Tourism in Tokyo

Tourism in Tokyo is a major industry. In 2006, there were 420 million visits by Japanese people and 4.81 million visits by foreigners. The economic value of tourist visits to Tokyo totaled ¥9.4 trillion yen.

After a slow down due to closed borders due to COVID from early 2020^[1] to the later part of 2020,^[2] in 2022 Tokyo saw a growth of 542 million visits to Tokyo by Japan residents, and 33.13 million visits from overseas.^[3]

Many tourists visit the various urban districts, stores, and entertainment districts throughout the neighborhoods of the special wards of Tokyo.

^ Vogt, Gabriele; Qin, Sian (September 2022). "Sanitizing the national body: COVID-19 and the revival of Japan's "Closed Country" strategy". Asian and Pacific Migration Journal. 31 (3): 247–269. doi:10.1177/01171968221125482. ISSN 0117-1968. PMC 9482887. PMID 38603292.
^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs notice about borders opening". MOFA. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ "View the data". Tokyo Tourism Data Catalog. Retrieved 2024-08-08.

[1] Vogt, Gabriele; Qin, Sian (September 2022). "Sanitizing the national body: COVID-19 and the revival of Japan's "Closed Country" strategy". Asian and Pacific Migration Journal. 31 (3): 247–269. doi:10.1177/01171968221125482. ISSN 0117-1968. PMC 9482887. PMID 38603292.

[2] "Ministry of Foreign Affairs notice about borders opening". MOFA. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[3] "View the data". Tokyo Tourism Data Catalog. Retrieved 2024-08-08.

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