Basic analysis of the actual situation of foreign tourist to Kanazawa city: using inbound data of mesh type

Abstract

The spread of novel coronavirus infection is now coming to an end in Japan, and the number of foreign tourists, which had declined significantly since 2020, is on a recovery trend. Ishikawa Prefecture is no exception, and the number of foreign tourists is increasing again. Furthermore, it has been decided that large-scale tourism measures will be implemented in Hokuriku when the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train opens in Tsuruga in the fall of 2024. Against this background, the purpose of this study is to clarify the spatial relationship between the distribution of stays of foreign visitors and tourist spots in Kanazawa City. In this analysis, land in the central city area of Kanazawa was clustered in each 500-meter square mesh according to the number of tourist spots, lodging facilities, and restaurants, and compared with the distribution of foreign visitors to Japan. As a result, we were able to identify popular areas for lodging, popular areas for tourist spots, and popular areas for food in Kanazawa City.