What the Data Shows
International visitor arrivals to Japan reached 31.9 million in 2019 before falling during the pandemic period. Arrivals recovered to 25.1 million in 2023 and a record 36.9 million in 2024. The preserved 2025 figure is shown as 40 million or more and remains provisional. All points use the Japan National Tourism Organization visitor-arrivals series.
Data table
Period 31.9M
Period 25.1M
Period 36.9M
Period 40M+
Sources
Source 1: Inbound foreign visitor arrivals
Publisher: Japan National Tourism Organization
Dataset/table: JNTO inbound statistics
Evidence: Supports annual foreign visitor arrivals, including the 2024 record of 36.87 million.
Data notes & caveats
The 2025 figure is a provisional full-year total based on data through late 2025 that had already passed 40 million.
Methodology
Values are annual foreign visitor arrivals to Japan from official tourism statistics; 2019 and 2023-2024 are final, 2025 is a provisional total.
Source consistency notes
Same official source and unit across years; the 2025 point is provisional.
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