The number of foreign tourists visiting Korea is increasing very rapidly.

‌As of January 2024,
the number of foreign visitors to Japan was approximately 2.69 million,
while Korea had 880,000, a difference of about 3 times.
However, according to the latest data from August 2026,
Japan is at 3.1 million,
and Korea is at 2.25 million, narrowing the gap to 1.3 times.
While Japan increased by 15% between these two periods,
Korea increased by 155%.
Even compared to Japan, a major tourism powerhouse,
the growth trend of our country's tourism industry is quite significant.