Tourism expenditure by foreign visitors in Japan 2020, by expense item
In 2020, accommodation expenses generated the largest tourism expenditures of international visitors, amounting to about 216 billion Japanese yen. Figures declined drastically with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. The largest share of tourism expenditures by foreign tourists was generated by visitors from regions in close proximity to the Japanese archipelago, with East Asian regions like China, Taiwan, and South Korea standing at the forefront.