Only 1,700 people traveled to Japan in May. How much of a decrease compared with the same period in the past?

The number of tourists traveling to Japan in May 2020 dropped by 99.9% compared with the same period in 2019. From January to May 2020, the number of tourists visiting Japan totaled 3.9444 million, a year-on-year decrease of 71.3%. The decline in this data is due to the impact of the new crown epidemic. Japan has imposed entry restrictions on more than 100 countries and regions, including China, South Korea, and the United States.

According to data released by the Japan National Tourism Administration last year, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan in May 2019 was 2.7731 million, which dropped sharply to 1,700 this year. Among them, the number of Chinese tourists to Japan dropped from 756,400 a year ago to 30, South Korean tourists dropped to 20 from 603,400, and American tourists also dropped from 157,000 to 50.

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Tourism-related data in the fourth quarter of 2019:

1. As of December 31, 2019, the total number of travel agencies nationwide in the fourth quarter was 38,943 Home.

2. In the fourth quarter of 2019, national travel agencies conducted inbound tourism outreach for 3.3961 million people and 14.8696 million days, and received 4.8777 million people and 17.2481 million days.

3. In the fourth quarter, the top ten source countries or regions for inbound tourism outreach by travel agencies, in descending order, are Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, Japan, the United States, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Russia.

4. In the fourth quarter, the top ten source countries or regions for inbound tourism received by travel agencies, in descending order, are Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Macau, the United States, Malaysia, and Thailand. , Singapore, Japan, Russia.

5. In the fourth quarter of 2019, national travel agencies organized 49.629 million domestic tourism trips for 143.2511 million days, and received 50.7336 million trips for 119.7184 million days.

6. In the fourth quarter, the top ten regions in terms of domestic tourism organized by travel agencies, from high to low, are Jiangsu, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shanghai, Chongqing, Shandong, Hubei, Hunan, and Liaoning.

7. In the fourth quarter of 2019, national travel agencies organized 14.6199 million outbound trips and 76.1256 million days.

Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China - Ministry of Culture and Tourism Statistical Survey Report on National Travel Agencies in the Fourth Quarter of 2019

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