Impact of International and Domestic Flights to/from Japanese Local Airports on Overnight Stays of Foreign Visitors in Japan: An Analysis

Abstract

Through a statistical analysis of data, this study aims to explore how international and domestic flights to local airports in Japan affect the number of overnight stays by Chinese, Koreans, and Taiwanese visitors in the rural areas of Japan, impacting the amount of visitor consumption. One of the main estimated results is that an increase in the number of international scheduled flights has a significant effect on the number of overnight stays by foreign visitors from the three countries/regions.