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Kiyomizu-dera, the most crowded temple in Kyoto Crowds of tourists at Nikkō Tōshō-gū. Tourism in Japan is a major industry and contributor to the Japanese economy.In 2019, the sector directly contributed 11 trillion yen (US$100 billion), or 2% of the GDP, and attracted 31.88 million international tourists.
Cover of the 2008 report. The Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI), formerly known as the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), is an index developed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) to measure the attractiveness and potential of countries for investment and development in the travel and tourism sector, rather than its attractiveness purely as a tourist destination.
Japan welcomed more than 3 million visitors for a second straight month in April, official data showed on Wednesday, setting the stage for a potential record year for tourism. The number of ...
Japan ranked sixth in the Global Competitiveness Report in 2019. [183] It attracted 31.9 million international tourists in 2019, [184] and was ranked eleventh in the world in 2019 for inbound tourism. [185] The 2021 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked Japan first in the world out of 117 countries. [186]
International tourism to Japan has exploded in recent years, and while the official figure for 2024 is yet to be released it is now certain to be a new record in excess of the 31.9 million who ...
[6]: 49 The Statistical Library also offers a reference service on the use of statistics of Japan. The SBJ is in charge of the management of the library. [36] The SBJ also runs the Statistical Museum (統計博物館, Tōkei Hakubutsukan). This museum holds historical materials regarding Japan's official statistics. [6]: 37
Japan's economy is less dependent on international tourism than those of other G7 countries and OECD countries in general; from 1995 to 2014, it was by far the least visited country in the G7 despite being the second largest country in the group, [150] and as of 2013 was one of the least visited countries in the OECD on a per capita basis. [151]
JNTO maintains 26 offices around the world. Overseas offices provide up-to-date information on travel to and within Japan, place publicity in the media and cooperate with journalists, participate in travel fairs and exhibitions, assist the local travel industry in developing tours, and conduct tourism-related research. [5]