Tourism in Tokyo Japan: Attractions, Accommodation, and Economic Impact

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Tokyo Japan is the most recognized tourist centers in the world. It is due to the fact that the
center has various tourist attractions sites, modern hotels and a conducive environment for
touring activities (Watkins, 2010, p. 6). Tokyo Japan attracts most tourists who visit Japan in
every summer of the year. The high number of tourist activities in Tokyo Japan contributes to the
growth of Japan’s economy.
Number of international visitors
Basing on various reports, the estimated number of international Japan travelers in 2018 January
was 2.5 million (2,501,500), this proves an increase of over 9% from the previous years. More
than 80% of the tourists are from Asia. In 2016, the number of foreigners’ visits in Japan
amounted to 24.03 million which exited the target they had of 20 million.
Key attraction sites
i. Mount Fuji which is the most recognized landmark. It is the country’s highest mountain
peak with over 3,776 meters over the other largely landscape tall enough to be seen from
Tokyo, 100 kilometers away. It is the most considered iconic recognized by the
UNESCO.
ii. The Imperial Palace surrounded by walls and moats with its beautiful 17th-century
parks. Many fine views of the palace from the surrounding.
iii. Ginza District: Shop ‘til the Drop. It is the busiest shopping centers in the Tokyo and
commercial center for the country over centuries. It has the famous Kabuki-za Theater as

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well as Shimbashi Enbujo in which Azuma and-Odori dances and the performance of
Bunraku are staged forming a basis for tourists.
iv. The Asakusa and the Senso-Ji Temple. It is the most famous shrine of the Tokyo city and
stands at the long street of shops where masks, carvings, combs made of wood and
ebony, kimonos, toys, fabrics and precious paper goods (Chon et al, 2000, p. 10).
v. National Museum of nature and science. The Ueno Park is a superb national museum of
nature and science popularly known to be Kagaku Hakubutsukan).
vi. Ueno Park and Zoo is another site which looks like a paradise like an oasis of green in the
heart of the busy city of Tokyo and it is the most tourist attraction site. It also has a zoo,
aquarium, and variety of temples and museums to explore.
vii. Tokyo national museum. The museum houses various artworks amounting to 100,000
important works of Japanese, Indian and Chinese art.
a. National Museum of western art commonly called Kokuritsu Seiyo Bijutsukan
that was built in 1959 by the famous Swiss architect.
viii. The Meiji Shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and his wife and remains the most
important religious site in the land. It is surrounded by 175-acre evergreen forest that has
over 120,000 species found across the whole Japan.
ix. The Miraikan and Edo-Tokyo Museum. It is the newest and impressive museum of
Tokyo. Simply called the Miraikan. It offers leading fascinating insight of the country’s
technology. Edo Tokyo museum also is worthy of visiting.
x. .The Tokyo Sky Tree. It is the country’s tallest structure attracting tourists from various
regions of the globe.