Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) reported that the number of Japanese outbound travelers in 2024 was up 35.2% year on year to 13 million, 35.2% fewer travelers than 2019.
In December 2024 only, Japanese outbound travelers were down 30.7% to 1,187,200 compared to December 2019 despite better holidays sequence in the New Year holiday period.
According to OAG, international flights departing from six major airports in Japan (Narita, Haneda, Kansai, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo) were down 0.5% to 24,315 and available seats up 0.1% to 5,580,061 compared to December 2019.
More flights and available seats than 2019 were seen in Haneda (up 31.8% to 4,774 flights and up 24.8% to 1,176,307 available seats), Fukuoka (up 15.8% to 1,891 flights and up 25.2% to 415,491 available seats) and Sapporo (up 4.8% to 1,026 flights and up 5.0% to 254,788 available seats).
The graph below shows Japanese overseas travelers by month.
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The graph below shows Japanese overseas travelers in the last decade.
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