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Least crowded time to visit Shimane

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

Feb≈Janfewest foreign visitors per day
Octmost foreign visitors per day
2.4×busiest vs quietest month (foreign)
Janquietest month, all guests
3.3%of 2025 guest nights were foreign visitors

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Foreign visitors per day, 2025

429January: 182 per dayJanFebruary: 181 per dayFebMarch: 279 per dayMarApril: 320 per dayAprMay: 348 per dayMayJune: 310 per dayJunJuly: 391 per dayJulAugust: 255 per dayAugSeptember: 293 per daySepOctober: 429 per dayOctNovember: 399 per dayNovDecember: 359 per dayDec

All guests per day, 2025

12,462January: 6,122 per dayJanFebruary: 6,450 per dayFebMarch: 8,810 per dayMarApril: 8,237 per dayAprMay: 9,343 per dayMayJune: 8,019 per dayJunJuly: 9,842 per dayJulAugust: 12,462 per dayAugSeptember: 10,017 per daySepOctober: 11,929 per dayOctNovember: 11,144 per dayNovDecember: 10,041 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 ●182+46%6,12252.3%
February ●181+13%6,45054.6%
March279+39%8,81068.0%
April320-17%8,23768.6%
May348+37%9,34372.9%
June310+29%8,01964.9%
July391+69%9,84267.7%
August255+50%12,46274.4%
September293+62%10,01775.5%
October429+73%11,92987.3%
November399+5%11,14487.2%
December359+108%10,04153.7%

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.