Japan Sees Fewer Tourists After Record Year

Japan had 3.55 million visitors last month. This is 3.6% less than the same time last year. The Japan National Tourism Organization reported this.

Visitors from 19 countries and territories were at a record high in May.

More people came from South Korea, the US, and the Middle East. South Korea had 15.2% more visitors. The US had 7% more. The Middle East had 67.8% more after some flights started again.

Many tourists walked at Nishiki Market in Kyoto, Japan on March 29, 2023.

Fewer people came from China. This is the sixth month in a row that numbers have gone down. China told its people not to travel to Japan last autumn.

Fewer people also came from Thailand and Vietnam. Thailand had 8.6% fewer visitors. Vietnam had 2.1% fewer.

Japan had a record 42.7 million tourists in 2025. This was a big year for tourism.

The government wants 60 million tourists to visit Japan each year by 2030.

COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMERS

4English does not own the rights to this content. All rights belong to the owner. 4English only uses this content to help users learn English via the app's features. Contact to request the removal of your content: contact@4englishapp.com.

Luyện nghe

Luyện nghe