Monday, August 26, 2024 Japan sees a surge in Thai tourism with 671,800 arrivals in seven months, reflecting a 22.7% growth compared to last year, yet still below pre-pandemic numbers. According to recent data from the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), Japan welcomed over 671,800 visitors from Thailand during the first seven months of this year, representing a 22.
7% uptick compared to the same period in the previous year. Despite this growth, the number of Thai tourists remains 11.2% below pre-pandemic levels.
Focusing on July alone—a month that coincides with Japan’s summer and is typically considered an off-peak season for Thai travelers—approximately 53,500 tourists from Thailand visited Japan. This figure reflects a 7.8% increase from July last year but is still 26.
9% lower than the numbers recorded in July 2019. In July, Japan experienced a strong influx of international tourists, with 3,292,500 visitors, marking a 41.9% increase from the same month last year and a 10.
1% rise compared to 2019. This achievement represents the fifth consecutive month since March where the number of foreign tourists exceeded 3 million, setting a new record for the highest number of international arrivals in a single month. For the first seven months of this year, Japan saw a cumulative total of 21,069,900 international tourists, reflecting a 61.
7% increase from the same period last year and a 7.4% growth over 2019. The top 10 countries with the most tourists visiting Japan d.