Tourism Statistics

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

The latest tourism statistics as of January 2015*The figure is based on the statistics as of Jan 15,2015

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 November 2014 was 1,169,000(+39.1%). The total number of inbound travelers from January to November exceeded 12,000,000 for the first time in the history.
Looking by the destination, the number of travelers from Korea increased 39.8% to 239 thousand, got back to the top market for the first time in nine months. The number of inbound travelers from Taiwan (237 thousand, +32.9%) and China (208 thousand, +103.6%) also showed a significant increase. Among European countries, the cumulative number of travelers from major 3 countries(UK, Germany and France) from January to November 2014 exceeded 500,000 for the first time ever.

1-1 Total

Person

	Sep 2014	yoy	Oct 2014	yoy	Nov 2014	yoy
The number of foreign tourists to Japan	1,099,102	+26.8%	1,271,700	+37%	1,168,500	+39.1%

1-2 By country and region

Person

	Sep 2014	yoy	Oct 2014	yoy	Nov 2014	yoy
Korea	217,689	+32.3%	249,600	+57.7%	239,000	+39.8%
Taiwan	220,797	+6.7%	260,300	+21.9%	236,500	+32.9%
China	246,105	+57.6%	223,300	+84%	207,500	+103.6%
Hong Kong	69,872	+26.2%	77,300	+23.8%	85,200	+35.9%
Thailand	31,058	+6.1%	79,400	+29.5%	68,000	+32.9%
Singapore	14,132	+21.9%	20,100	+24.5%	26,700	+33.5%
Australia	30,631	+42.4%	24,000	+32.6%	22,200	+38%
The entire USA	69,301	+13.1%	82,500	+11.9%	73,200	+12.2%
Canada	14,531	+28.3%	17,700	+26.3%	16,200	+25.6%
The entire UK	20,654	+30.6%	24,300	+16.8%	18,500	+22.7%
Germany	12,720	+7.9%	16,500	+20.7%	12,900	+8.6%
France	13,603	+14.6%	20,200	+18.3%	13,300	+16%
- Asia	875,877	+28.6%	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
- North America	87,602	+15.9%	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
- Oceania	35,444	+38.5%	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
- Europe	91,933	+18.6%	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

Source : JNTO

※TBA = To Be Announced

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

Japan National Tourist Organization announced that the estimated number of Japanese overseas travelers in November 2014 was 1,353,000, 3.4% decrease year-on-year basis and the total number of outbound travelers from January to November became 15,502,900(-3.1%).
Number of travelers to Taiwan showed a double digit increase for the eight months running. Also, the number of travelers to Singapore increased for the three consecutive months. Hawaii also showed a good move (+1.8%). On the other hand, the number of travelers to Guam and North Mariana is in the down trend.

2-1 Total

Person

	Sep 2014	yoy	Oct 2014	yoy	Nov 2014	yoy
The number of Japanese outbound tourists	1,520,863	-2.1%	1,417,000	-5.3%	1,353,000	-3.4%

2-2 By country and region

Person

	Sep 2014	yoy	Oct 2014	yoy	Nov 2014	yoy
Korea	196,306	-20.5%	190,335	-22.3%	179,533	-19.4%
China	219,300	-6.4%	244,200	-9.5%	216,400	-7.2%
Taiwan	140,574	+15.3%	141,713	+10%	152,171	+10%
Hong Kong	97,793	+8.3%	83,306	+0.7%	89,095	-6.2%
Macau	27,331	+7.1%	21,889	+2.4%	25,025	-8.9%
Thailand	109,386	-19%	101,751	-10.1%	117,122	-12.3%
Malaysia	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Singapore	74,369	+0.8%	68,500	+0.7%	TBA	TBA
Philippines	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
(Bali Airport / Indonesia)	22,288	+30.7%	22,289	+48.1%	TBA	TBA
Vietnam	61,079	+7.1%	50,065	+4.9%	55,823	-0.1%
Canada	36,088	+23.1%	27,928	+21.8%	TBA	TBA
USA	327,775	-3.2%	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
(Hawaii / USA)	135,635	+0.8%	134,202	-2.7%	122,191	+1.8%
Guam	68,409	-6.9%	60,637	-9.3%	64,939	-3.6%
Northern Mariana Islands	9,214	-8.6%	6,511	-19.3%	7,023	-14.6%
Australia	24,600	-4.3%	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
New Zealand	4,864	+10.9%	5,968	+21.9%	7,536	+18.3%
France	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Germany	142,217	-7.4%	111,749	-12.9%	TBA	TBA
Spain	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

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 October 2014 was 572,506, down 16.7% from October 2013. Japanese departures from Haneda Airport increased to 324,095 (+40.1%). Japanese international departures from Kansai International Airport was 264,892 (-8.1%). Central Japan International Airport showed a 7.6% decrease to 122,254. International departures from the two Tokyo metropolitan airports totaled to 896,601.

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

Person

	Sep 2014	yoy	Oct 2014	yoy
Tokyo/Narita (NRT)	643,457	-13.5%	572,506	-16.7%
Tokyo/Haneda (HND)	346,226	+43.4%	324,095	+40.1%
NRT and HND Total	989,683	+0.5%	896,601	-2.4%

Osaka/Kansai (KIX)	275,798	-7%	264,892	-8.1%
Nagoya (NGO)	117,823	-3.8%	122,254	-7.6%

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 200.3 billion yen in October 2014, a decrease of 0.9% from October 2013. Gross sales of outbound package tours in October 2014 were 68.3 billion JPY, a decrease of 6.0% from a year ago. Gross sales of domestic travel in October became 81.7 billion JPY, an increase of 0.1% from a year ago.

3-1 Sales of Major Wholesalers（Nov 2014）

million JPY

	JTB	KNT-CT Holdings	Nippon Travel Agency	Hankyu Travel	H.I.S.	Toptour
International	43,800	16,139	14,410	17,478	29,232	2,926
Domestic	91,025	34,103	24,369	13,305	3,473	10,406

3-2 Gross Sales of the Major Travel Companies（Nov 2014）

million JPY

	2014	2013	yoy
Outbound	200,341	202,106	-0.9%
Inbound	11,961	8,554	+39.8%
Domestic	382,007	372,650	+2.5%

3-3 Gross Sales of Package Tours（Nov 2014）

million JPY

Person

2014

2013

yoy

2014

2013

yoy

Outbound

68,308

72,662

-6%

318,653

366,901

-13.2%

Inbound

492

398

+23.6%

27,596

19,673

+40.3%

Domestic

81,689

81,633

+0.1%

2,866,876

3,014,029

-4.9%

Total

150,489

154,693

-2.7%

3,213,125

3,400,603

-5.5%

3-4 Sales per capita（Nov 2014）

JPY

2014	2013
214,364	198,042

Monthly Economic Report

In December, the Japanese government announced that the Japanese economy is on a moderate recovery, while weakness can be seen in private consumption. Concerning short-term prospects, although weakness remains for the time being, the economy is expected to recover, supported by the effects of the policies, while employment and income situation show a trend toward improvement. However, attention should be given to the downside risks of the Japanese economy such as declining in consumer sentiment and slowing down of overseas economies. The consumer price index for November 2014 was 103.2, decreased 0.4 point from a previous month.

4-1 Monthly Economic Report

Growth Rate of Real GDP	2nd quarter 2014	3rd quarter 2014
Growth Rate of Real GDP	-1.7%	-0.5%
Growth Rate of Annualized GDP(Seasonally Adjusted)	2nd quarter 2014	3rd quarter 2014
Growth Rate of Annualized GDP(Seasonally Adjusted)	-6.7%	-1.9%
Unemployment Rate(Monthly, seasonally adjusted)	Oct 2014	Nov 2014
Unemployment Rate(Monthly, seasonally adjusted)	+3.5% / 233Million	+3.5% / 219Million
Consumer Price Index(Montly)	Oct 2014	Nov 2014
Consumer Price Index(Montly)	103.6	103.2
Average Exchange Rate(Montly)	Oct 2014	Nov 2014
	1USD = ¥111.23	1USD = ¥118.22
	1EUR = ¥137.8	1EUR = ¥147.2
	100KRW = ¥10.2	100KRW = ¥10.61
	1CNY = ¥17.6	1CNY = ¥18.96

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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