Japan received 8.0 million tourists in 2013 to 10.4 million foreigners1 visitors, against 6.0 million over 8.4 million visitors 20122. Foreign tourists numbered 4.1 million out of 6, 2 million foreign visitors in 20113, down year due to the 2011 earthquake on the Pacific coast of Tohoku, 6.4 million of 8.6 million visitors 20104, 4.8 million and 6.8 in 20095 6 8.4 million in 2008.6 the following month the 2011 earthquake, the number of foreign tourists dropped by moitié7.
ccording to the Japan Tourism Agency, Chinese tourists spend in 2010 each on average more than 115,000 yen during their stay in Japan, against 70,000 for Taiwanese and 25 000 for américains9.
All foreign visitors must be photographed and be fingerprinted by landing in Japan since November 20, 200710.
Until July 2010, the allocation of individual visas to Chinese tourists was limited to those justifying an annual income of at least 250,000 yuan (about 30,000 euros in 2010) in order to limit the immigration clandestine11 . These measures were relaxed in July 2010: limitation to an annual income of 60,000 yuan (about 7,000 euros in 2010) per year, or possession of a credit card "gold." 11 For the Chinese do not have the income, the vacation must be done in groups via voyages11 agencies.