Redigerer Japan (avsnitt)

=== Turisme ===
Inntekter fra turismen representerer 0,5 % av landets [[bruttonasjonalprodukt]].<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/travel-transport-and-logistics/our-insights/can-inbound-tourism-fuel-japans-economic-growth|tittel=Can inbound tourism fuel Japan’s economic growth?|besøksdato=2018-07-22|språk=en|verk=McKinsey & Company}}</ref>

I 2016 foretok japanere omtrent 641 millioner innenlandske reiser, mens 17,889 millioner japanere reiste utenlands.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=http://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/en/kouhou/page01_000299.html|tittel=Survey of Trends in Travel and Tourism Consumption {{!}} 2017 {{!}} Press Release {{!}} News/Press Conferences {{!}} Japan Tourism Agency|besøksdato=2018-07-22|fornavn=Japan Tourism Agency,Japan Tourism|etternavn=Agency|språk=en|verk=www.mlit.go.jp}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/ttp/sta/|tittel=Foreign Visitors & Japanese Departures|besøksdato=2018-07-22|verk=www.jnto.go.jp}}</ref><ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/urban-rural-and-regional-development/oecd-tourism-trends-and-policies-2018/japan-domestic-inbound-and-outbound-tourism-japan_tour-2018-table56-en|tittel=Japan: Domestic, inbound and outbound tourism: Japan|besøksdato=2018-07-22|språk=en|verk=www.oecd-ilibrary.org}}</ref> I 2017 var Japan det tolvte mest besøkte landet i verden: 28,7 millioner utenlandske turister besøkte landet, de fleste av dem fra [[Folkerepublikken Kina]], [[Sør-Korea|Sør Korea]], [[Taiwan]] og [[Hongkong]].<ref>{{Kilde avis|tittel=Japan welcomed 20% more tourists in 2017 — and the number is growing|avis=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/23/japan-welcomed-20-percent-more-tourists-in-2017--and-the-number-is-growing.html|besøksdato=2018-07-20|etternavn=Tan|fornavn=Huileng|dato=2018-03-23}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Kilde avis|tittel=How Japan became the world's fastest growing travel destination – and the problems it is causing|avis=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/japan/articles/japan-fastest-growing-travel-destination/|besøksdato=2018-07-22|språk=en-GB}}</ref> Til sammenligning besøkte 3,3 millioner utenlandske turister landet i 1995.<ref name=":4" />

Per januar 2020 ga et japansk pass visumfri adgang (eller visum ved innreise) til 191 land, det høyeste antall i verden.<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/Japan-secures-top-spot-on-Henley-Passport-Index-with-visa-free-visa-on-arrival-score-of-191|tittel=Japan secures top spot on Henley Passport Index with visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 191|besøksdato=2020-01-12|språk=en|verk=Japan Today}}</ref>