No.1 popular overseas tourist spot for Japanese is Angkor Wat in 2016 - tripsdvisor

Tripadvisor announced that the most popular overseas tourist spot for Japanese travelers was Angkor Wat in Cambodia for two years in a row. It is noteworthy that Antelope Canyon skyrocketed from 47th last year to 2nd in 2016. More than half of top 50 are located in Europe.

Top 25 popular tourist spots are as follows (last year’s ranking in parentheses):

1 (1) Angkor Wat, Cambodia

2 (47) Antelope Canyon, USA

3 (2) Sagrada Familia, Spain

4 (6) Grand Canyon, USA

5 (-) Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, UAE

6 (21) la Alhambra, Spain

7 (49) Disney California Adventure, USA

8 (20) Matterhorn, Switzerland

9 (3) Machu Picchu, Peru

10 (16) Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

11 (-) California Science Center, USA

12 (42) The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, China

13 (31) Mont Saint-Michel, France

14 (25) Musee de l'Orangerie, France

15 (27) Lanikai Beach, Hawaii

16 (-) Ancient City of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

17 (28) Ypao Beach Park, Guam

18 (24) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA

19 (-) Cappella Sistina, Vatican City

20 (12) Musee d'Orsay, France

21 (23) Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar

22 (44) Duomo, Italy

23 (10) Basilica di San Pietro, Vatican City

24 (-) Uluru, Australia

25 (-) L'Ultima Cena (Last Supper), Italy

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