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
