{"id":177314,"date":"2026-04-28T11:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T02:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=177314&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T02:37:14","slug":"kyushu-january-arrivals-hit-record","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushu-january-arrivals-hit-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu January Arrivals Hit Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign arrivals to Kyushu\u2019s seven prefectures reached a record 478,605 in January, up 1.5% year on year, according to the Kyushu Transport Bureau. The increase came despite a sharp 83.3% drop in visitors from China to 15,939, reflecting suspended flights and reduced cruise operations. Cruise passenger arrivals fell 98.9% to 670 due to cancellations linked to travel restraint requests. In contrast, arrivals from South Korea rose 29.1% to 324,159 and from Taiwan increased 34.3% to 77,116, supported by new routes and resumed services. Preliminary figures for March showed an 8.3% rise to 444,257 visitors. Officials said uncertainty over Chinese demand remains and stressed attracting tourists from a broader range of markets. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC274JX0X20C26A4000000\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtb.mlit.go.jp\/kyushu\/content\/000372569.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kyushu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_kyushu-january-arrivals-hit-record_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=1242%2C930&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"930\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-177315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_kyushu-january-arrivals-hit-record_2026_WEB.jpeg?w=1242&amp;ssl=1 1242w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_kyushu-january-arrivals-hit-record_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_kyushu-january-arrivals-hit-record_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C767&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_kyushu-january-arrivals-hit-record_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo: Fukuoka Now (For image purposes only)<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign arrivals to Kyushu\u2019s seven prefectures reached a record 478,605 in January, up 1.5% year on year, according to the Kyushu Transport Bureau&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":177315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-177314","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/177314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177314"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}