The Japan National Tourism Organization announced that the number of foreign visitors to Japan in October reached 3,312,000.  

Compared to the same month in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, it increased by 32.7 percent, setting a new record.  

The total number of visitors up to October of this year was 30,192,600, the fastest to exceed the 30 million-mark since record-keeping began in 1964.  

The autumn foliage season is believed to have boosted demand for visits to Japan. There were many travelers from China, Singapore, and the U.S.