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Least crowded time to visit Nara

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

Janfewest foreign visitors per day
Aprmost foreign visitors per day
2.4×busiest vs quietest month (foreign)
Janquietest month, all guests
16.4%of 2025 guest nights were foreign visitors

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Foreign visitors per day, 2025

2,369January: 975 per dayJanFebruary: 1,079 per dayFebMarch: 1,472 per dayMarApril: 2,369 per dayAprMay: 1,750 per dayMayJune: 1,522 per dayJunJuly: 1,525 per dayJulAugust: 1,138 per dayAugSeptember: 1,174 per daySepOctober: 1,611 per dayOctNovember: 1,392 per dayNovDecember: 1,085 per dayDec

All guests per day, 2025

10,645January: 5,882 per dayJanFebruary: 6,814 per dayFebMarch: 8,976 per dayMarApril: 9,723 per dayAprMay: 10,645 per dayMayJune: 8,412 per dayJunJuly: 8,275 per dayJulAugust: 9,943 per dayAugSeptember: 8,481 per daySepOctober: 9,772 per dayOctNovember: 9,646 per dayNovDecember: 7,752 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 ●975+76%5,88249.9%
February1,079+53%6,81457.2%
March1,472+28%8,97673.0%
April2,369+50%9,72381.8%
May1,750+52%10,64577.8%
June1,522+65%8,41272.2%
July1,525+40%8,27557.5%
August1,138+1%9,94361.8%
September1,174+16%8,48167.3%
October1,611+13%9,77278.0%
November1,392-2%9,64678.5%
December1,085+13%7,75272.1%

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.