"日本的台灣旅客數量破新紀錄"

日本一直都是台灣人十分喜愛的旅遊目的地，不過看來日本的熱門程度已經上升到比以往都還要夯。

根據台灣觀光局表示，2013年上半年到訪日本的台灣旅客已經達到111萬人次，比去年同期間高了五成。更甚者，旅遊的人次預期在下半年會達到200萬人。據信遊客的大幅增加大都是歸因於日本首相安倍晉三使日幣貶值，還有兩國間簽署了開放天空協議以增加班次。

台灣人覺得日本特別吸引人的原因之中，第一名是日本的自然環境，接下來是當地文化、整潔、當地美食和歷史建築。

同時，日本旅客來台的數量約略下跌了8%，今年上半年只有66萬名日本旅客來台。觀光局說日幣貶值造成了日人普遍不願出國旅遊，而他們將會在日本市場加強宣傳觀光。

(Travel) Number of Taiwanese Tourists to Japan Breaks New Record

Japan has always been a highly favored travel destination among the Taiwanese; however, it seems that the countrys popularity has risen higher than ever.

According to the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan, the number of Taiwanese visitors to Japan for the first half of 2013 has reached 1.11 million, up 50% from the same period last year. Whats more, the number is expected to hit the 2 million mark in the second half of the year. The hike in tourist numbers is believed to be largely attributed to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abes devaluation of the yen as well as the open skies agreement signed between the two sides in a bid to increase flight volume.

Amongst the list of reasons why the Taiwanese find Japan particularly appealing, the countrys natural environment came out on top, followed by local culture, tidiness, local cuisine and historic architecture.

Meanwhile, Japanese tourist arrivals in Taiwan have seen a decrease of roughly 8%, with only 660,000 Japanese visitors in the first half of this year. The Tourism Bureau says the devaluation of the yen may have resulted in a general reluctance to travel abroad and that they will strengthen tourism promotion in the Japanese market.

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