Japan reports a 40.6 percent surge in foreign arrivals in January

Japan reported a 40.6 % improve within the variety of international guests for January of this 12 months.

Within the report launched by the Japan Nationwide Tourism Organisation (JNTO) on Wednesday, nineteenth February, this was marked because the sharpest rise in international arrivals in six months.

This surge was likewise pushed by a larger variety of travellers flying in from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

JNTO reported that the nation additionally acquired extra guests from Australia and the US, largely for the winter sporting season.

Key demographics for January 2025

Roughly 980,300 Chinese language nationals visited Japan, a surge of over 50 % from the 416,088 seen in the identical month final 12 months.

It ought to be famous that flights between China and Japan elevated because the 2025 Lunar New Yr vacation fell in January.

South Korea got here into second place with 967,100 guests, up 12.8 %.

Taiwan ranked third with 593,400, a 20.5 % leap, and Hong Kong in fourth with 243,700, up by 30.8 % from 2024.

Australian traveller numbers rose by 35.3 % to 140,200, whereas these from the US rose by 38.4 % to 182,500.

The robust progress in January comes because the variety of international guests to Japan soared 47.1 % to a file 36.87 million in 2024, boosted by a weak yen and the resumption of flights to Japan after the elimination of COVID-19 restrictions.

Regardless of rising concern about overtourism, the Japanese authorities retained its goal of drawing in 60 million international guests yearly by 2030.