Number of foreign visitors to Japan announced estimates for May 2018 16.6% increase from the same month of the previous year 2,675 thousand people
Number of foreign visitors to Japan in May 2018 was 2,675 thousand, an increase of 16.6% from the same month last year. It surpassed 2,295 thousand in May 2017 by more than 380 thousand and recorded the highest as May.
Coupled with the increase in the aviation seat supply volume due to the new service of air route and the increase in the number of charter flights and strong demand for cruise and the effect of ongoing travel promotion to Japan that is ongoing, .
By market, record highs as May in 19 markets excluding Malaysia. In addition to China, which recorded strong growth continued last month, all 9 markets in Europe, the United States, Australia recorded double-digit growth compared with the same month the year before.
The environment surrounding the travel market in Japan is changing every day due to the recent global situation and diversification of travel destinations. We will continue promoting trips to Japan while carefully analyzing market trends.
— Translated by TokioX’press —
https://www.jnto.go.jp/jpn/news/press_releases/pdf/180620_monthly.pdf