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Least crowded time to visit Tokyo

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

Sep≈Jul≈Aug≈Jan≈Febfewest foreign visitors per day
Aprmost foreign visitors per day
1.2×busiest vs quietest month (foreign)
Janquietest month, all guests
55.7%of 2025 guest nights were foreign visitors

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Foreign visitors per day, 2025

186,951January: 151,437 per dayJanFebruary: 152,071 per dayFebMarch: 166,550 per dayMarApril: 186,951 per dayAprMay: 176,883 per dayMayJune: 169,766 per dayJunJuly: 151,075 per dayJulAugust: 151,356 per dayAugSeptember: 150,258 per daySepOctober: 172,806 per dayOctNovember: 166,711 per dayNovDecember: 179,802 per dayDec

All guests per day, 2025

316,625January: 272,995 per dayJanFebruary: 282,259 per dayFebMarch: 292,216 per dayMarApril: 309,032 per dayAprMay: 300,867 per dayMayJune: 291,772 per dayJunJuly: 284,074 per dayJulAugust: 297,235 per dayAugSeptember: 290,212 per daySepOctober: 303,785 per dayOctNovember: 305,505 per dayNovDecember: 316,625 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 ●151,437+25%272,99570.2%
February ●152,071+13%282,25974.6%
March166,550+8%292,21678.1%
April186,951+12%309,03281.7%
May176,883+16%300,86779.5%
June169,766+7%291,77276.6%
July ●151,075-5%284,07473.3%
August ●151,356+5%297,23573.3%
September ●150,258+5%290,21276.2%
October172,806-3%303,78583.2%
November166,711-3%305,50579.8%
December179,802+2%316,62579.3%

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.