Japan Travel Bureau, which runs the surveys, has listed other destinations, showing the top five, see Table 2.
In 1999, the US is expected to run away with the title of most-visited destination, with Hawaii just bettering the mainland.
But that is the pattern only in Tokyo; in Nagoya and Osaka, the mainland is more visited than Hawaii.
Europe is most popular in Nagoya, which makes it ironic that this centre has lost some flights to Europe in the current downturn. The big loser is Australia, which was in second place in 1995, and the leading destination for those from Nagoya.
Overseas honeymoon trips by Japanese (Spring)
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Item 1999 Growth=,% 1995 1990
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Spend,US$* 4,260 -17.1 5,138 7,130
Spend per day,US$* 546 -15.0 642 903
Length of stay,days 7.8 -2.5 8.0 7.9
Notes: *Converted at US$1 to ¥123. =Over 1998.
Leading destinations of honeymoon travel from Japan (percentage)
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1999 from: Tokyo Nagoya Osaka Average
To:
Hawaii 28.9 26.1 24.6 26.0
US mainland 17.6 28.6 25.9 23.9
Europe 14.7 18.1 15.5 15.6
Australia 12.6 12.7 14.5 13.7
Guam/Saipan 10.0 2.9 5.9 6.7
1995
Hawaii 24.6 19.5 24.0 23.3
Australia 19.2 27.1 22.9 23.0
Europe 17.4 22.6 19.6 19.8