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Least crowded time to visit Hiroshima

In Hiroshima, the month with the fewest foreign visitors and the quietest month overall coincide (Jan).

Feb≈Janfewest foreign visitors per day
Aprmost foreign visitors per day
3.2×busiest vs quietest month (foreign)
Janquietest month, all guests
18.2%of 2025 guest nights were foreign visitors

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Foreign visitors per day, 2025

9,619January: 3,015 per dayJanFebruary: 2,967 per dayFebMarch: 5,799 per dayMarApril: 9,619 per dayAprMay: 7,314 per dayMayJune: 4,861 per dayJunJuly: 4,656 per dayJulAugust: 5,188 per dayAugSeptember: 5,896 per daySepOctober: 8,042 per dayOctNovember: 7,413 per dayNovDecember: 4,662 per dayDec

All guests per day, 2025

37,747January: 22,299 per dayJanFebruary: 25,435 per dayFebMarch: 31,160 per dayMarApril: 33,752 per dayAprMay: 34,664 per dayMayJune: 29,503 per dayJunJuly: 30,424 per dayJulAugust: 37,401 per dayAugSeptember: 32,575 per daySepOctober: 36,782 per dayOctNovember: 37,747 per dayNovDecember: 30,240 per dayDec

Highlighted bars are the quietest month(s); months within 3% of each other count as tied.

The numbers

MonthForeign / dayvs 2024All guests / dayCity-hotel occupancy
January ●3,015+30%22,29960.6%
February ●2,967+2%25,43569.1%
March5,799-9%31,16076.0%
April9,619+32%33,75274.1%
May7,314+16%34,66474.8%
June4,861+8%29,50359.0%
July4,656-3%30,42473.0%
August5,188+13%37,40179.4%
September5,896+3%32,57578.5%
October8,042-3%36,78282.8%
November7,413+4%37,74783.7%
December4,662+20%30,24071.8%

Guest nights in hotels and inns of all types, divided by days in the month. "vs 2024" compares foreign guests per day with the same month of 2024 (2024 was a leap year). City-hotel occupancy is shown where the agency publishes it. Whole-prefecture figures: a single famous spot can be busier than this. Method and sources.