CHANGCHUN, March 15 (Xinhua) -- A new air route will be launched between the city of Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province and Japan's Nagoya on April 3.

The route will be operated by China Southern Airlines with round-trip flights scheduled every Wednesday and Friday.

The outbound flight leaves Changchun at 8:15 a.m. Beijing time and arrives in Nagoya at 11:55 a.m. local time. The return flight departs Nagoya at 12:55 p.m. local time and arrives in Changchun at 2:50 p.m. Beijing time.

Last year, over 8 million Chinese tourists visited Japan, up 13.9 percent year on year.