In November 2023, the number of Japanese overseas travelers decreased about 37.5 percent compared to the same period in 2019. Following the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020, entry restriction and travel bans resulted in a sharp decline in tourism, including Japanese outbound travel.
Where do Japanese travelers go?
Restricted by the financial burden and short durations of permitted leave, travels overseas are not a common activity in Japan. While the number of overseas travelers was on a steady upward trend before the COVID-19 pandemic, the most visited destinations remained East Asian and Southeast Asian regions in close proximity to the Japanese archipelago.
Japanese prefer individual travels?
The Japanese market offers a variety of travel products with different grades of flexibility for customization. Even though travel agencies were the places to go to purchase travel products, third-party websites were attracting customers with a variety of booking options. The possibility of planning highly-individualized trips catered to the popularity of custom travel packages among Japanese travelers.
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Japan National Tourism Organization. (January 17, 2024). Year-on-year change in the number of monthly overseas travelers from Japan from January 2019 to December 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140039/japan-annual-change-monthly-overseas-traveler-number/
Japan National Tourism Organization. "Year-on-year change in the number of monthly overseas travelers from Japan from January 2019 to December 2023." Chart. January 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140039/japan-annual-change-monthly-overseas-traveler-number/
Japan National Tourism Organization. (2024). Year-on-year change in the number of monthly overseas travelers from Japan from January 2019 to December 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140039/japan-annual-change-monthly-overseas-traveler-number/
Japan National Tourism Organization. "Year-on-year Change in The Number of Monthly Overseas Travelers from Japan from January 2019 to December 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140039/japan-annual-change-monthly-overseas-traveler-number/
Japan National Tourism Organization, Year-on-year change in the number of monthly overseas travelers from Japan from January 2019 to December 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140039/japan-annual-change-monthly-overseas-traveler-number/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Year-on-year change in the number of monthly overseas travelers from Japan from January 2019 to December 2023 [Graph], Japan National Tourism Organization, January 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140039/japan-annual-change-monthly-overseas-traveler-number/