Cruise ship coming from China to Japan increased to 46 vessels from the previous year of 12 vessels

Japan to foreigners, about 2 times from China 1.82 million people, an increase of 43.8 percent in October

Japan foreign visitors arrivals of government in October Tourism Bureau announced 18 (approximate value), was 1.8293 million people, an increase of 43.8 percent year-on-year. In the single month it became the second multitude. in addition to the depreciation of the yen advances became cheaper shopping in Japan, and the route increase of budget airlines (LCC), the expansion of the exemption of consumption tax was successful. Also that there was a large holiday of National Day falls on National Day in early October in China, it became a push factor. Visit the number of customers from the Western countries with the exception of Russia, as the across the board in October was a record high.

China is most in the regional, and reached 445 600 people, an increase of 99.6 percent year-on-year, the ratio of the total was 24%. Cruise ship coming from China to Japan increased to 46 vessels from the previous year of 12 vessels. The ship is so that about 11 million people visited Assuming it was a full house. However, the rate of increase in Chinese arrivals to Japan has not increased from September (99.6%), growth is slowing down.

In other regions, South Korea 370 800 people, an increase of 48.6 percent, Taiwan became the 343 600 people, an increase of 32.0 percent. Of the 20 major markets, Canada and visit arrivals from Germany was the best past in a single month. That as the October also in other 17 markets it was a record high.

In 2015 cumulative total of all of the countries and regions (January-October) it was 16.3169 million people, an increase of 48.2 percent year-on-year. We have a record high in the calendar year. [Nikkei QUICK News (NQN)]

訪日外国人、10月43.8％増の182万人　中国からは約２倍

日本政府観光局が18日発表した10月の訪日外国人客数（概算値）は、前年同月比43.8％増の182万9300人だった。単月では２番目の多さとなった。円安が進み日本での買い物が割安になったほか、格安航空会社（ＬＣＣ）の路線増加や、消費税の免税制度の拡充が奏功した。中国で10月初旬に建国記念日にあたる国慶節の大型連休があったことも、押し上げ要因になった。ロシアを除く欧米各国からの訪日客数も、軒並み10月としては過去最高を更新した。

　地域別では中国が一番多く、前年同月比99.6％増の44万5600人に達し、全体に占める比率は24％だった。中国から日本にやってくるクルーズ船は前年の12隻から46隻に増加。船が満席だったと仮定すると約11万人が訪れたことになる。ただ、訪日中国人客数の増加率は９月（99.6％）から上昇しておらず、伸びは鈍化傾向にある。

　その他の地域では、韓国が48.6％増の37万800人、台湾が32.0％増の34万3600人となった。主要20市場のうち、カナダとドイツからの訪日客数は単月で過去最高だった。そのほかの17市場でも10月としては過去最高を記録した。

　全ての国・地域の2015年累計（１～10月）では前年同期比48.2％増の1631万6900人だった。暦年では過去最高を更新している。
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