The Japanese authorities introduced final week {that a} record-high 42.7 million inbound vacationers visited the nation in 2025. And as officers contemplate a variety of measures to fight overtourism, information from throughout the journey business suggests Japan is turning into much more enticing to guests from world wide.
Based on Canada-based journey planning outlet World Journey Index, Japan stays the highest vacation spot for international tourism in 2026.
“Japan was our No. 1 ranked nation in 2025 as nicely, with a rating of 86.65,” says Tom Abraham, a director at World Journey Index. “What’s important this 12 months is that its rating elevated to 88.33. This is not only a case of holding the highest spot — the info exhibits that the hole between Japan and the opposite high contenders is definitely widening.”
