damaged and its performance has continued to decline, creating a difficult problem. In addition, there were only 1,700 foreign tourists visiting Japan in May, a 99.9% decrease from the same period last year. Therefore, few people are willing to travel to Japan now, and this is also due to several reasons.

Since the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan in May last year was 2.77 million, it fell by 99.9% in May this year compared with the same period last year, and the decline in May this year was the same as the decline in April this year. Such a sharp decline in the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan is rare.

After the outbreak of the new epidemic, the Japanese government banned foreigners from 111 countries and regions from entering Japan. The decline in tourists has dealt a heavy blow to Japan's domestic economy, and the situation is very serious.