Top summer vacation destinations searched on Google were Okinawa in Japan and Hawaii overseas

Google announced top 10 destinations searched with a keyword of travel in a month from May 15 to June 15 2016, which may represent popular summer vacation destinations.

In Japan, the top was Okinawa, followed by Kyushu and Hokkaido. Kumamoto and Oita were also in the top 10 maybe because searchers seem to plan travels in Kyushu to support rehabilitation from the Kumamoto Earthquake.

Top 10 searched destinations in Japan are

1. Okinawa

2. Kyushu

3. Hokkaido

4. Tokyo

5. Osaka

6. Kumamoto

7. Kyoto

8. Hiroshima

9. Kanazawa

10. Oita

The most searched overseas destination was Hawaii, followed by Korea and Taiwan. Italy was ranked 7th, only one European destination in the top 10.

The top 10 searched overseas destinations are

1. Hawaii

2. Korea

3. Taiwan

4. Guam

5. Thailand

6. Singapore

7. Italy

8. Australia

9. Vietnam

10. Bali Island

In Japanese

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