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No. of tourists to Kagoshima City hits record-high in 2011
According to the preliminary report on tourism statistics of Kagoshima City in 2011, the combined number of tourists who either took a day trip or stayed overnight in the city had reached a record-high of 9,555,000, an increase of 7.7% compared with the previous year, and exceeded the 9,021,000 marked in 2008 when the city saw a booming business due to the broadcast of the annual history drama that featured the local Princess Atsuhime.
The number of tourists who stayed at hotels alone had also shot up by 13.9% from the year before to set the highest figure of 3,261,000. The number surpassed the all-time record of 3,227,000 for the first time in 38 years—the previous record marked in 1973 when the city was flooded with honeymooners.
The city attributed the growth to the increasing number of travellers who changed their destinations to the west Japan on account of the occurrence of the Great East Japan Earthquake, in addition to the effect of the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen lines.
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According to...：・・・によると　　　the ~ report：速報値（quick estimation）　　　tourism statistics：観光統計　　　the ~ tourists：観光客数の合計値　　　a day trip：日帰り旅行　　　stayed overnight：宿泊した　　　had ~ high：過去最高を記録した　　　an ~ 7.7%：７．７％の増加　　　compared with...：・・・と比較して　　　the ~ year：前年　　　exceeded...：・・・を超えた　　　saw ~ business：好景気を迎えた　　　due to...：・・・が要因で　　　the ~ Atsuhime：地元の篤姫を主役にした毎年恒例の歴史ドラマの放送
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