Since Japan reopened in June, the number of Hong Kong people traveling to Japan "returning to the countryside" has only been in the hundreds per month. However, since Japan resumed independent travel in October, the number of monthly tourists has soared to 36,200, compared with September Increased by about 12 times.
In November, 83,000 Hong Kong people visited Japan, accounting for 8.9% of the total number of tourists visiting Japan in that month, second only to tourists from South Korea, Taiwan and the United States, and almost one in ten tourists was from Hong Kong; In comparison, there were 199,702 Hong Kong people who visited Japan that month, which means that it has recovered to about 42% before the epidemic last month.
▼On October 13, "Travel KOL" Stoudemire shared his situation in Osaka, Japan▼
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▼On December 23, the airport reappeared the crowds of tourists▼
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There will be a limit switch from June 10, and free travel will be re-launched in October
Japan has been on and off for about half a year without knowing it. As early as June 10, the local government allowed Hong Kong people to enter the country in small tour groups without quarantine; after that, from October 11, visa-free travel was resumed, allowing tourists to enter Only need to receive 3 doses of vaccines, or present a nucleic acid test certificate within 72 hours, no quarantine is required.
▼October 11th, the first day of the reopening of Japan's independent travel, the atmosphere at Hong Kong Airport was lively▼
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The number of visitors to Japan soared to 83,000 in November
Checking the data of the Japan National Tourism Administration, only 800 people went to Japan in June, and then slowly rebounded from July to September, with 1,100, 1,300 and 2,800 people respectively.
Until October, when Japan finally opened up independent travel, the number of people going to Japan soared to 36,200, and it even soared to 83,000 in November, an increase of about 129% compared to the previous month.
If compared with November 2019 before the outbreak, 199,702 people from Hong Kong went to Japan at that time, which is about 41.6% of the recovery.
The number of Hong Kong people visiting Japan in November ranked fourth in the world
In 2019, the total number of tourists visiting Japan exceeded 31.88 million, of which Hong Kong tourists accounted for more than 2.29 million, setting a new record and ranking fourth among all countries and regions.
The total number of visitors to Japan in November was 934,500, that is, Hong Kong tourists accounted for 8.89% of the total. And many countries in Southeast Asia, also ranked fourth.
▼September 14, Zongyou's first "semi-independent travel" tour group in Japan departs▼
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The Japanese government announced on Tuesday (27th) that starting from December 30, Hong Kong flights will only be restricted to four airports in Tokyo Narita, Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai, and Chubu Airport (Nagoya).
That is to say, next year there will be no direct flights between Hong Kong and Okinawa, Sapporo in Hokkaido, Kyushu and other popular destinations for Hong Kong people.
Japan entry requirements｜Flights from Hong Kong will only be allowed to land at 4 airports from Friday to Okinawa and other places. Flights from China, Hong Kong and Macau can only be used at four airports in Japan, excluding Okinawa and Sapporo. You are forced to cancel Christmas outings｜Multiple check-in counters are now available Passengers from Renlong spent tens of thousands of dollars to purchase air tickets to Japan