Visitors from far and wide are traveling to Japan, helping the country break a new tourism record.
Nearly 33.4 million travelers are forecast to have visited Japan between January 1 and November 30, according to the country’s government website.
Of the three million travelers who visited Japan in November this year, 247,500 were Americans.
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Thirty percent of visitors noticed this they face overcrowding in popular places, according to a report by the Japan Tourism Board (JTB) Foundation and the Development Bank of Japan.
Nearly 250,000 Americans visited Japan in November this year. (iStock)
According to Japanese tourism statistics, in 2023, 62% of travelers reported spending their trip in nature and ‘landscape viewing’.
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Japan is known for its hot springs (onsens) and bathing facilities surrounded by inns, which attract tourists from all over the world.
In 2024, more than 33 million visitors traveled to Japan from January to November. (Eric Lafforgue/Art In All Of Us/Corbis/Getty Images)
Twenty-eight percent of tourists reported having bathed in a hot spring, while 48% said they would do so the next time they visit Japan.
Municipalities in Japan are considering raising bath taxes at scenic hot springs locations, while other cities are discussing introducing an accommodation tax in an effort to curb overtourism, Fox News Digital reports.
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The standard bath tax is currently about $0.98 (150 yen) per day, according to the Japanese paperThe Asahi Shimbun.
Municipalities in Japan are considering raising bath taxes at scenic hot springs locations, while other cities are discussing introducing a lodging tax. (iStock)
In March 2025, the hot spring city of Higashi-Izu will increase its bathing tax to about $2 (300 yen), Asia-Pacific travel company TTG Asia reported.
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Three municipalities on the northern island of Hokkaido have one residence tax in addition to the bath taxes, with 16 other municipalities considering the tax, The Asahi Shimbun reported.
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Fox News Digital has contacted the Japanese government’s Japan Tourism Agency for comment.
