The impact of anime on Japanese Tourism Industry – a brief insight

The United States is known for many things; Hollywood and the country's vibrant pop-culture which several different elements, one of which would be comic books that emerged in the US during the 1930s and have gone on to become a global phenomenon. Comic books and graphic novels have also been credited in boosting the country's tourism as well.

When it comes to Japan, the comic book equivalent is manga, which are comics or graphic novels that originate from the East Asian country. Dating back to perhaps the 12th century, this right-to-left reading style based comics or graphic novels that were once exclusive to the Japanese mainland have since gone on to become an even bigger global phenomenon than US originated comic books.