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Is Japan Actually Making Money from Tourism?

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Rei Saito
Jun 18, 2026
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Overtourism in Japan: What You Need To Know - Japan Travel

Japan is currently the hottest new thing on the block. What used to be an impenetrable, mystical realm for millionaires and lifelong anime nerds, is now every Instagrammer’s wettest dream.

Ever since the post-COVID era, when the rest of the world decided to become exorbitantly expensive, Japan has become ridiculously cheap. The country is suddenly sittin…

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