Page last updated: 19 November 2025
Key Highlights:
- Over 1.2 million Australians visited Japan in 2025 (year ending June), a 71% increase from 700,000 travellers in 2024, highlighting Japan’s continued rise as a top outbound destination for Australians.
- Around 397,000 Japanese residents visited Australia in 2025 (year ending June), an increase of approximately 10% from 360,000 visitors in 2024, reflecting steady recovery in Japanese inbound tourism.
- Japan remains one of the fastest-growing destinations for Australian travellers, while Australia continues to attract increasing numbers of Japanese visitors, supported by expanded flight routes and stronger tourism demand across both markets.
How many Australians visit Japan each year?
For the year ending June 2025, approximately 910,000 Australians visited Japan, around 30% more than the 700,000 visitors in 2024, and nearly triple the 310,000 recorded in 2023.
Annual Breakdown of Australians Visiting Japan (Year ending June):
- 2025: 910,000 visitors (+30% from 2024)
- 2024: 700,000 visitors (+125.8% from 2023).
- 2023: 310,000 visitors (+3,000% from 2022).
- 2022: 10,000 visitors.
- 2019: 480,000 visitors.
Australian travel to Japan for the year ending June 2025 far exceeded pre-pandemic levels (previously around 380k to 480k). Popular destinations continue to include Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hokkaido.
How many Japanese visit Australia each year?
In the year ending June 2025, around 397,000 Japanese residents visited Australia, up 10% from the 360,000 visitors in 2024, and more than double the 173,000 visitors in 2023 as tourism continued to recover.
Annual Breakdown of Japanese Residents Visiting Australia (Year ending June):
- 2025: 397,100 visitors (+10% from 2024)
- 2024: 360,120 visitors (+108% from 2023).
- 2023: 173,150 visitors (-64.2% from 2019).
- 2019: 484,300 visitors.
Visitor numbers from Japan have not yet returned to the 2017–2019 peak (428k–484k), but strong growth in 2024 and 2025 shows demand is rapidly rebounding. Popular destinations for Japanese travellers include Sydney, the Gold Coast, and the Great Barrier Reef.
What are the top sources of visitors to Australia?
Australia recorded around 8.4 million international visitors in 2025 (year ending June).
The major countries contributing to Australia’s international tourism were:
- 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 423,000 in the year ending June 2025, accounting for 5.0% of total arrivals and ranking 6th among Australia’s top source markets.
- 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.
Number of Japanese Travellers by Top Destination in December 2024
| Rank | Country and Region | Number of Japanese Travellers |
| 1 | Korea | 250,546 |
| 2 | U.S.A | 166,105 |
| 3 | Taiwan | 152,820 |
| 4 | Thailand | 104,612 |
| 5 | Hawaii | 70,825 |
| 6 | Germany | 69,786 |
| 7 | Spain | 67,243 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 57,462 |
| 9 | Vietnam | 55,542 |
| 10 | Singapore | 43,006 |
Australia and Japan Travel Resources
Where do Australians travel most?
In 2025 (year ending June), Indonesia remained the most visited overseas destination for Australians, with 1.74 million travellers, continuing its strong lead as the top international choice.
- New Zealand followed as the second most visited destination, attracting 1.40 million Australian travellers, maintaining its long-standing position as a favourite for short-haul holidays.
- Japan rose to become the third most popular destination, welcoming 910,640 Australians as interest in cultural travel, food, and winter sports continued to surge.
Where do Japanese travel most?
According to the December 2024 travel records, Japanese residents travelled most frequently to South Korea, with 250,546 visitors, making it the top international destination for Japanese travellers.
- The United States ranked second with 166,105 travellers, followed closely by Taiwan, which welcomed 152,820 visitors from Japan.
- Thailand placed fourth with 104,612 travellers, while Hawaii rounded out the top five with 70,825 Japanese visitors in December 2024.
- While Australia remains a key long-haul destination, the majority of Japanese travellers prefer nearby countries in Asia.
Number of Japanese Travelers by Top Destination in December 2024
| Rank | Country and Region | Number of Japanese Travellers |
| 1 | Korea | 250,546 |
| 2 | U.S.A | 166,105 |
| 3 | Taiwan | 152,820 |
| 4 | Thailand | 104,612 |
| 5 | Hawaii | 70,825 |
| 6 | Germany | 69,786 |
| 7 | Spain | 67,243 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 57,462 |
| 9 | Vietnam | 55,542 |
| 10 | Singapore | 43,006 |
Australia Outbound Travel Statistics Resources
- Travel Between Australia and New Zealand
- Travel Between Australia and Indonesia
- Travel Between Australia and USA
- Travel Between Australia and UK
Australia Travel Statistics Resources
- Adelaide Statistics
- Brisbane Statistics
- Gold Coast Statistics (incl. Warner Bros Movie World)
- Melbourne Statistics (incl. Great Ocean Road 12 Apostles)
- Perth Statistics
- Sydney Statistics (incl. Sydney Opera House, Bondi Beach)
- Tasmania Statistics
Japan Travel Statistics Resources
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