The tourism board now expects Japan to be L.A.'s fifth largest overseas tourism market this year.
The tourism board now expects Japan to be L.A.'s fifth largest overseas tourism market this year.According to the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, the city has seen about 230,000 visitors from Japan so far and expects it to be L.A.'s fifth largest overseas tourism market this year.The Dodgers may be four games away from a World Championship, but the city of Los Angeles is already reaping the benefits.
Karz said baseball-loving Japan still can't get enough of the superstar, with huge numbers of fans traveling all the way to L.A. to see him play. The tourism board now expects Japan to be L.A.'s fifth largest overseas tourism market this year. The Miyako Hotel in the heart of L.A.'s Little Tokyo has seen some of the Japanese tourism wave, especially since the hotel is home to the giant Ohtani mural, which has become a social media selfie hit since it went up earlier this year.
One of those people is Yohei Suzuki, who flew all the way from the other side of the planet to see his baseball hero play in Sunday night's clincher.
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