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Least crowded time to visit Okayama

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

Janfewest foreign visitors per day
Octmost foreign visitors per day
1.9×busiest vs quietest month (foreign)
Janquietest month, all guests
11.6%of 2025 guest nights were foreign visitors

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Foreign visitors per day, 2025

2,618January: 1,407 per dayJanFebruary: 1,458 per dayFebMarch: 1,749 per dayMarApril: 2,332 per dayAprMay: 2,001 per dayMayJune: 1,578 per dayJunJuly: 1,588 per dayJulAugust: 1,563 per dayAugSeptember: 1,671 per daySepOctober: 2,618 per dayOctNovember: 2,484 per dayNovDecember: 1,852 per dayDec

All guests per day, 2025

19,708January: 12,514 per dayJanFebruary: 14,409 per dayFebMarch: 16,245 per dayMarApril: 15,638 per dayAprMay: 16,743 per dayMayJune: 14,640 per dayJunJuly: 15,772 per dayJulAugust: 19,708 per dayAugSeptember: 14,983 per daySepOctober: 17,936 per dayOctNovember: 17,978 per dayNovDecember: 15,418 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 ●1,407+90%12,51449.2%
February1,458+74%14,40954.9%
March1,749-12%16,24560.5%
April2,332+48%15,63862.3%
May2,001+56%16,74360.4%
June1,578+23%14,64060.6%
July1,588+21%15,77256.0%
August1,563+29%19,70864.9%
September1,671+38%14,98357.3%
October2,618+55%17,93667.1%
November2,484+21%17,97872.2%
December1,852+12%15,41858.6%

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.