Overseas summer vacation travel” is not very exciting and the gap is widening… What are the destinations that are on the “waiting list” following GW?
Not “I don’t want to go,” but “I want to go, but I can’t.”
The number of international flights to and from Japan is returning to pre-Corona levels. However, this is largely due to the popularity of Japan as a place where “everything is cheap.

An earlier travel official asserted that “overseas travel will not fully resume unless the working generation, from people in their 20s to those around 60 years old, move on. The working-age population still accounts for a large percentage of the total population. They are physically active, curious, and likely to become repeat travelers, and in the long run, they have high latent needs. If this generation is concerned about the eyes of those around them even after the Corona holidays, and if travel expenses are also tight, it could affect not only the most recent summer vacation, but also the overseas travel market in the future.
Japanese people’s enthusiasm for overseas travel has by no means cooled. Many are not saying “I don’t want to go,” but rather, “I want to go, but I can’t.
Interview, text, and photos (unless otherwise noted): Aki Shikama / Aki Shikama