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Where are all the tourists in Japan coming from?

Chinese visitors are driving the boom, but there's much more to the story

Tourists check out Tokyo's Asakusa district. (Photo by Maho Obata)

TOKYO -- Japan's tourism bonanza shows no signs of abating. The country welcomed a record 28.6 million visitors from abroad in 2017, an increase of 19.3% on the year. Travelers also spent significantly more: 4.4 trillion yen ($39.68 billion), up 17.8%.

So where are all of these people coming from? Where are they going? And what are they spending their money on? The Nikkei Asian Review took a close look at the data.

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