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Tourism in Tokyo

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Tourism is a major industry in Tokyo. 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{{Cite journal |last1=Vogt |first1=Gabriele |last2=Qin |first2=Sian |date=September 2022 |title=Sanitizing the national body: COVID-19 and the revival of Japan's "Closed Country" strategy |journal=Asian and Pacific Migration Journal |volume=31 |issue=3 |pages=247–269 |doi=10.1177/01171968221125482 |issn=0117-1968 |pmc=9482887 |pmid=38603292}} to the later part of 2020,{{Cite web |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs notice about borders opening |url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/ca/fna/page4e_001053.html |access-date=August 8, 2024 |website=MOFA}} in 2022 Tokyo saw a growth of 542 million visits to Tokyo by Japan residents, and 33.13 million visits from overseas.{{Cite web |title=View the data |url=https://data.tourism.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/en/data/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Tokyo Tourism Data Catalog |language=en}}

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

Tourist destinations

Japanese schoolchildren on class trips typically visit Tokyo Tower.

Cultural offerings in Tokyo include both omnipresent Japanese pop culture and associated districts such as Shibuya and Harajuku, subcultural attractions such as Studio Ghibli anime center. Tokyo National Museum houses over a third of the National Treasures of Japan. No buildings in Tokyo are listed as World Heritage Sites. Among buildings, only the Jizo Hall of Shofuku-ji, a suburban temple, is a National treasure. Apart from the top attractions like Tokyo Disneyland, DisneySea, Tokyo Tower, Skytree, other popular attractions include the Imperial Palace, Meiji Shrine, and Sensō-ji, a popular temple. Many tourists, particularly foreigners, visit Tsukiji Fish Market. Contrary to a common misconception, Tokyo has many green spaces in the city center and its suburbs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2164.html|title=Tokyo City Guide - What to do in Tokyo|website=www.japan-guide.com|access-date=2020-02-06}}

A list of the popular places and attractions for the visitors is as follows:

Transportation and Hotel Districts

Access to Tokyo is provided by airports including Narita Airport, Tokyo International Airport (Haneda, providing primarily domestic service) for both international and domestic tourists. Shinkansen is the most popular mode of transport for travelers from other Japanese cities.

The transportation from the airports to various districts of Tokyo include trains{{Cite web |title=Rail {{!}} NARITA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT |url=https://www.narita-airport.jp/access/train/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=NARITA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OFFICIAL WEBSITE |language=en}} and Airport Limousine busses.{{Cite web |title=How to Use {{!}} Airport Limousine Bus |url=https://www.limousinebus.co.jp/guide/en/beginner/merit/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=www.limousinebus.co.jp}}

Major hotel districts include Shinjuku and Tokyo Bay, although there are hotels in all the districts, all over Tokyo.

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External links

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  • [http://www.tourism.metro.tokyo.jp/ Official Tokyo Tourism Info]

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