Tourists on Nakamise shopping street, the main approach to Sensoji Temple, in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on June 22.
Photographer: Soichiro Koriyama/BloombergUS Trips to Japan Surpass Paris for Hot Summer Vacation Destinations
Cheap yen and airfare are prompting more Americans to visit Japanese cities
Travel between the US and Japan is emerging as a rare bright spot this summer for American carriers, easing the blow from a lingering drop in demand for domestic flights.
More than 1.5 million seats are scheduled to fly from the US to Japan during June, July and August — a 6.4% increase from a year ago, according to aviation data analytics firm OAG. Tokyo ranks second only to London and above Paris, which landed third on online travel booking site Kayak’s list of most popular destinations this summer.