Number of domestic passengers transported in Japan FY 2022, by mode

In the fiscal year 2022, the number of passengers carried via domestic railway transportation amounted to about 21.05 billion, while passenger ships transported around 63 million passengers. Railroad transport is Japan's major mass transit system, encompassing local systems like trams, and high-speed railway lines for long-distance travel, such as the Japanese bullet train, also known as Shinkansen.