Ha Long Bay, a draw to more Japanese tourists

Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province is among tourism draws to bring more Japanese tourists to Vietnam , according to Japanese travel agencies.

Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province is among tourismdraws to bring more Japanese tourists to Vietnam , according toJapanese travel agencies.

A delegation of JapanAssociation of Travel Agents has inspected tourist sites in Vietnam ’snorthern provinces , aiming to help Vietnam attract 1 millionJapanese tourists in 2015.

The Japanese travelagencies mentioned other destinations such as Phat Diem Cathedral andTam Coc-Bich Dong in Ninh Binh province, Ho Dynasty Citadel in ThanhHoa Province .

According to the Vietnam National Administration for Tourism , Japan is the third-largest market for Vietnam 's tourism, after China and the Republic of South .

Thecountry welcomed more than 418,000 Japanese visitors in the first ninemonths of 2012, a year-on-year increase of 24.5 percent./.VNA

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