The number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan after 11 months of 2023 has reached 536,800 people. This is the highest number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan in a year ever, surpassing the record number of 495,051 visitors in 2019.
Mr. Yamada Takio – Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam was pleased to say that the number of Vietnamese people traveling to Japan has reached a record level in 2023 – also a special year marking the 50th anniversary of establishing foreign relations. exchange between Japan and Vietnam. “Throughout this year there have been many wonderful exchanges including high-level leadership exchanges between the two countries, this is the year in which the relationship between Japan and Vietnam is felt to be at its highest level to date. , in all fields of politics, economics, culture…”
The number of Vietnamese tourists traveling to Japan after 11 months of 2023 has exceeded the yearly target of 500,000. According to the Representative Office of the Japan Tourism Promotion Agency (JNTO) in Vietnam, this unit has prepared a campaign “Promoting Japanese tourism on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations with Japan.” – Vietnam” from the fall of 2021. “We have been making our best efforts in 2023 – the year marking the anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations. Therefore, I feel extremely happy that the goal That was achieved 1 month earlier than planned,” Mr. Yoshida Kenji – Chief Representative of JNTO in Vietnam shared.
Mr. Ha Van Sieu – Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Tourism Administration said Japan is one of the top destinations Vietnamese people choose when traveling abroad because of good security and civilized and polite people. and has many attractive typical tourist products such as viewing cherry blossoms, autumn leaves, exploring culinary culture, and diverse and quality shopping. On the contrary, Vietnam is also one of the favorite destinations of Japanese tourists. In the first 11 months of 2023, Vietnam welcomed nearly 530,000 Japanese visitors and the country is in the top 5 sending markets of Vietnamese tourism.
“I expect increasingly favorable conditions in terms of travel policy, especially after Vietnam extended the visa-free stay period for Japanese tourists to 45 days and the Japanese Government introduced Vietnam on the list of countries that encourage travel companies to send tourists, and two-way tourist exchanges will soon recover and exceed 1.5 million as before the pandemic,” said Mr. Ha Van Sieu.
(According to VOV.vn Newspaper)
