For Westerners, it's Kyoto. Thorn Tree Country forums North-East Asia Japan Sitemap. There are some nice museums in the city, and odd historic or cultural sight, if you really go digging. But I guess if you live in a city full of Buddhist temples somewhere in the sub-tropics, Hokkaido seems considerably more exotic than Kyoto. I've yet to visit Hokkaido, but I might go this summer, if Italy doesn't work out.Maybe the Chinese go to Shizuoka to shop at Gotemba?I think it's interesting to see how different the tastes of Westerners and Asian tourists are.Yes I worded that badly...I am surprised Hokkaido is so high!I would have said Kyoto would be number 2 after Tokyo.As it is with westerners.Perhaps the Chinese and Taiwanese are less interested in temples,shrines etc and more into 'nature'?For Japanese tourists, Hokkaido and Okinawa are seen as exotic, and are hence very popular. Some notes: Japan has 21 World Heritage Sites, including Himeji Castle, Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto and Nara.Popular foreigner attractions include Tokyo and Hiroshima, Mount Fuji, ski resorts such as Niseko in Hokkaido, Okinawa, riding the shinkansen and taking advantage of Japan's hotel and hotspring network. On December 18, the number of overseas visitors to Japan in 2018 hit the 30-million mark for the first time ever. I can unsubscribe any time using the unsubscribe link at the end of all emails. Authorities forecast that the figure will reach 31 million by the end of the year.The number of visitors to Japan dropped to 6.21 million after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in 2011. For Koreans and Taiwanese, only about 15% of their overnight stays. Japan Tourism Statistics. Osaka Prefecture has nearly 9 million people, only a third of whom live in Osaka City.

They spent 30% more time in hotels in Japan than the previous year.Some interesting statistics on where foreign tourists in Japan spend their time. People visiting the prefecture nearly always do so on daytrips from nearby Kyoto and Osaka.

The government is considering building a fancy hotel complex in Nara Park, as a way to try and get more people to stay. What do Asian tourists actually do in Hokkaido? Contact Lonely Planet

Do they go in winter or summer or both? Osaka heaves with foreign tourists, and I guess it probably has a lot more direct flights (particularly to Asian destinations) than Hokkaido. Tokushima is last. Email. There are no real cities in the prefecture outside of Kyoto, only some larger towns. I want emails from Lonely Planet with travel and product information, promotions, advertisements, third-party offers, and surveys.

Since then inbound tourism to Japan has continued to soar, with new flight services offered by low-cost airlines and promotions for traveling in Japan helping drive the influx of foreign visitors.

The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism, Ishii Keiichi, attended a commemorative ceremony at Kansai International Airport marking the achievement. "Feel like you're in a different country without actually leaving the country." But second last, interestingly enough, is Nara. Koreans actually spend more time in Osaka than in Tokyo, the only nationality to do so.For Asian tourists, Hokkaido is generally the main draw, along with Tokyo and Osaka. Japan attracted 31.19 million international tourists in 2018. Japan will surpass 30 million foreign visitors in 2018, setting yet another record as overseas travellers continue flocking to the country. Prefectures with a particularly low percentage of Western tourists include Hokkaido, Iwate, Yamagata, Gunma, Toyama, Yamanashi, Aichi, Mie, Osaka, Saga, Kumamoto, Oita, and Kagoshima.The prefecture whose international tourists are most dominated by one country was Shizuoka, where a whopping 65% of the foreign tourists staying were Chinese. in Uji). The number of foreign tourists to Japan is set to rise for the seventh straight year and hit a record level of more than 30 million in 2018, the tourism minister has said. Or perhaps it's just closer and quicker to get to from Seoul and Busan?I agree with you Tokyo, but there's a good reason for its lack of sights if you look at the history: it's only been an important city for 400 years, and it was destroyed not once but twice in the 20th century. There's the odd outstanding sight in the city (the National Museum is excellent, and the Akasaka Palace, with a fabulous guided tour, is also top class) but the best thing about Tokyo is just wandering around and experiencing the place.While on the other hand, the best thing about Osaka is filling your stomach to the brim, and then leaving! It really is a daytripper place! I don't think many of them can ski, which is what Japanese (and Westerners) mostly seem to go there for.It seems Asian tourists prefer Osaka to Kyoto.

Maybe?At a guess, visitors from Taiwan are the most likely to speak some Japanese, the most likely to make repeat trips, and so perhaps the most likely to get off the beaten path and get away from famous tourist destinations.The thing I was most struck by was how much more popular Tokyo is with Westerners than with Asian tourists.Lots of (well off) Asian tourists I suppose already live in big cities..though that doesn't explain why they prefer to go to Osaka.Maybe the reputation that Osaka has for food is the most important factor there.Tokyo doesn't really have that...Tokyo for me is an 'experience' rather than a 'sight' place...if you analyse the main sights one by one objectively there is not a huge amount that is outstanding there.Considerably less than other major world cities like Paris,Rome or New York.Osaka has a large Korean community, the largest in Japan.

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