For many avid travellers Japan is an obvious bucket list destination, but since the pandemic, travel to the country has been restricted, making it extremely difficult for tourists to enjoy the beauty of Japan at their leisure.
Fortunately, the country has lifted travel restrictions the past month and made it possible to start planning trips again and there’s plenty of places not to miss if you are keen to see all sides of Japan’s beautiful history.
Looking4.com has gathered search data from the past month[1] to see which parts of Japan tourists are most eager to visit.
| Rank | City | Prefecture | Monthly Searches from UK |
| 1 | Sendai | Tokyo | 500 |
| 2 | Kyoto | Kyoto | 400 |
| 3 | Mount Fuji | Shizuoka | 400 |
| 4 | Nagasaki | Kyushu | 300 |
| 5 | Osaka | Osaka | 250 |
| 6 | Okinawa | Kyushu | 200 |
| 7 | Okayama | Okayama | 150 |
| 8 | Shinjuku | Tokyo | 100 |
| 9 | Hiroshima | Hiroshima | 100 |
| 10 | Nara | Nara | 100 |
In addition, the keyword data showed:
- Searches for flights to Japan from the UK are up 88% year-on-year (November 2021 versus 2022)
- Overall searches for flights to Japan has increased a further 22% in the past 3 months alone (September to November)
Additional data and information is available upon request.
