Tourism Statistics

This page brings you the most up-to-date tourism statistics and tourism / economic trend.

The latest tourism statistics as of February 2014*The figure is based on the statistics as of Feb 10,2014

We provide a number of Japanese outbound tourists, foreign inbound tourists and economic data with comments on a monthly basis.

Statistics of Visitors to Japan from Overseas

Statistics of Japanese Tourists Travelling Abroad

Gross Sales of Major Companies

Japanese Economic Trend

The number of foreign tourists to JapanHistorical statistics are available here Historical Statistics

According to the JNTO, the number of international visitors to Japan in 2013 exceeded 10,000 thousand, became 10,364 thousand. The number of inbound travelers in December 2013 was also a record number on a monthly basis and exceeded the number of foreigners who came in December 2012 by 175,000.
The number of inbound travelers from South East Asia (Thailand,Singapore,Malaysia,Indonesia,Philippines,Vietnam) totaled 1,148,800 which take 11.1% (+1.8%) share of total inbound market in Japan. Especially Thailand (+96.1%) and Malaysia (+52.6%) where the visa exemption agreement has started showed a significant rise (accumulated number of inbound tourists from July to December 2013). The number of travelers from France and Australia increased as well. The number of travelers from Korea in December 2013 showed a decrease for the three month running. However, the figure in 2013 increased 20.2% from that of 2012.

1-1 Total

Person

	Oct 2013	yoy	Nov 2013	yoy	Dec 2013	yoy
The number of foreign tourists to Japan	928,500	+31.6%	839,800	+29.5%	864,600	+25.4%

1-2 By country and region

Person

	Oct 2013	yoy	Nov 2013	yoy	Dec 2013	yoy
Korea	158,273	-5.9%	170,900	-6.9%	182,800	-8.6%
Taiwan	213,501	+58%	177,900	+44.3%	149,400	+34.6%
China	121,335	+74.1%	101,900	+96%	96,700	+84.8%
Hong Kong	62,433	+84.6%	62,700	+73.1%	72,100	+61.5%
Thailand	61,306	+93.4%	51,200	+111.2%	56,000	+119%
Singapore	16,146	+57.3%	20,000	+35.2%	38,100	+38.8%
Australia	18,100	+1.2%	16,100	+15.3%	30,300	+19.2%
The entire USA	73,700	+10.7%	65,200	+12%	68,200	+17.7%
Canada	14,000	+11.9%	12,900	+12.6%	14,600	+24%
The entire UK	20,799	+3.6%	15,100	+8.2%	14,700	+10.2%
Germany	13,669	+6%	11,900	+8.2%	7,800	+7.1%
France	17,069	+18%	11,500	+6.7%	10,400	+1.4%
- Asia	707,371	+40.5%	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
- North America	90,939	+10.9%	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
- Oceania	21,772	+2.6%	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
- Europe	99,555	+10.7%	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

Source : JNTO

※TBA = To Be Announced

The number of Japanese outbound touristsHistorical statistics are available here Historical Statistics

Japan National Tourism Organization announced that the estimated number of Japanese overseas travelers in December 2013 was 1,476,700, a 2.8% increase year-on-year basis. The total number of outbound tourists in 2013 decreased 5.5% over a year ago.
Number of travelers to East Asia showed a decrease in 2013: Korea (-21.9%), China (-18.2%) and Hong Kong (-15.7%). On the other hand, number of travelers to South East Asia showed an increase: Thailand (+12.1%) and Vietnam (+4.2%). Number of travelers to Hawaii increased as well (+3.9%).

2-1 Total

Person

	Oct 2013	yoy	Nov 2013	yoy	Dec 2013	yoy
The number of Japanese outbound tourists	1,495,836	+1.7%	1,400,278	-2.4%	1,476,700	+2.8%

2-2 By country and region

Person

	Oct 2013	yoy	Nov 2013	yoy	Dec 2013	yoy
Korea	245,021	-9.2%	222,797	-10.7%	215,050	-5.4%
China	269,700	+8.6%	233,300	+3.2%	235,300	+0.2%
Taiwan	128,795	+9.2%	138,359	+9.9%	142,977	+19.1%
Hong Kong	82,706	+3.6%	95,012	+12.9%	103,733	+9.1%
Macau	21,369	-16.4%	27,469	+12.5%	29,790	+10.6%
Thailand	115,291	+10.1%	134,922	-0.5%	135,598	+0.2%
Malaysia	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Singapore	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Philippines	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
(Bali Airport / Indonesia)	15,045	-15.7%	20,711	+29%	TBA	TBA
Vietnam	47,721	+2.9%	55,860	+5.1%	50,465	-2.8%
Canada	22,920	-12%	10,290	-2.2%	TBA	TBA
USA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
(Hawaii / USA)	139,025	+9.4%	122,484	+0.6%	138,190	+6.9%
Guam	66,874	-5.3%	67,357	-13.3%	TBA	TBA
Northern Mariana Islands	8,067	-15.4%	8,223	-18.4%	TBA	TBA
Australia	28,700	+6.7%	29,200	-14.1%	TBA	TBA
New Zealand	4,896	+9.3%	6,368	+5.6%	9,440	-5.1%
France	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Germany	128,337	+9.3%	92,861	-5.5%	TBA	TBA
Spain	105,357	+14.7%	95,694	+14.4%	86,574	+16.8%

Source : Figures up to February 2013 are provisional data by the Ministry of Justice Figures for March 2013 are estimated by JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization) Figures in lower indicate comparison ratio of same month on the last year, and in the bottom on the year before last.

※TBA = To Be Announced

The number of Japanese outbound tourists by port of departure

Narita International Airport reported that the number of Japanese departures in November 2013 was 625,655, down 3.0% from November 2012. Japanese departures from Haneda Airport decreased to 223,725 (-0.5%). Japanese international departures from Kansai International Airport was 272,632 (-2.7%). Central Japan International Airport showed a 3.7% decrease to 122,790. International departures from the two Tokyo metropolitan airports totaled to 849,380.

2-3 The number of Japanese outbound tourists by port of departure

Person

	Oct 2013	yoy	Nov 2013	yoy
Tokyo/Narita (NRT)	687,027	+3.3%	625,655	-3%
Tokyo/Haneda (HND)	231,338	-0.2%	223,725	-0.5%
NRT and HND Total	918,365	+2.4%	849,380	-2.4%

Osaka/Kansai (KIX)	288,210	+1.4%	272,632	-2.7%
Nagoya (NGO)	132,352	+1.2%	122,790	-3.7%

Source : Ministry of Juctice - Stasistics on Immigration Control

Gross Sales of the Major Travel Companies

Gross sales in outbound travel of the major travel companies were approximately 177.9 billion yen in November 2013, a decrease of 0.1% from November 2012. Gross sales of outbound package tours in November 2013 were 53.6 billion JPY, a decrease of 2.2% from a year ago. Also, the total number of tourists on package tours decreased by 11%. Gross sales of domestic travel were 86.7 billion JPY (+7.7%).

3-1 Sales of Major Wholesalers（November,2013）

million JPY

	JTB	KNT-CT Holdings	Nippon Travel Agency	Hankyu Travel	H.I.S.	Toptour
International	37,197	13,901	12,849	17,603	25,510	3,176
Domestic	84,952	34,854	24,428	15,484	2,504	9,189

3-2 Gross Sales of the Major Travel Companies（November,2013）

million JPY

	2013	2012	yoy
Outbound	177,883	178,090	-0.1%
Inbound	8,834	6,320	+39.8%
Domestic	378,277	355,822	+6.3%

3-3 Gross Sales of Package Tours（November,2013）

million JPY

Person

2013

2012

yoy

2013

2012

yoy

Outbound

53,623

54,855

-2.2%

290,060

326,047

-11%

Inbound

365

215

+69.9%

18,229

11,316

+61.1%

Domestic

86,730

80,526

+7.7%

3,484,709

3,347,012

+4.1%

Total

140,718

135,596

+3.8%

3,792,998

3,684,375

+2.9%

3-4 Sales per capita（November,2013）

JPY

2013	2012
184,870	168,242

Monthly Economic Report

In January, the Japanese government announced that the Japanese economy is on the way to recovery at a moderate pace. The economy is expected to be on a recovery trend as household income and business investment increase, while exports move toward picking up and the effects of the policies support. However, slowing down of overseas economies is still downside risk of the Japanese economy. A last-minute rise in demand before a consumption tax increase and subsequent negative reaction are expected. The consumer price index for December 2013 increased 0.1 point to 100.9 from the previous month.

4-1 Monthly Economic Report

Growth Rate of Real GDP	2nd quarter 2013	3rd quarter 2013
Growth Rate of Real GDP	+0.9%	+0.5%
Growth Rate of Annualized GDP(Seasonally Adjusted)	2nd quarter 2013	3rd quarter 2013
Growth Rate of Annualized GDP(Seasonally Adjusted)	+3.8%	+1.9%
Unemployment Rate(Monthly, seasonally adjusted)	Nov 2013	Dec 2013
Unemployment Rate(Monthly, seasonally adjusted)	+4% / 249Million	+3.7% / 225Million
Consumer Price Index(Montly)	Nov 2013	Dec 2013
Consumer Price Index(Montly)	100.8	100.9
Average Exchange Rate(Montly)	Nov 2013	Dec 2013
	1USD = ¥102.24	1USD = ¥105.37
	1EUR = ¥139.46	1EUR = ¥145.05
	100KRW = ¥9.43	100KRW = ¥9.81
	1CNY = ¥16.46	1CNY = ¥17.04

4-2 Annualized GDP Changes by Quarters (Seasonally Adjusted)

(%)

Glossary Real GDP: The total market value of all goods and services produced within the political boundaries of an economy during a given period of time, usually one year.

Consumer Price Index: The measure of change in consumer prices as determined by a monthly survey of the National Statistics Bureau. Among the Consumer Price Index components are the costs of housing, food, transportation, and electricity.

4-3 Unemployment Rate % and number of the unemployed

(%)(person)

4-4 Monthly Consumer Price Index

(%)

4-5 Currency Exchange Rate USD and EUR

(JPY)

4-6 Currency Exchange Rate KRW and CNY

(JPY)

Source : Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ

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