// Global Analysis Archive
Fujiyoshida City cancelled its Mount Fuji cherry blossom festival after residents cited overtourism impacts, reflecting rising local pushback at high-visibility destinations. With Japan’s inbound arrivals hitting a record in 2025, municipalities are expanding demand-management tools such as caps, fees, and physical deterrents to protect livability.
Japan is setting new records for inbound visitors and tourism spending, with China contributing the largest share of visitor expenditure. However, passport ownership, outbound travel, and study abroad remain depressed, and the planned passport fee cuts may have limited impact amid yen weakness, inflation, and language constraints.
Fujiyoshida City cancelled its Mount Fuji cherry blossom festival after residents cited overtourism impacts, reflecting rising local pushback at high-visibility destinations. With Japan’s inbound arrivals hitting a record in 2025, municipalities are expanding demand-management tools such as caps, fees, and physical deterrents to protect livability.
Japan is setting new records for inbound visitors and tourism spending, with China contributing the largest share of visitor expenditure. However, passport ownership, outbound travel, and study abroad remain depressed, and the planned passport fee cuts may have limited impact amid yen weakness, inflation, and language constraints.
| ID | Title | Category | Date | Views | |
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| RPT-709 | Mount Fuji Festival Cancelled as Japan’s Record Tourism Tests Local Tolerance | Japan | 2026-02-05 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-730 | Japan’s Inbound Boom Masks a Structural Outbound Mobility Slump | Japan | 2025-12-26 | 0 | ACCESS » |