Japan reports a 40.6 percent surge in foreign arrivals in January

Japan reported a 40.6 % improve within the variety of overseas guests for January of this yr.

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

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

JNTO reported that the nation additionally acquired extra guests from Australia and america, principally 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 yr.

It needs to be famous that flights between China and Japan elevated because the 2025 Lunar New 12 months 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 america rose by 38.4 % to 182,500.

The robust development in January comes because the variety of overseas 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 overseas guests yearly by 2030.