I-Japan National Tourism Organisation imemezele ukuthi ngaphezu kwezivakashi ezingama-30 zaphesheya kwezilwandle zivakashele iJapan ngo-2018, irekhodi lesikhathi sonke kanye nokukhuphuka okungu-8.7% ngaphezu kuka-2017 (unyaka owedlule).

“Ezokuvakasha eziya eJapane zisuka e-United States - cishe u-5% wazo zonke - zikhuphuke ngo-11%,” kusho uNaohito Ise, uMqondisi Omkhulu weNhlangano Kazwelonke Yezokuvakasha eJapan eNew York, “nabaningi baseMelika abafuna ngaphezu kwezindawo zakudala zokuvakasha ITokyo neKyoto ukuthola izindawo ezingaziwa kakhulu ezweni. ”

Ngo-2018, omagazini ababili baseMelika abanethonya kakhulu kwezokuvakasha banika iJapan ithuba lokushaphu elikhulu, iTraffic + Leisure imemezela iJapan ngokuthi “Indawo Yonyaka” yango-2018 kanye namaCondé Nast Traveler Readers 'Choice Awards abala iTokyo neKyoto njengezihamba phambili amadolobha amabili amakhulu emhlabeni.

“Ezokuvakasha zaseMelika eziya eJapan kulindeleke ukuthi ziqhubeke nokukhuphuka ngonyaka wezi-2019 njengoba izwe lizoba nemidlalo emikhulu yezemidlalo emhlabeni jikelele,” kuqhubeka u-Ise, “nemithombo yezindaba ehlonishwayo yaseMelika ehlanganisa neJapane ohlwini lwazo lwaminyaka yonke olubaluleke kakhulu izindawo zokuvakashela ngonyaka ozayo. ” Uhlu lwezindaba luhlaba umxhwele ngokungavamile, kufaka phakathi i-New York Times, iWall Street Journal, i-AFAR, i-Architectural Digest, i-Departures, i-Fodor ne-Frommer's.