A housewife named Kim (54) living in Seocho-dong, Seoul, decided to go to Japan for a ‘day trip’ with her best friends on weekdays. The destination is Fukuoka. It is a schedule to arrive at the local area on the first flight in the early morning, enjoy a gourmet trip, and return on the last flight in the evening.
Mr. Kim said, “The won-yen exchange rate is so cheap that it costs less than taking the KTX to Busan or Yeosu for a day. ”
As the won-yen exchange rate remains at 900 won per 100 yen, the trend of travel by ‘N Japanese’ is changing. N Japanese people refer to travelers who visit Japan twice or more repeatedly.
In addition to visiting Japan on a day trip like Mr. Kim, the number of tourists who visit Japan solely for shopping, such as buying luxury goods and mobile devices, is increasing rapidly.
According to the airline and travel industry on the 24th, Japan’s popularity is waning as travel expenses are greatly reduced due to the weakening yen amid the virtual endemic of Corona 19. This is because the formula of ‘100 yen = 1,000 won’ was broken, such as taking 800 won per 100 yen at one time in June, so you can visit Japan as if you were traveling in Korea.
In particular, the sharp drop in the price of round-trip tickets to Japan by low-cost carriers ( LCC ) also played a part. In the case of Jin Air, etc., the price of Japanese air tickets that can be boarded until October starts from 100,000 won or less.
In the case of Fukuoka, it is possible to take a day trip for 130,000 won round trip at 65,000 won including fuel surcharge and airport tax. It costs less than traveling by rail in Jeju as well as in Korea. You can also go to Osaka and Tokyo for as little as 200,000 won if you buy a round-trip ticket.
An official from the airline industry said, “There are many customers who usually buy tickets from 15 to 1 week in advance in Japan, which is close by.”
Mr. Choi (32), who works for a large company, recently went on a two-day trip to Tokyo with his friends over the weekend. His purpose was to buy the ‘Bao Bao’ handbag he always wanted. Mr. Choi purchased a silver bao bao bag for 41,800 yen, including commission, and received a tax-free benefit of about 3,200 yen.
He said, “There are many discounts on purchases by credit card company, so after receiving the cashback, I bought it for around 370,000 won.”
Famous internet bulletin boards are overflowing with travel reviews온라인카지노 of N Japanese people. Especially among young people, it has been a long time since it has become fashionable to stop by the ‘Apple Store’ in Japan and buy iPads and mobile phones.
Jo (20), a college student living in Bundang, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, decided to travel to Tokyo with three of his soon-to-be friends for summer vacation. Lee said, “I heard that the price of mechanical equipment sold at Apple stores in Japan is almost half cheaper than in Korea,” and “I plan to pay in yen after carefully comparing prices there.”
Office worker Lee (42) decided to spend a four-day, three-night vacation in Japan this summer. Even if you eat in downtown Japan, 10,000 won per meal is enough, and 1,000 yen is enough to buy Kabejin, a stomach medicine, and coin paste at Daiso, convenience stores, and household goods stores.
Mr. Lee said, “I couldn’t afford a summer vacation in Korea, from dining out to eating out, with the price of lunch far exceeding 10,000 won in the era of high prices.
According to the Japan National Tourism Organization ( JNTO ), the number of Koreans who visited Japan last month was 545,000, accounting for an overwhelming number of 2.07 million foreign visitors. In particular, 3.13 million Koreans visited Japan in the first half of this year alone, and 3 out of 10 were Korean tourists.
An official from the travel industry said, “It is true that the number of Japanese tourists is increasing regardless of political and social issues such as the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.