Page last updated: 02 January 2025
Key Highlights:
- Over 700,000 Australians visited Japan in 2024 (the year ending June), an increase of 125.8% compared to 310,000 visitors in 2023.
- Over 360,000 Japanese residents visited Australia in 2024 (year ending June), an increase of 108% from 173,150 visitors in 2023.
- Japan is a growing destination for Australians, while Australia remains a preferred location for Japanese visitors.
How many Australians visit Japan each year?
Over 700,000 Australians visited Japan in 2024 (year ending June), 125.8% more than the 310,000 visitors in 2023.
Annual Breakdown of Australians Visiting Japan (Year ending June):
- 2024: 700,000 visitors (+125.8% from 2023).
- 2023: 310,000 visitors (+3,000% from 2022).
- 2022: 10,000 visitors.
- 2019: 480,000 visitors.
The number of Australian who visited Japan in 2024 exceeded the pre-pandemic level of 380,000 to 480,000 visits, with Australians favouring destinations such as Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hokkaido.
How many Japanese visit Australia each year?
Over 360,000 Japanese residents visited Australia in 2024 (year ending June), increasing by 108% compared to 173,150 visitors in 2023.
Annual Breakdown of Japanese Residents Visiting Australia (Year ending June):
- 2024: 360,120 visitors (+108% from 2023).
- 2023: 173,150 visitors (-64.2% from 2019).
- 2019: 484,300 visitors.
Numbers remain below 2019 levels, with popular destinations including Sydney, Gold Coast, and the Great Barrier Reef.
What are the top sources of visitors to Australia?
Australia recorded 7.97 million international visitors in 2024 (year ending June).
The major countries contributing to Australia’s international tourism include:
- New Zealand: 1.37 million visitors (17.17%)
- China: 800,390 visits (10.05%)
- United States: 714,790 visits (8.97%)
- United Kingdom: 615,280 visits (7.72%)
- India: 416,440 visits (5.23%)
- Singapore: 392,340 visits (4.93%)
- Japan: 360,120 visits (4.52%)
- South Korea: 353,170 visits (4.43%)
- Indonesia: 215,690 visits (2.71%)
- Hong Kong: 211,240 visits (2.65%)
- Visitors from Japan totalled 360,120 in the year ending June 2024, accounting for 4.52% of total arrivals and ranked 7th among the top visitor sources for Australia.
- Australia’s annual averages for international arrivals typically range between 6 million and 9 million visitors.
What are the top sources of visitors to Japan?
Japan‘s leading source of foreign tourists is primarily neighbouring Asian countries, with South Korea (6.9 million), Taiwan (4.2 million), China (2.4 million), and Hong Kong (2.1 Million) making up the majority of visitors in 2023 (year ending December).
- The United States, with 2 million tourists, is the sole non-Asian country in the top five.
- Australia, ranked 8th as the top visited country by Japanese, contributed 700,000 visitors, indicating increasing travel interest in Japan.
Nations that Visited Japan in 2023(year ending December)
| Countries | Total Visitors (m) |
| South Korea | 6,958,494 |
| Taiwan | 4,202,434 |
| China | 2,425,157 |
| Hong Kong | 2,114,402 |
| United States | 2,045,854 |
| Thailand | 995,558 |
| Philippines | 622,293 |
| Australia | 613,062 |
| Singapore | 591,267 |
| Vietnam | 573,916 |
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Where do Australians travel most?
In 2024 (year ending June), Indonesia became the most visited overseas destination for Australians, with 1.53 million travellers, surpassing New Zealand, which attracted 1.31 million Australians. This marked a clear shift as New Zealand has long been the top destination for Australian travellers.
- The USA ranked as the third most popular destination, welcoming 710,000 Australians, followed by Japan with 700,000 travellers, and the United Kingdom with 620,000 visitors.
Where do Japanese travel most?
According to the August 2024 record, Japanese residents travelled most frequently to South Korea, with 323,465 visitors, making it the leading destination for Japanese travellers.
- The USA ranked second with 221,105 visitors, followed by Thailand with 122,382 travellers.
- Australia ranked 10th, attracting 54,420 Japanese visitors in August 2024.
- While Australia remains a key long-haul destination, the majority of Japanese travellers prefer nearby countries in Asia.
Number of Japanese Travellers by top destination in August 2024
| Rank | Country and Region | # of Japanese Travelers |
| 1 | Korea | 323,465 |
| 2 | U.S.A | 221,105 |
| 3 | Thailand | 122,382 |
| 4 | Taiwan | 111,759 |
| 5 | Singapore | 81,800 |
| 6 | Vietnam | 80,731 |
| 7 | Spain | 68,629 |
| 8 | Germany | 65,024 |
| 9 | Hawaii | 63,963 |
| 10 | Australia | 54,420 |
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References
- ABS: Overseas arrivals and departures – Australia
- ABS: International travel arriving in and departing from Australia
- ABS: Top destination for Australian travellers
- STATS: International travel: June 2024
- JNTO: Statistics on foreign visitors to Japan & Japanese outbound tourists Statistics