{"id":160310,"date":"2024-02-27T13:29:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T04:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=160310&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-02-27T13:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T04:29:05","slug":"foreign-visitor-numbers-to-kyushu-near-record-high-in-january","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/foreign-visitor-numbers-to-kyushu-near-record-high-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Visitor Numbers to Kyushu Near Record High in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kyushu District Transport Bureau announced that the number of foreign visitors to Kyushu in January reached approximately 339,650, excluding cruise ship passengers. This figure nearly matches the pre-pandemic peak of January 2019, marking a significant recovery in tourism. Notable increases were seen from countries like Thailand and Canada, while visitor numbers from China remained lower compared to 2018 figures. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtb.mlit.go.jp\/kyushu\/content\/000318706.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyushu District Transport Bureau<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fnn_hakata-station-apr_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Foreign Visitor Numbers to Kyushu Near Record High in January\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fnn_hakata-station-apr_2023_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fnn_hakata-station-apr_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fnn_hakata-station-apr_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fnn_hakata-station-apr_2023_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kyushu District Transport Bureau announced that the number of foreign visitors to Kyushu in January reached approximately 339,650, excluding cruise ship passengers&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":152608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-160310","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/160310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}