How many Australians travel to Japan?
Australians took 989,240 trips to Japan in the 12 months to August 2026, making it the number 3 overseas destination for Australian travellers and 7.7% of all overseas trips.
Australians now take substantially more trips to Japan than before the pandemic: 204.5% of the 2018-19 figure, which is one of the strongest gains of any destination.
Japan at a glance
Counts trips, not people: someone who goes twice is counted twice. Each trip is attributed to the one country the traveller nominated as its main destination, so a stopover on the way somewhere else is not counted separately. Trips are recorded as travellers arrive home, which puts a Christmas holiday in the January figures.
Australian trips to Japan over time
It has climbed 4 places since 2018-19, when it ranked 7.
When Australians go to Japan
Japan has one of the most concentrated years of any destination Australians visit: 14.4% of the whole year's trips land in January alone, against the 8.3% an evenly spread month would carry. Booking into that peak costs more, and the cheaper insurance and connectivity options go first.
See the monthly figures as a table
| Month | Share of the year |
|---|---|
| Jan | 14.4% |
| Feb | 9.8% |
| Mar | 8.2% |
| Apr | 11.4% |
| May | 8% |
| Jun | 6.3% |
| Jul | 6.4% |
| Aug | 3.1% |
| Sep | 5.9% |
| Oct | 10.1% |
| Nov | 8.7% |
| Dec | 7.6% |
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Before You Fly (2026). Australian travel to Japan. Derived from Australian Bureau of Statistics, Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia. Retrieved from https://beforeyoufly.com.au/travel-statistics/japan/
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Japan travel statistics FAQs
How many Australians travel to Japan each year?
989,240 trips were taken by Australian residents to Japan in the 12 months to August 2026, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures. That is 7.7% of all short-term overseas travel by Australians, ranking Japan number 3 among destinations. The count is of trips rather than individual people.
When is the busiest time for Australians to visit Japan?
January is the busiest month for Australian trips to Japan, carrying 14.4% of the year, while August is the quietest. Because the ABS counts trips as travellers arrive home, departures cluster slightly earlier than the peak month suggests.
Are more Australians visiting Japan than before the pandemic?
Yes. Australian trips to Japan are running at 204.5% of the 2018-19 figure, the last full financial year before the pandemic. It has climbed 4 places since 2018-19, when it ranked 7.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Overseas Arrivals and Departures, short-term resident returns by country of main destination. Used under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Refreshed 20 October 2026, covering data to August 2026. All Australian travel statistics.