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11. Number of Visitor Arrivals in Japan
by Nationality
The countries
from which the most visitors to Japan come are, in order from number
1 to 5, Korea, Taiwan, the U.S., China, and Hong Kong. It is also notable
that visitors from Asia represent about 60% of the total.
|
Year
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
|
Country and region
|
people
|
change (%)
|
people
|
change (%)
|
people
|
change (%)
|
people
|
change (%)
|
|
Asia
|
2,236,154
|
-11.2
|
2,622,111
|
17.3
|
2,854,570
|
8.9
|
2,897,424
|
1.5
|
|
Korea
|
724,445
|
-28.3
|
942,674
|
30.1
|
1,064,390
|
12.9
|
1,133,971
|
6.5
|
|
Taiwan
|
843,088
|
2.8
|
931,411
|
10.5
|
912,814
|
-2.0
|
807,202
|
-11.6
|
|
China
|
267,180
|
2.5
|
294,937
|
10.4
|
351,788
|
19.3
|
391,384
|
11.3
|
|
Philippines
|
82,346
|
0.4
|
93,346
|
13.4
|
112,182
|
20.2
|
124,072
|
10.6
|
|
Thailand
|
44,827
|
-25.3
|
55,819
|
24.5
|
64,778
|
16.1
|
66,174
|
2.2
|
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Malaysia
|
41,225
|
-23.8
|
52,256
|
26.8
|
62,163
|
19.0
|
59,122
|
-4.9
|
|
Singapore
|
58,817
|
-4.2
|
67,529
|
14.8
|
73,745
|
9.2
|
69,517
|
-5.7
|
|
Indonesia
|
27,441
|
-44.4
|
43,241
|
57.6
|
53,838
|
24.5
|
56,557
|
-5.1
|
|
China/Hong Kong
|
53,606
|
74.6
|
42,492
|
79.3
|
49,186
|
15.8
|
74,414
|
51.3
|
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India
|
33,298
|
3.0
|
35,930
|
7.9
|
38,767
|
7.9
|
40,345
|
4.1
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| Other |
59,881 |
4.1 |
62,476
|
4.3
|
70,919
|
13.5
|
74,666
|
5.3
|
|
Europe
|
867,493
|
13.0
|
776,955
|
-10.4
|
801,825
|
3.2
|
802,945
|
0.1
|
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U.K./Hong Kong
|
303,255
|
29.0
|
210,378
|
-30.6
|
193,963
|
-7.8
|
187,815
|
-3.2
|
| U.K. |
181,533 |
9.7 |
182,894
|
0.7
|
192,930
|
5.5
|
197,965
|
2.6
|
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Germany
|
86,194
|
4.4
|
87,312
|
1.3
|
88,309
|
1.1
|
87,740
|
-0.6
|
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France
|
67,102
|
8.3
|
70,201
|
4.6
|
79,079
|
12.6
|
82,710
|
4.6
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| Russia |
29,722 |
-9.9 |
25,126
|
-15.5
|
32,000
|
27.4
|
34,771
|
8.7
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| Italy |
30,553 |
-0.6 |
30,091
|
-1.5
|
33,506
|
11.3
|
35,254
|
5.2
|
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Netherlands
|
23,501
|
6.4
|
24,332
|
3.5
|
27,506
|
13.0
|
24,039
|
-12.6
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| Sweden |
20,243 |
2.5 |
20,373
|
0.6
|
20,916
|
2.7
|
19,525
|
-6.7
|
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Switzerland
|
16,976
|
-9.4
|
16,605
|
-2.2
|
17,152
|
3.3
|
17,068
|
-0.5
|
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Spain
|
13,754
|
17.9
|
12,749
|
-7.3
|
14,161
|
11.1
|
13,097
|
-7.5
|
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Denmark
|
9,520
|
-2.6
|
9,607
|
0.9
|
10,139
|
5.5
|
9,794
|
-3.4
|
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Norway
|
8,393
|
5.0
|
7,234
|
-13.8
|
7,164
|
-1.0
|
6,733
|
-6.0
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| Other |
76,747 |
11.4 |
80,053
|
4.3
|
85,000
|
6.2
|
86,434
|
1.7
|
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Africa
|
15,163
|
6.3
|
15,680
|
3.4
|
17,194
|
9.7
|
17,156
|
-0.2
|
| South Africa |
3,578 |
-4.1 |
3,438
|
-3.9
|
4,476
|
30.2
|
-
|
-
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| Other |
11,585
|
10.0 |
12,242
|
5.7
|
12,718
|
3.9
|
-
|
-
|
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N. America
|
789,146
|
7.9
|
820,741
|
4.0
|
863,328
|
5.2
|
835,465
|
-3.2
|
|
U.S.A.
|
666,700
|
7.2
|
697,630
|
4.6
|
725,954
|
4.1
|
692,192
|
-4.7
|
|
Canada
|
106,884
|
13.5
|
106,734
|
-0.1
|
119,168
|
11.6
|
125,570
|
5.4
|
| Mexico |
10,611 |
5.5 |
11,015
|
3.8
|
12,433
|
12.9
|
11,987
|
-3.6
|
| Other |
4,951 |
-3.0 |
5,362
|
8.3
|
5,773
|
7.7
|
5,716
|
-1.0
|
|
S. America
|
39,094
|
-21.2
|
32,010
|
-18.1
|
35,949
|
12.3
|
30,672
|
-14.7
|
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Brazil
|
23,136
|
-26.1
|
15,922
|
-31.2
|
16,953
|
6.5
|
13,934
|
-17.8
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| Other |
15,958 |
-12.9 |
16,088
|
0.8
|
18,996
|
18.1
|
16,738
|
-11.9
|
|
Oceania
|
154,067
|
16.3
|
167,082
|
8.4
|
181,570
|
8.7
|
185,684
|
2.3
|
|
Australia
|
123,681
|
21.9
|
135,303
|
9.4
|
147,393
|
8.9
|
149,621
|
1.5
|
| New Zealand |
27,709 |
-1.0 |
28,975
|
4.6
|
31,252
|
7.9
|
33,196
|
6.2
|
| Other |
2,677 |
-10.0 |
2,804
|
4.7
|
2,925
|
4.3
|
2,867
|
-2.0
|
|
Stateless
|
4,940
|
14.1
|
3,284
|
-33.5
|
2,710
|
-17.5
|
2,209
|
-18.5
|
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Grand Total
|
4,106,057
|
-2.7
|
4,437,863
|
8.1
|
4,757,146
|
7.2
|
4,771,555
|
0.3
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| Note: |
(1) |
"China/Hong Kong"
means a total of Hong Kong Certificate of Identity holders and Special
Administrative Region passport holders. |
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(2) |
"U.K./Hong Kong"
means Hong Kong residents with British National Overseas passport
issued by the former Hong Kong Government. |
| Source: Compiled by Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure and Transport based on data from Ministry of Justice |
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