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10. Trends in Overseas Visitors
to Japan
In 2001,
Japan welcomed 4.77 million visitors from overseas, up 0.3 percent year
on year. It was ranked the 36th in the world in terms of the number
of inbound visitors, down three ranks. In 2002, the number of visitors
exceeded the 5 million mark for the first time, reaching 5.239 million,
up 9.8 percent.

Note: Figures for Russia, Greece, Saudi Arabia and the United
Arab Emirates are for 2003
Source: World Tourism Organization (WTO) |
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