Just a few years ago, many people in China regarded Japan as the first choice for outbound travel. Compared to other countries, there are several advantages to traveling to Japan.
From airports to subway stations, from convenience stores to restaurants, Chinese who do not understand Japanese can roughly understand the signs and menus without any translation. When visiting some temples and ancient buildings, Chinese characters that pop up from time to time will also make Chinese people have a very cordial feeling.
Second, Japan is very close to us, if you start from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, fly to Narita Airport, it only takes about two and a half hours, to Tokyo Haneda Airport is closer, it only takes 2 hours and 15 minutes, travel time and cost, are far lower than other countries. Moreover, the time difference between the two countries is only one hour, so there is no problem of jet lag adjustment when traveling.
Third, Japan has a unique landscape and culture, and Chinese people can find a sense of freshness that is similar to ours but completely different. In addition, Japan's public security environment is not bad, at least much safer than that of Southeast Asian countries.
However, after Japan's repeated discharge of nuclear wastewater, the number of Chinese tourists visiting Japan has dropped dramatically. According to the statistics of the tourism industry, in 2023, the number of Chinese tourists to Japan will be about 1.98 million, far below the pre-epidemic level. You know, in 2019 alone, the number of Chinese mainland tourists to Japan exceeded 9.6 million, and the consumption amount was the largest among tourists from all over the world, which can be called the largest god of wealth in Japan's tourism industry.
The number of Chinese tourists** who are now generous has caused concern for Japan** and tourism operators. In order to cover up this fact, they have released rumors several times in 2023: such as "The number of Chinese tourists visiting Japan exceeds 21 million; Air tickets to Japan are in short supply, ** up to the sky" and so on; wanted to create the illusion that Japanese tourism is still popular, but it was quickly slapped in the face by China.
When the annual entry and exit data came out, Japan** knew that it couldn't hide it anymore, and finally told the truth obediently. Toyo Keizai ** published a report: "Chinese tourists no longer go to Japan during the Spring Festival".
In the article, he lamented that Japan, which has always been a popular tourist destination in China, has become very weak. I am also aware that this trend cannot be explained solely by the Chinese economy or the problem of discharging nuclear wastewater.
The paper analyzes the reasons why Chinese tourists do not go to Japan: first, because the impact of nuclear sewage has not been eliminated; Second, because of the intensification of competition, countries are competing for Chinese tourists, and Japan does not give visa-free access to Chinese citizens, which is far less sensible than countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand; Third, Southeast Asia is warm, cheap and friendly to Chinese.
We know that Japanese personalities are often extreme and paranoid, but this article is objective, and the article is very euphemistic: Japanese people are not friendly to Chinese, which affects the willingness of Chinese tourists to visit Japan.
In fact, the message of the article is enough to confirm this.
One of the most liked comments on this article said: I don't care what the tourism industry says, but as a citizen, I hope that Chinese will not come for any reason. Chinese people crowding commuter trams from the airport make me feel uncomfortable, they are on the sidewalk, in the shops blocking the way with large luggage, and it is not good to come.
The second-most liked comment said: Tourism industry players may be disappointed, but as a resident and tourist, I welcome this trend. Whether it's daily life or traveling, I want to have a relaxed life in Japan, and I don't want to see pretentious Chinese. Other foreigners visiting Japan will enjoy the world without Chinese.
As of press time, the latest message said: Don't expect a country like China that is anti-Japanese and doesn't know what will collapse one day. I hope they never come to Japan.
The Japanese people are anti-China, and Japan is anti-China and wants to make money from the Chinese. Many ** Chinese tourists do not go to Japan to find various reasons, the most common argument is that China's economy is not good, Chinese have no money, can not afford to go to Japan.
On the first day of the Spring Festival, more than 120,000 Chinese mainland tourists visited Macao, a rapid increase compared with the National Day period.
And the next day, the number of people was more than 1630,000 people, a total of 28 in two days50,000 people visited Australia.
Note: The news is notoriously anti-Chinese. When they report on Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, they often blatantly play tricks).
Everyone knows that the lie that the Chinese do not go to Japan because they have no money to spend far more in Macao than in Japan will be self-defeating in two days.
Stimulated by this news, some Japanese tourism operators suddenly felt that they had suffered a big loss, and they spoke angrily: It is all to blame for ** Shinzo and Kuroda Haruhiko (former governor of the Bank of Japan), they have made Japan poor. Or the Democrats** helped the yen to strengthen.
In fact, this Japanese netizen made a mistake, it was the Japanese authorities who were hostile to China first, and Japanese companies shamelessly discharged nuclear sewage later, which caused great disgust among the Chinese people.
The Chinese people are generous and peace-loving. However, the Japanese authorities did not reflect on the crimes they committed against the Chinese people, and they still conducted joint exercises with the United States before the Spring Festival, and brazenly issued news saying that China was an imaginary enemy. Of course, it will cause disgust.
The Japanese authorities should face up to their historical crimes, repent bitterly, and take concrete actions to win the forgiveness of the victim countries. In terms of education, we must change our course and abandon stigmatizing education and reporting on China, so that we can have a chance to be accepted by the Chinese people.
If we continue to go down the road to the black, we have to confront us, but I am afraid that when the time comes, the Japanese islands will be burned and in a mess.
When the time comes, there will be no need to talk about any tourism!
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