A: Hey buddy! Guess what?

B: What's up?

A: Did you hear about Japan's tourism record last month?

B: No, really? What happened?

A: More than 3.9 million foreign travelers visited Japan in April! That's a new record for a single month!

B: Wow, that's amazing! What was the reason behind it?

A: Seems like cherry blossom season was the main factor, but also an increase in flights between Japan and South Korea.

B: China topped the list with 765,100 visitors, up 43.4 percent from last year! That's the highest ever for April.

A: Yep, and South Korea wasn't far behind with a 9.1% increase to 721,600 travelers. The U.S. also saw an increase of 43.1% with 327,500 tourists.

B: Incredible! I hope they can handle the influx without any problems.

A: Well, the tourism agency's commissioner says they plan to maintain this positive momentum. But he mentioned that if numbers keep surging, they might face issues like longer wait times at entry procedures. So, measures are being put in place to prepare for such situations.
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More than 3.9 million foreign travelers visited Japan in April, marking a record high for a single month and topping the previous record set in January this year.



The Japan National Tourism Organization says an estimated 3,908,900 foreign travelers visited Japan last month, up 28.5 percent from the same month last year.



The monthly figure exceeded the previous record of 3.78 million posted in January this year.



The organization attributes the record number partly to the brisk demand for tours to Japan during the cherry blossom season.



China topped the list with 765,100 visitors, up 43.4 percent from the same month a year before and the highest ever for April.



For the first time in three months the figure for China was again the highest by country and region.



Visitors from South Korea rose by 9.1 percent to 721,600, partly due to an increase in the number of flights connecting Japan and South Korea.



Travelers from the Unites States came to 327,500, up 43.1 percent.



Both countries also posted the highest numbers for April.



The Japan Tourism Agency's Commissioner Haraikawa Naoya said he intends to maintain the very favorable momentum. He said that if traveler numbers surge, the agency is expected to face problems such as tourists having to wait longer for entry procedures. He said it is important to put in place measures now to respond to such situations.