Hopes and Fears with the Restart of Inbound Tourism

Overseas Visitors to Japan (2019–22)

Learning the process of making shimenawa rope, used to mark consecrated spaces at shrines, at the Ōshimenawa Sōsakukan in Iinan, Shimane Prefecture. (Courtesy of the Shimane Prefectural Tourism Federation)

Labor Shortages in Select Sectors (Monthly)

Snowshoe trekking in Niseko. (Courtesy of the Hokkaidō Tourism Organization)