Tourists were certainly flocking to Japan in droves last year.
The number of foreign travelers to the country rose a whopping 47 percent to a record 36.9 million in 2024, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. Those visitors were led by people from South Korea, Taiwan, and China, according to data from the Japan National Tourism Organization cited by the outlet. Last year’s influx of tourism beats the previous record heartily—that was 31.9 million people in 2019.
The increase…

