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Least crowded time to visit Oita

In Oita, the month with the fewest foreign visitors and the quietest month overall coincide (Jul).

Aug≈Jul≈Sepfewest foreign visitors per day
Octmost foreign visitors per day
1.8×busiest vs quietest month (foreign)
Jun≈Julquietest month, all guests
18.3%of 2025 guest nights were foreign visitors

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Foreign visitors per day, 2025

5,084January: 4,513 per dayJanFebruary: 4,770 per dayFebMarch: 4,101 per dayMarApril: 4,559 per dayAprMay: 4,438 per dayMayJune: 3,231 per dayJunJuly: 2,932 per dayJulAugust: 2,899 per dayAugSeptember: 2,948 per daySepOctober: 5,084 per dayOctNovember: 4,740 per dayNovDecember: 4,862 per dayDec

All guests per day, 2025

25,570January: 19,958 per dayJanFebruary: 23,134 per dayFebMarch: 25,570 per dayMarApril: 21,488 per dayAprMay: 22,496 per dayMayJune: 18,463 per dayJunJuly: 18,791 per dayJulAugust: 25,542 per dayAugSeptember: 19,710 per daySepOctober: 23,145 per dayOctNovember: 25,279 per dayNovDecember: 23,623 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
January4,513-7%19,95861.5%
February4,770-9%23,13476.4%
March4,101+1%25,57075.1%
April4,559+13%21,48872.4%
May4,438+21%22,49667.4%
June3,231-12%18,46361.7%
July ●2,932-29%18,79163.8%
August ●2,899-19%25,54276.5%
September ●2,948-21%19,71068.5%
October5,084+14%23,14575.8%
November4,740-6%25,27979.5%
December4,862-4%23,62371.9%

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.