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Least crowded time to visit Iwate

In Iwate, the month with the fewest foreign visitors (May) is not the quietest month overall (Dec): Japanese travellers fill different months.

Mayfewest foreign visitors per day
Janmost foreign visitors per day
2.4×busiest vs quietest month (foreign)
Decquietest month, all guests
8.1%of 2025 guest nights were foreign visitors

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Foreign visitors per day, 2025

1,814January: 1,814 per dayJanFebruary: 1,755 per dayFebMarch: 1,028 per dayMarApril: 1,371 per dayAprMay: 757 per dayMayJune: 926 per dayJunJuly: 980 per dayJulAugust: 1,063 per dayAugSeptember: 846 per daySepOctober: 1,561 per dayOctNovember: 1,356 per dayNovDecember: 1,366 per dayDec

All guests per day, 2025

20,226January: 13,994 per dayJanFebruary: 14,832 per dayFebMarch: 13,850 per dayMarApril: 14,262 per dayAprMay: 14,924 per dayMayJune: 14,704 per dayJunJuly: 16,230 per dayJulAugust: 20,226 per dayAugSeptember: 15,551 per daySepOctober: 16,246 per dayOctNovember: 14,757 per dayNovDecember: 12,856 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
January1,814+56%13,99458.4%
February1,755+16%14,83265.0%
March1,028+53%13,85067.9%
April1,371+11%14,26269.3%
May ●757+34%14,92465.9%
June926+45%14,70465.7%
July980+21%16,23074.7%
August1,063+41%20,22677.1%
September846+15%15,55175.7%
October1,561-10%16,24677.3%
November1,356-22%14,75769.9%
December1,366+21%12,85658.5%

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.