Japan tops world tourism ranking despite COVID restrictions

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1. > Topping the list for the first time, Japan ranked highly for its cultural resources and in several infrastructure categories, with the United States ranked second and Spain third.

   Despite the hype that Korean pop culture is getting, I’d argue that Japanese pop culture is still stronger. It’s not just pop culture but traditional culture as well

   More people are familiar with kabuki than say, Korean changgeuk or sumo than Korean ssireum

   Japan has always attracted more tourists than South Korea

   During this pandemic, many people consumed Japanese content throughout lockdown

   As a result, the desire to visit Japan has been getting stronger and stronger over the years

   With many people getting vaccinated and many people getting natural immunity and now governments finding ways to live with the virus, I feel like tourism is close to being ‘normal.’

   However, the days of crazy spending mainland Chinese tourists are over

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   > Japan on Tuesday came out ranking highest on a list of destinations in a 2021 travel and tourism development report by the World Economic Forum, despite the country being closed to foreign tourists due to restrictions against the coronavirus.

   > Topping the list for the first time, Japan ranked highly for its cultural resources and in several infrastructure categories, with the United States ranked second and Spain third.

   > Prior to the pandemic, Japan had been keen to boost tourism as a key pillar for economic growth and set a goal to attract 40 million foreign visitors in 2020 when it was originally scheduled to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which were postponed for a year due to the pandemic.

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3. Australia ranked 7th? I’ve never met anyone who’s ever said “oh someday I want to visit Australia…” 🤔

4. Yen is low now tourists, come now before it gets more expensive for the 2025 expo.

5. Does no one else see the problem with basing a huge portion of your economy on something as susceptible as tourism? This won’t be the last pandemic to happen. That’s the reality.