{"id":162465,"date":"2024-04-23T17:24:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=162465&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-04-23T17:24:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:24:10","slug":"record-breaking-number-of-foreign-visitors-in-kyushu-for-march","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/record-breaking-number-of-foreign-visitors-in-kyushu-for-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-breaking Number of Foreign Visitors in Kyushu for March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyushu welcomed a record-breaking 371,057 foreign visitors in March, marking the highest number for a single month and surpassing pre-pandemic levels. The increase is attributed to the weakened yen and the resurgence of international flights, with South Korea, Taiwan, and China leading the entries. Despite a recovery, the influx from China remains below half of its 2019 figures due to reduced cruise ship visits. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtb.mlit.go.jp\/kyushu\/content\/000323480.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MLIT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-162500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_hakata-station-apr_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Record-breaking Number of Foreign Visitors in Kyushu for March\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_hakata-station-apr_2024_WEB.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_hakata-station-apr_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_hakata-station-apr_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fnn_hakata-station-apr_2024_WEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyushu welcomed a record-breaking 371,057 foreign visitors in March, marking the highest number for a single month and surpassing pre-pandemic levels&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":162504,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-162465","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/162465","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\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}