In 2024, the majority of inbound travelers visiting Japan came for touristic and leisure purposes, with **** percent. Only ***** percent of international travelers mainly came to Japan to do business in that year.
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MLIT (Japan). (March 30, 2025). Distribution of inbound tourists visiting Japan in 2024, by purpose of travel [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1611339/japan-inbound-visitor-distribution-by-travel-purpose/
MLIT (Japan). "Distribution of inbound tourists visiting Japan in 2024, by purpose of travel." Chart. March 30, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1611339/japan-inbound-visitor-distribution-by-travel-purpose/
MLIT (Japan). (2025). Distribution of inbound tourists visiting Japan in 2024, by purpose of travel. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1611339/japan-inbound-visitor-distribution-by-travel-purpose/
MLIT (Japan). "Distribution of Inbound Tourists Visiting Japan in 2024, by Purpose of Travel." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1611339/japan-inbound-visitor-distribution-by-travel-purpose/
MLIT (Japan), Distribution of inbound tourists visiting Japan in 2024, by purpose of travel Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1611339/japan-inbound-visitor-distribution-by-travel-purpose/ (last visited May 09, 2026)
Distribution of inbound tourists visiting Japan in 2024, by purpose of travel [Graph], MLIT (Japan), March 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1611339/japan-inbound-visitor-distribution-by-travel-purpose/
