Yen’s Weakness Means Crowds at Tokyo Disneyland in Golden Week
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The weakening yen has turned Japan’s annual Golden Week, a string of springtime holidays, into a boon for domestic tourism.
The uptick in the traditional May holiday week points toward one of the best years on record for Japan’s tourism industry, still recovering from the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. The yen’s slide, part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s drive to boost economic growth, is luring overseas travelers while tempting Japan’s holidaymakers to stay home. Tokyo Disneyland expects a record number of visitors this year.