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Tourism spending in Japan by international visitors exceeded 8 trillion yen in 2024, breaking the previous record in 2019

International visitors to Japan resulted in record-high 37 million in 2024, 5 million more visitors than 2019

AI suggests travel plans to avoid over-crowd in Hakone, a famous hot spring resort in Japan, developed by a local DMO and University of Tokyo

Record-high 82 taxi companies went bankrupt in Japan in 2024 mainly because of shortage of drivers and rise in fuel cost

Japan Tourism Agency Director talks about how Japan tries to overcome over-tourism

Shizuoka Bank and Yamanashi Chuo Bank create high-valued package tours for luxury travelers from Philippines

JTB forecasts Japanese travelers are expected to be up 2.9% to 320 million in 2025, while international visitors be up 8.9% to 40 million

A new 24-hours online service connecting between foreigners staying in a hotel and a doctor is launched in Japan

Interests in Osaka Kansai EXPO don’t rise in Japan, but more young people intend to visit several times

The duty-free procedure will be shifted to ‘refund method’ on November 1 2026, abolishing the maximum amount of a purchase

Japan Tourism Agency budget draft for FY2025 is up 5% to 53 billion yen, newly requesting a digital nomad promotion program

Japanese government eases visa rules for Chinese travelers, including a new 10-years-valid multiple visa and extension of stays in Japan

The most-satisfied hotel loyalty programs are Marriott Bonvoy globally and Toyoko INN in Japan

More than 60% of Japanese use smartphones for booking or purchasing travel contents

Digital

AI suggests travel plans to avoid over-crowd in Hakone, a famous hot spring resort in Japan, developed by a local DMO and University of Tokyo

AI suggests travel plans to avoid over-crowd in Hakone, a famous hot spring resort in Japan, developed by a local DMO and University of Tokyo

Japan Bound

Tourism spending in Japan by international visitors exceeded 8 trillion yen in 2024, breaking the previous record in 2019

Tourism spending in Japan by international visitors exceeded 8 trillion yen in 2024, breaking the previous record in 2019

Japanese Travelers

JTB forecasts Japanese travelers are expected to be up 2.9% to 320 million in 2025, while international visitors be up 8.9% to 40 million

JTB forecasts Japanese travelers are expected to be up 2.9% to 320 million in 2025, while international visitors be up 8.9% to 40 million

Japan Domestic Travel

AI suggests travel plans to avoid over-crowd in Hakone, a famous hot spring resort in Japan, developed by a local DMO and University of Tokyo

AI suggests travel plans to avoid over-crowd in Hakone, a famous hot spring resort in Japan, developed by a local DMO and University of Tokyo

Statistics

Global Power City Index 2024 shows Tokyo remains 3rd but narrows the gap of New York as 2nd

Global Power City Index 2024 shows Tokyo remains 3rd but narrows the gap of New York as 2nd

Travel Sectors

Record-high 82 taxi companies went bankrupt in Japan in 2024 mainly because of shortage of drivers and rise in fuel cost

Record-high 82 taxi companies went bankrupt in Japan in 2024 mainly because of shortage of drivers and rise in fuel cost

DMOs

Kaga City in Japan works together with Uber for a ride-sharing service managed by a local DMO

Kaga City in Japan works together with Uber for a ride-sharing service managed by a local DMO

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