Vietnamese tourists to Japan hit record figure in 11 months

This figure has surpassed the number of 495,051 recorded back in 2019, setting the highest record ever.

YOSHIDA Kenji, chief representative of the JNTO Representative Office in Vietnam, said the organisation has prepared for the campaign to promote Japanese tourism to celebrate the 50th anniversary since establishing diplomatic ties between the East  Asian nation and Vietnam from autumn 2021.

He emphazised that JNTO will continue to exert efforts aimed at increasing the number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan next year whilst also accelerating the exchange of tourists between the two countries.

Furthermore, JNTO will implement three new tourism strategies proposed by the Japanese Government, including the development of sustainable tourism, increased consumption, and acceleration of local sightseeing in the country.

Ha Van Sieu, deputy director of the Vietnam National Tourism Administration, stated that Japan is one of the top countries that Vietnamese people choose when traveling abroad due to its safety and security, civilised and hospitable people, and range of attractive unique tourism products.

Sieu added that Vietnam is also one of the favourite destinations among Japanese tourists. During the reviewed period, the nation welcomed nearly 530,000 Japanese visitors, ranking among the country’s top five tourism markets.

He went on to express hope that the number of Japanese visitors to Vietnam will rise in the future thanks to favourable visa policies, especially after the Vietnamese side moved to extend the visa-free stay period for Japanese tourists to 45 days.

In addition, the Japanese Government also added Vietnam to the list of countries that travel companies should send their tourists to, which will open up more opportunities for the recovery of two-way exchange of visitors moving forward.