Overnight stays by foreign guests exceed prepandemic levels in 39 prefectures

Overnight stays by foreign visitors in Japan reached an estimated 179.92 million in 2025, up 55.6% from the prepandemic level in 2019, with 39 of the country’s 47 prefectures recording levels above those seen before the COVID-19 crisis, a Japan Tourism Agency survey has found.

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