Tourism Statistics

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

The latest tourism statistics as of April 2014*The figure is based on the statistics as of Apr 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 February 2014 was 880,000 (20.6% increase from February 2013). This was the highest number on a monthly basis as February and marked a record high for a 2-month period.
Although the Chinese new year holiday wan in January, there were many package tours available in the early February, therefore, most of the countries showed a continuous increase except South Korea. Looking by the year-to-date number, China (+92.0%), Taiwan (+48.3%) and Hong Kong (+45.9%) showed a large increase. Number of travelers from South East Asia and Australia also showed a good move.

1-1 Total

Person

	Dec 2013	yoy	Jan 2014	yoy	Feb 2014	yoy
The number of foreign tourists to Japan	864,491	+25.4%	943,900	+41.2%	880,000	+20.6%

1-2 By country and region

Person

	Dec 2013	yoy	Jan 2014	yoy	Feb 2014	yoy
Korea	182,846	-8.6%	255,500	+9%	231,500	-1.2%
Taiwan	149,404	+34.6%	196,900	+76.8%	191,200	+27.2%
China	96,572	+84.5%	155,700	+115.4%	138,400	+71.1%
Hong Kong	72,174	+61.7%	63,400	+103%	64,700	+14.4%
Thailand	56,019	+119.1%	27,200	+68.9%	34,300	+72.5%
Singapore	38,151	+39%	10,900	+53.3%	10,400	+2.6%
Australia	30,330	+19.3%	37,400	+18.1%	26,600	+25.1%
The entire USA	68,208	+17.8%	59,700	+16.5%	52,000	+14.3%
Canada	14,562	+23.7%	12,800	+27.4%	11,400	+7.6%
The entire UK	14,675	+10%	14,000	+21.1%	14,800	+13.5%
Germany	7,778	+6.8%	7,400	+10.1%	9,000	+15.2%
France	10,434	+1.7%	9,100	+9.1%	8,900	+5.4%
- Asia	676,166	+30.9%	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
- North America	85,004	+18.6%	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
- Oceania	33,908	+17.8%	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
- Europe	63,797	+9.3%	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 February 2014 was 1,405,000, a 1.8% decrease year-on-year basis.
Number of travelers to Korea showed 16.7% decrease for the eighteen straight months. Number of travelers to Thailand decreased (-27.7%), North Mariana (-25.0%) and Guam (-12.4%) as well. Contrary, the number of travelers to Taiwan increased 31.4% for the six months running.

2-1 Total

Person

	Dec 2013	yoy	Jan 2014	yoy	Feb 2014	yoy
The number of Japanese outbound tourists	1,476,700	+2.8%	1,252,000	-8%	1,405,000	-1.8%

2-2 By country and region

Person

	Dec 2013	yoy	Jan 2014	yoy	Feb 2014	yoy
Korea	215,050	-5.4%	172,077	-16.7%	189,722	-12.6%
China	235,300	+0.2%	212,600	-13.8%	TBA	TBA
Taiwan	142,977	+19.1%	113,282	+4.1%	136,079	+31.4%
Hong Kong	103,733	+9.1%	84,994	-6.7%	81,644	+13.1%
Macau	29,790	+10.6%	26,904	+4.5%	20,987	-18.4%
Thailand	135,598	+0.2%	118,383	-13.8%	99,756	-27.7%
Malaysia	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Singapore	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Philippines	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
(Bali Airport / Indonesia)	15,723	-8.3%	14,255	-16.5%	TBA	TBA
Vietnam	50,465	-2.8%	57,808	+12.3%	54,698	+16.1%
Canada	13,177	+1.5%	10,094	+4.7%	TBA	TBA
USA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
(Hawaii / USA)	138,190	+6.9%	125,619	+6.8%	119,225	+0.3%
Guam	75,795	-6.1%	69,141	-12.3%	75,293	-12.4%
Northern Mariana Islands	11,308	-18.9%	12,548	-17.5%	11,165	-25%
Australia	32,800	-0.9%	32,200	+41.9%	TBA	TBA
New Zealand	9,440	-5.1%	6,912	-2.9%	9,472	-0.5%
France	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
Germany	105,777	-0.1%	63,510	+2.6%	TBA	TBA
Spain	86,574	+16.8%	82,585	+10.3%	85,477	-18.3%

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 January 2014 was 571,602, down 7.1% from January 2013. Japanese departures from Haneda Airport increased to 194,847 (-6.3%). Japanese international departures from Kansai International Airport was 255,009 (-9.5%). Central Japan International Airport showed a 11.4% decrease to 107,276. International departures from the two Tokyo metropolitan airports totaled to 766,449.

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

Person

	Dec 2013	yoy	Jan 2014	yoy
Tokyo/Narita (NRT)	661,415	+1.7%	571,602	-7.1%
Tokyo/Haneda (HND)	224,537	+2.6%	194,847	-6.3%
NRT and HND Total	885,952	+1.9%	766,449	-6.9%

Osaka/Kansai (KIX)	299,357	+3.7%	255,009	-9.5%
Nagoya (NGO)	126,185	-0.8%	107,276	-11.4%

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 145.4 billion yen in January 2014, a decrease of 0.2% from January 2013. Gross sales of outbound package tours in January 2014 were 49.2 billion JPY, a increase of 0.6% from a year ago. The total number of tourists on package tours decreased by 3.2%.

3-1 Sales of Major Wholesalers（January,2014）

million JPY

	JTB	KNT-CT Holdings	Nippon Travel Agency	Hankyu Travel	H.I.S.	Toptour
International	27,694	13,139	9,572	15,194	23,200	1,573
Domestic	61,882	20,918	17,409	7,612	3,304	4,255

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

million JPY

	2014	2013	yoy
Outbound	145,405	145,658	-0.2%
Inbound	4,525	3,689	+22.7%
Domestic	270,314	250,751	+7.8%

3-3 Gross Sales of Package Tours（January,2014）

million JPY

Person

2014

2013

yoy

2014

2013

yoy

Outbound

49,248

48,944

+0.6%

271,190

312,585

-13.2%

Inbound

232

137

+69.3%

13,641

6,827

+99.8%

Domestic

65,183

59,645

+9.3%

2,548,345

2,420,171

+5.3%

Total

114,663

108,726

+5.5%

2,833,176

2,739,583

+3.4%

3-4 Sales per capita（January,2014）

JPY

2014	2013
181,601	156,579

Monthly Economic Report

In February, the Japanese government announced that the Japanese economy is recovering at a moderate pace. A last-minute rise in demand before a consumption tax increase is intensifying. 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. Negative reaction after a last-minute rise in demand before a consumption tax increase is expected. The consumer price index for February 2014 was 100.7, stayed at the same level as a previous month. Total number of unemployment became 232 thousand and showed a decrease for 45 straight months.

4-1 Monthly Economic Report

Growth Rate of Real GDP	3rd quarter 2013	4th quarter 2013
Growth Rate of Real GDP	+0.2%	+0.2%
Growth Rate of Annualized GDP(Seasonally Adjusted)	3rd quarter 2013	4th quarter 2013
Growth Rate of Annualized GDP(Seasonally Adjusted)	+0.9%	+0.7%
Unemployment Rate(Monthly, seasonally adjusted)	Jan 2014	Feb 2014
Unemployment Rate(Monthly, seasonally adjusted)	+3.7% / 238Million	+3.6% / 232Million
Consumer Price Index(Montly)	Jan 2014	Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index(Montly)	100.7	100.7
Average Exchange Rate(Montly)	Jan 2014	Feb 2014
	1USD = ¥102.49	1USD = ¥101.66
	1EUR = ¥139.44	1EUR = ¥139.75
	100KRW = ¥9.75	100KRW = ¥9.56
	1CNY = ¥17.23	1CNY = ¥16.87

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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