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Changes in the Number of Travelers in Japan, 2019-2020 (updated data)

Due to the corona virus, the tourism industry is in the terrible situation. In 2019, the average number of people using hotels was about 49 million per month. Last year (2020), its number was reduced to 24 million. Nearly half of the deman…

Changes in the Number of Travelers in Japan, 2019-2020 (updated data)

The previous report is Changes in the Number of Travelers in Japan, 2019-2020 - How much is it in Tokyo? It was the data by 2020 April. I added data of May and June this time. The number of domestic trourists is slightly increasing in June…

Station Passenger Numbers in Tokyo Toei Subway, 2018

There are two subway train companies in Tokyo, Tokyo Metro and Toei (Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation). Both of them conduct the counting of the number of passengers every year. Tokyo Toei subway releases the number of station p…

Station Passenger Numbers in Tokyo Metro, 2019

There are two subway train companies in Tokyo, Tokyo Metro and Toei (Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation). Both of them conduct the counting of the number of passengers every year. The following shows the number of station passenge…

Station Passenger Numbers in JR Lines around Tokyo, 2019

JR East, the biggest railway company in Japan, releases the number of their passengers (get-on passengers) a day by station every year. The data below show the ranking in the Greater Tokyo area. The number does not include other railway's …

Changes in the Number of Travelers in Japan, 2019-2020

The huge number of travelers vanished from the tourism market in 2020 April. According to Japan Tourism Agency, the number of tourists (who used hotels) in April was 9.7 million. The average number of hotel users was 50 million in 2019. So…

Station Passenger Numbers in Tokyo, 2016

The following data show the number of passengers who used major stations in Tokyo a year, in 2016. It is the number of passengers who got on trains. It does not include passengers who got off trains. In Japan, those two types of passengers…

Number of Outbound Tourists from Japan by Destination in 2017

Japan National Tourism Organization reported the number of outbound tourists in 2017. According to Ministry of Justice, 17,889,292 people went overseas from Japan in 2017. The following data show the detail by destination. Table: Number of…

Number of Inbound Tourists to Japan by Country/region in 2017

Japan National Tourism Organization reported the number of inbound tourists in 2017. According to it, 28,691,073 visitors came to Japan in 2017. The following data show the detail by country/region. Table: Number of inbound tourists to Jap…

Ranking of Railway Companies in Japan by Route Length (excluding JRs)

Here is the ranking of railway companies in Japan by operational network length. There are 2 groups of railway companies in Japan; JR group and the rest of companies (called as Shitetu). JR companies used to be one company; Japan National …

Changes in the Number of Tourists Visited Kamakura, 1989-2016

Kamakura has lots of notable temples, shrines and other historical monuments. In addition to that, its beaches are popular during the summer season. The following data show the changes in the number of tourists who visited Kamakura between…

Number of International Travelers to Japan in 2016 by Country

According to JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization), the total 24,039,053 visitors came to Japan in 2016. The following table shows the numbers of visitors by country/region. Country/Region Visitors China 6,372,948 Korea 5,090,302 Taiw…

Station Passenger Numbers in JR Lines around Tokyo, 2015

JR East, the biggest railway company in Japan, releases the number of their passengers (get-on passengers) a day by station every year. The data below show the ranking in the Greater Tokyo area. The number does not include other railway's …

Number of Foreign Tourists in Tokyo, 2004-2014

The following data show the number of foreign visitors who visited Tokyo, 2004-2014. Table: Number of foreign tourists who visited Tokyo, 2004-2014 (unit: 1000 visitors) Year Visitor (x 1000) 2004 4,180 2005 4,489 2006 4,808 2007 5,330 200…

Station Passenger Numbers in Tokyo, 2013

The following graph shows the number of passengers who used major stations in Tokyo a year, in 2013. It is the number of passengers who got on trains. It does not include passengers who got off trains. In Japan, those two types of passenge…

Busiest Passenger Air Routes in Japan (Domestic), 2014

The following is list of the Japan's busiest passenger air routes in 2014. Rank Airport 1 Airport 2 Number of Passengers Load factor 1 Haneda New Chitose 8,861,676 71.1 2 Haneda Fukuoka 8,184,284 68.8 3 Haneda Osaka 5,225,954 68.1 4 Haneda…

List of the Busiest Airports in Japan, 2014

The following is a list of the Japan's busiest airports by passenger traffic in 2014. Rank Airport Domestic International Total Passengers 1 Haneda 62,169,471 10,593,059 72,762,530 2 Narita International 5,943,570 26,932,949 32,876,519 3 F…

Top 10 Hot Springs in Japan

Some Internet sites rated which hot springs are good in Japan. I summarized their top 10 lists. The below is the result. Kusatsu is the highest rated hot spring. Nippon Travel and Kankokeizai News rated Kusatsu as No.1, Jalan gave No.2 to …

Congestion Rates of Tokyo Trains, 2013

The table below shows congestion rates of trains in Tokyo, in 2013. The numbers were released by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Yamanote line was the most crowded train in Tokyo. Congestion rate (%) definition is:…

Worst 5 Airplane Accidents in Japan

Here are the Worst 5 Airplane Accidents in Japan, in terms of casualties. No.5 BOAC Flight 911 In-flight breakup accident 124 Deaths Date 1966 May 5 Summary In-flight breakup Site Mount Fuji, Japan Passengers 113 Crew 11 Injuries (non-fata…

"Three Greats" in Japan Part 2

Here is the second part of "Three Greats in Japan." The first part is here. Three Great Festivals Gion festival (Kyoto), Tenjin matsuri festival (Osaka), Kanda festival (Tokyo) Three Beautiful Festivals Gion festival (Kyoto), Takayama fest…

"Three Greats" in Japan

Japanese people like choosing TOP 3s in many fields, for instance, Three Great Sacred Mountains, Three Great Limestone Caves, and Three Great Sceneries. The following list shows "Three Greats" in Japan. Please see the second article of Thr…

April is the peak season of Ueno Zoo (Tokyo)

Ueno Zoo is the representative zoo of greater Tokyo area. Most of Tokyo residents know it and visit there once. In 2011 Ueno zoo feeds 461 species of animals, including the following. Mammals Species 130 Number 1,116 Birds Species 192 Numb…

10 Biggest Railway Companies in Japan (excluding former National Railway)

The list shows the ranking of railway companies by passengers in Japan. It does not include JRs which are the parts of former Japan National Railway, because statictics method is different between among them. Company 2011 2010 Changes Rate…

10 Fastest Express Trains in Japan

According to the site http://www.rokko1go.jpn.org/main/material/jikoku/sokudo2011.html, the following is the list of the fastest trains by scheduled speed in Japan as of 2011. Rank Express name Express name Route Route Scheduled speed 1 JR…

10 Most Visited Countries Japanese visitors visited in 2012

The following list shows the number of outbound travelers from Japan, and their destinations (in 2012). Rank Country Country/Region Number 1 大韓民国 South Korea 3,518,792 2 中華人民共和国 China 3,518,200 3 アメリカ合衆国 USA (Mainland) (2…

Top 10 Nations (Countries) Who Visited Japan in 2012

The following list shows the number of inbound travelers from overseas who visited Japan in 2012. Rank Country/Region Country/Region Number 1 韓国 South Korea 2,042,775 2 台湾 Taiwan 1,465,753 3 中国 China 1,425,100 4 米国 USA 716,709 5 香…

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