国連が1967年を「国際観光年」として「観光は平和へのパスポート」の標語を掲げて以来、世界の観光客は飛躍的に伸びた。世界観光機関（UNWTO）によると、2004年に各国が受け入れた外国人旅行者の総数は7億6,328万人。2003年の外国旅行者数国際ランキングを国別にみると、1位がドイツで7,480万人、以下、イギリス、アメリカと続き、日本は15位。 ...

The USA is the Country Most Visited by Japanese (1)

Since the United Nations declared 1967 as the "International Year of Tourism" and proclaimed the slogan "Tourism, a Passport to Peace," there has been a massive increase in the number of travellers worldwide. According to a survey by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), 763.28 million people traveled abroad in 2004. When you look at the ranking of travellers by country in 2003, Germany comes in at first place with 74.8 million travellers, followed by England and the USA, and Japan takes 15th place. ...

訪問【ほうもん】 (n,vs) call; visit; (P).

国連【こくれん】 (n) U.N.; United Nations; (P).

国際【こくさい】 (n) international; (P).

観光【かんこう】 (n,vs) sightseeing; (P).

平和【へいわ】 (adj-na,n) peace; harmony; (P).

標語【ひょうご】 (n) motto; slogan; catchword; (P).

掲げて【かかげて】 ; (v1) (1) to publish; to print; to carry (an article); (2) to put up; to hang out; to hoist; to fly (a sail); to float (a flag); (P).

以来【いらい】 (n-adv,n-t) since; henceforth; (P).

観光客【かんこうきゃく】 (n) tourist.

飛躍的【ひやくてき】 (adj-na) rapidly.

伸びた【のびた】 ; (v1,vi) (1) to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread; (2) to make progress; to grow (beard, body height); (3) to grow stale (soba); (4) to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed; (5) to be exhausted; (P).

世界【せかい】 (n) the world; society; the universe; (P).

機関【きかん】 (n) organ; mechanism; facility; engine; (P).

各国【かっこく】 (n) each nation; (P).

受け入れた【うけいれた】 ; (v1) to accept; to receive; (P).

外国人【がいこくじん】 (n) foreigner; (P).

旅行者【りょこうしゃ】 (n) traveller; traveler.

総数【そうすう】 (n) total (number); (P).

億【おく】 (num) 100,000,000; hundred million; (P).

年【ねん】; year;

外国旅行【がいこくりょこう】 (n) foreign travel; overseas trip.

者【もの】 (n) person; (P).

数【すう】 (n,n-suf) number; figure; (P).

国際【こくさい】 (n) international; (P).

国別【くにべつ】 (n) by country.

万人【まんにん】 (n) (1) all people; everybody; (2) ten thousand people.

以下【いか】 (n) (1) below; under; the following; the rest; (2) and downward; less than; up to; not exceeding; (P).

続き【つづき】 (n,n-suf) sequel; continuation; (also suffix) continuation (in time and space); second series; succession; spell; (P).

位【くらい】 (n-adv,n,suf,vs) grade; rank; court order; dignity; nobility; situation; throne; crown; occupying a position; about; almost; as; rather; at least; enough to; (P).