Comparison of visitors to Japan from Australia, U.S.A. and U.K. in the last decade

The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)’s statistics for 2017 reveal that Japan received 1,375,000 visitors from U.S.A. (+10.6% year on year), 495,100 from Australia (+11.2%) and 310,500 from U.K. (+6.2%) all of which broke the previous records. 

The graphs below illustrate the changes in the number of visitors from the three markets considered for the last decade:

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In December 2017 only, visitors were 116,200 from U.S.A. (+10.6%), 57,300 from Australia (+11.2%) and 23,000 from U.K. (+10.6%), all of which were record-high for December.  

The graphs below illustrate the changes in the number of visitors from the three markets considered for the last 12 months:

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Visitors from Australia were record-high in all months except March, which was especially boosted by extension of the air network between Japan and Australia. Visitors for U.S.A. were record-high in all months in 2017, and visitors from U.K. exceeded 300,000 for the first time.

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