Tourism in Japan

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Tourism in Japan

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[[File:JP-Nikko-Tosho-Gu-Yomeimon.jpg|thumb|Crowds of tourists at [[Nikkō Tōshō-gū]]]]
[[File:JP-Nikko-Tosho-Gu-Yomeimon.jpg|thumb|Crowds of tourists at [[Nikkō Tōshō-gū]]]]


'''Tourism in Japan''' is a major industry and contributor to the [[Economy of Japan|Japanese economy]]. In 2025, the number of international tourists visiting Japan was 42.7 million.{{Cite web |title=Global and regional tourism performance |url=https://www.unwto.org/tourism-data/global-and-regional-tourism-performance |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=www.untourism.int |language=en}}{{cite web |date= |title= |script-title=ja:観光白書 令和7年版 |trans-title=White Paper on Tourism 2025 |url=https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/001889868.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527074328/https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/001889868.pdf |archive-date=27 May 2025 |access-date=3 June 2025 |publisher=[[Japan Tourism Agency]] |page=6, 8, 11, 12 |language=ja}} The total number of [[Domestic tourism|domestic tourists]] in Japan, including day trips, reached 540 million in 2024, while total tourism consumption within the country amounted the same year to 34.3 trillion yen ($237 billion), accounting for 5.6% of the country’s GDP of 609 trillion yen ($4,208 billion).{{cite web |date= |title= |script-title=ja:24年名目GDP、最高の609兆円　企業投資などけん引 |trans-title=2024 Nominal GDP Reaches Record 609 Trillion Yen, Driven by Corporate Investment |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA13BXL0T10C25A2000000/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513190615/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA13BXL0T10C25A2000000/ |archive-date=13 May 2025 |access-date=3 June 2025 |publisher=[[The Nikkei]] |language=ja}}
'''Tourism in Japan''' is a major industry and contributor to the [[Economy of Japan|Japanese economy]]. In 2025, the number of international tourists visiting Japan was 42.7 million.{{Cite web |title=Global and regional tourism performance |url=https://www.unwto.org/tourism-data/global-and-regional-tourism-performance |access-date=2026-01-09 |website=www.untourism.int |language=en}}{{cite web |date= |title= |script-title=ja:観光白書 令和7年版 |trans-title=White Paper on Tourism 2025 |url=https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/001889868.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527074328/https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/001889868.pdf |archive-date=27 May 2025 |access-date=3 June 2025 |publisher=[[Japan Tourism Agency]] |page=6, 8, 11, 12 |language=ja}} The total number of [[Domestic tourism|domestic tourists]] in Japan, including day trips, reached 540 million in 2024, while total tourism consumption within the country amounted the same year to 34.3 trillion yen ($237 billion), accounting for 5.6% of the country’s GDP of 609 trillion yen ($4,208 billion).{{cite web |date= |title= |script-title=ja:24年名目GDP、最高の609兆円　企業投資などけん引 |trans-title=2024 Nominal GDP Reaches Record 609 Trillion Yen, Driven by Corporate Investment |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA13BXL0T10C25A2000000/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513190615/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA13BXL0T10C25A2000000/ |archive-date=13 May 2025 |access-date=3 June 2025 |publisher=[[The Nikkei]] |language=ja}} As of 2023, it is the world's fourth-largest travel and tourism market.{{cite web |url=https://wttc.org/news/us-remains-the-worlds-most-powerful-travel-and-tourism-market |title=U.S. Remains the World's Most Powerful Travel & Tourism Market |publisher=[[World Travel & Tourism Council]] |date=4 September 2024 |access-date=24 April 2026}}


Japan's most visited prefectures are Tokyo, Osaka, Chiba, Kyoto and Fukuoka{{Cite web |title=Data list {{!}} 日本の観光統計データ |url=https://statistics.jnto.go.jp/en/graph/ |access-date=2026-03-21 |website=Japan Tourism Statistics {{!}} 日本の観光統計データ |language=en}}.
Japan's most visited prefectures are Tokyo, Osaka, Chiba, Kyoto and Fukuoka{{Cite web |title=Data list {{!}} 日本の観光統計データ |url=https://statistics.jnto.go.jp/en/graph/ |access-date=2026-03-21 |website=Japan Tourism Statistics {{!}} 日本の観光統計データ |language=en}}.
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