World & Geography Is Kyoto Too Crowded? 20 Years of Visitor Counts (2025 Data)
Kyoto drew 62.79 million visitors in 2025, up 32.8% in 20 years, while overseas overnight guests rose 11.1 times to 8.09 million. Two decades of city data.
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World & Geography Where Does Japan Rank in Global Tourism? 9th (2024 Data)
Japan placed 9th worldwide with 36.90 million visitors in the 2024 count, up from 15th in 2023. How the ranking moved, and why the figures keep changing.
World & Geography How Many People in Japan Have a Passport? 17.8% (2026 Data)
Japan's passport ranks joint 2nd in the Henley Passport Index 2026 with 188 destinations, yet only 17.8% of people in Japan held a valid one at the end of 2025.
World & Geography Do the Japanese Really Work Too Much? 1,617 Hours a Year (2026 Data)
Japan averaged 1,617 working hours in 2024, below the 1,796 of the United States. Yet 14.2% of workers put in 49 hours or more a week, against 4.4% in Germany.