February 24, 2024 at 13:20 JST
Visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Visitor numbers to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum have already reached a record 1,760,252 with still just over a month to go before fiscal 2023 draws to a close, according to Hiroshima city.
Officials attributed the surge to an increase in the number of visitors from Japan and overseas and “growing interest” in the museum following the Group of Seven summit held in Hiroshima in May of last year.
The previous record of 1,758,746 visitors was set in fiscal 2019 after the museum completed a major renovation of its exhibits.
Authorities said Feb. 23 they expect the final figure this fiscal year to hit 1.9 million.
Officials noted that foreign visitor numbers exceeded the previous record as of the end of last year, reaching approximately 569,000 in January, due to the relaxation of border control measures following the pandemic and the sharp depreciation of the yen.
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