Okinawa’s tourism revenue reaches 697.9 billion yen, a record high for fifth consecutive year

Okinawa’s tourism revenue reaches 697.9 billion yen, a record high for fifth consecutive year

On the morning of July 5, 2018 at the Okinawa Prefectural Government, Vice Governor Moritake Tomikawa makes an announcement about Okinawa’s tourism revenue in FY2017.


July 5, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

On July 5, the Okinawa Prefectural Government announced that tourism revenue in FY2017 rose to 697.9 billion yen, an increase of 5.7 percent or 37.6 billion yen compared with FY2016.

This increase marked a record high for the fifth consecutive year. The number of tourists who came to Okinawa rose by 810,700 (a 9.2 percent increase) from the previous year to 9,579,900 people, which resulted in a great increase in tourism revenues.

 

Meanwhile, per capita expenditure by tourists in the prefecture decreased by 2,444 yen (a 3.2 percent decrease) to 72,853 yen compared with FY2016.

 

(English translation by T&CT and Megumi Chibana)

 

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