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Least crowded time to visit Kumamoto

In Kumamoto, the month with the fewest foreign visitors (Jul) is not the quietest month overall (Jan≈Jun): Japanese travellers fill different months.

Julfewest foreign visitors per day
Novmost foreign visitors per day
1.7×busiest vs quietest month (foreign)
Jan≈Junquietest month, all guests
20.9%of 2025 guest nights were foreign visitors

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Foreign visitors per day, 2025

6,115January: 3,921 per dayJanFebruary: 4,587 per dayFebMarch: 5,490 per dayMarApril: 5,540 per dayAprMay: 4,797 per dayMayJune: 4,048 per dayJunJuly: 3,658 per dayJulAugust: 4,062 per dayAugSeptember: 4,652 per daySepOctober: 6,098 per dayOctNovember: 6,115 per dayNovDecember: 4,974 per dayDec

All guests per day, 2025

27,496January: 18,391 per dayJanFebruary: 21,445 per dayFebMarch: 24,214 per dayMarApril: 22,442 per dayAprMay: 23,689 per dayMayJune: 18,797 per dayJunJuly: 21,346 per dayJulAugust: 25,630 per dayAugSeptember: 23,458 per daySepOctober: 27,015 per dayOctNovember: 27,496 per dayNovDecember: 23,305 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
January3,921+19%18,39169.1%
February4,587+28%21,44580.6%
March5,490+14%24,21480.3%
April5,540+31%22,44277.8%
May4,797+19%23,68977.5%
June4,048+18%18,79770.7%
July ●3,658+1%21,34670.5%
August4,062+12%25,63079.5%
September4,652+27%23,45878.0%
October6,098+40%27,01582.7%
November6,115+25%27,49682.8%
December4,974+6%23,30574.4%

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.