The number of foreign visitors to Japan totaled over 3.04 million in April, up 56.1 percent from a year earlier and exceeding the 3 million mark for the second consecutive month, amid the weak yen, government data showed Wednesday.
It was the second-highest monthly figure on record after 3.08 million recorded in March, and the cumulative number of visitors between January and April stood at around 11.6 million, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization.
If inbound tourist arrivals continue at their current pace, the figure for 2024 could surpass the annual record of 31.88 million logged in 2019, before the novel coronavirus outbreak in the country.
"Inbound tourism demand tends to grow in the cherry blossom season," said an agency official about the April trend.
