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11. Number of Visitor Arrivals in Japan
by Nationality
The top
five countries from which inbound visitors came to Japan were South
Korea, Taiwan, the U.S., China and Hong Kong. Visitors from Asia accounted
for 60 percent of all visitors to Japan.
|
Year
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
|
Country and region
|
people
|
change (%)
|
people
|
change (%)
|
people
|
change (%)
|
people
|
change (%)
|
|
Asia
|
2,262,111
|
117.3
|
2,854,570
|
108.9
|
2,897,424
|
101.5
|
3,263,158
|
112.6
|
|
Korea
|
942,674
|
130.1
|
1,064,390
|
112.9
|
1,133,971
|
106.5
|
1,271,835
|
112.2
|
|
Taiwan
|
931,411
|
110.5
|
912,814
|
98.0
|
807,202
|
88.4
|
877,709
|
108.7
|
|
China
|
294,937
|
110.4
|
351,788
|
119.3
|
391,384
|
111.3
|
452,420
|
115.6
|
|
Philippines
|
93,346
|
113.4
|
112,182
|
120.2
|
124,072
|
110.6
|
129,914
|
104.7
|
|
Thailand
|
55,819
|
124.5
|
64,778
|
116.1
|
66,174
|
102.2
|
72,696
|
109.7
|
|
Malaysia
|
52,256
|
126.8
|
62,163
|
119.0
|
59,122
|
95.1
|
64,346
|
108.8
|
|
Singapore
|
67,529
|
114.8
|
73,745
|
109.2
|
69,517
|
94.3
|
76,668
|
110.3
|
|
Indonesia
|
43,241
|
157.6
|
53,838
|
124.5
|
56,557
|
94.9
|
55,668
|
98.4
|
|
China/Hong Kong
|
42,492
|
179.3
|
49,186
|
115.8
|
74,414
|
151.3
|
136,008
|
82.8
|
|
India
|
35,930
|
107.9
|
38,767
|
107.9
|
40,345
|
104.1
|
45,394
|
112.5
|
| Other |
62,476
|
104.3
|
70,919
|
113.5
|
74,666
|
105.3
|
80,480
|
107.8
|
|
Europe
|
776,955
|
89.6
|
801,825
|
103.2
|
802,945
|
100.1
|
826,111
|
102.9
|
|
U.K./Hong Kong
|
210,378
|
69.4
|
193,963
|
92.2
|
187,815
|
96.8
|
154,616
|
82.3
|
| U.K. |
182,894
|
100.7
|
192,930
|
105.5
|
197,965
|
102.6
|
219,271
|
110.8
|
|
Germany
|
87,312
|
101.3
|
88,309
|
101.1
|
87,740
|
99.4
|
93,936
|
107.1
|
|
France
|
70,201
|
104.6
|
79,079
|
112.6
|
82,710
|
104.6
|
87,034
|
105.2
|
| Russia |
25,126
|
84.5
|
32,000
|
127.4
|
34,771
|
108.7
|
37,963
|
109.2
|
| Italy |
30,091
|
98.5
|
33,506
|
111.3
|
35,254
|
105.2
|
36,396
|
103.2
|
|
Netherlands
|
24,332
|
103.5
|
27,506
|
113.0
|
24,039
|
87.4
|
24,050
|
100.0
|
| Sweden |
20,373
|
100.6
|
20,916
|
102.7
|
19,525
|
93.3
|
20,973
|
107.4
|
|
Switzerland
|
16,605
|
97.8
|
17,152
|
103.3
|
17,068
|
99.5
|
17,509
|
102.6
|
|
Spain
|
12,749
|
92.7
|
14,161
|
111.1
|
13,097
|
92.5
|
15,344
|
117.2
|
|
Denmark
|
9,607
|
100.9
|
10,139
|
105.5
|
9,794
|
96.6
|
10,924
|
111.5
|
|
Norway
|
7,234
|
86.2
|
7,164
|
99.0
|
6,733
|
94.0
|
6,906
|
102.6
|
| Other |
80,053
|
104.3
|
85,000
|
106.2
|
86,434
|
101.7
|
101,189
|
117.1
|
|
Africa
|
15,163
|
106.3
|
15,680
|
103.4
|
17,194
|
109.7
|
17,156
|
99.8
|
| South Africa |
3,438
|
96.1
|
4,476
|
130.2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Other |
12,242
|
105.7
|
12,718
|
103.9
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
N. America
|
820,741
|
104.0
|
863,328
|
105.2
|
835,465
|
96.8
|
893,971
|
107.0
|
|
U.S.A.
|
697,630
|
104.6
|
725,954
|
104.1
|
692,192
|
95.3
|
731,900
|
105.7
|
|
Canada
|
106,734
|
99.9
|
119,168
|
111.6
|
125,570
|
105.4
|
131,542
|
104.8
|
| Mexico |
11,015
|
103.8
|
12,433
|
112.9
|
11,987
|
96.4
|
23,699
|
97.7
|
| Other |
5,362
|
108.3
|
5,773
|
107.7
|
5,716
|
99.0
|
6,830
|
119.5
|
|
S. America
|
32,010
|
81.9
|
35,949
|
112.3
|
30,672
|
85.3
|
33,627
|
109.6
|
|
Brazil
|
15,922
|
68.8
|
16,953
|
106.5
|
13,934
|
82.2
|
14,513
|
104.2
|
| Other |
16,088
|
100.8
|
18,996
|
118.1
|
16,738
|
88.1
|
19,114
|
114.2
|
|
Oceania
|
167,082
|
108.4
|
181,570
|
108.7
|
185,684
|
102.3
|
200,789
|
108.1
|
|
Australia
|
135,303
|
109.4
|
147,393
|
108.9
|
149,621
|
101.5
|
164,896
|
110.2
|
| New Zealand |
28,975
|
104.6
|
31,252
|
107.9
|
33,196
|
106.2
|
32,762
|
98.7
|
| Other |
2,804
|
104.7
|
2,925
|
104.3
|
2,867
|
98.0
|
3,131
|
109.2
|
|
Stateless
|
3,284
|
66.5
|
2,710
|
82.5
|
2,209
|
81.5
|
1,954
|
88.5
|
|
Grand Total
|
4,437,863
|
108.1
|
4,757,146
|
107.2
|
4,771,555
|
100.3
|
5,238,963
|
109.8
|
| Note: |
(1) |
"China/Hong Kong"
means a total of Hong Kong Certificate of Identity holders and Special
Administrative Region passport holders. |
| |
(2) |
"U.K./Hong Kong"
means Hong Kong residents with British National Overseas passport
issued by the former Hong Kong Government. |
| Source: Compiled by the Ministry of
Land, Infrastructure and Transport based on data from the Ministry
of Justice |
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