| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0901 |
| Survey Title | Questionnaire Survey on Reception of Overseas Tourists, 2013 |
| Depositor | Japan Finance Corporation Research Institute |
| Restriction of Use |
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| Educational Purpose | Only available for research. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
| Access to Datasets | Download |
| SSJDA Data Analysis | Not available |
| Summary |
As consumer spending continues to languish, tourists visiting Japan may well become a new class of customer for small and medium enterprises. The Visit Japan program has yielded results, and the number of foreign guests visiting Japan continues to increase. In 2013, the number of visitors exceeded ten million for the first time. This survey targets companies financed by the Japan Finance Corporation and was implemented to understand the current status of acceptance of foreign tourists, the effects of accepting them for your business, and future guidelines. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | 10,018 companies that received financing from the Japan Finance Corporation's People's Life Project as well as the Small and Medium Enterprises Project that complied with industry sector (retail, food service, lodging, passenger transport (excluding the taxi business)) and regional (survey regions) requirements. |
| Unit of Observation | Organization |
| Sample Size | Number of targets: 10,018 companies, responses: 2,643 (response rate: 26.4%) |
| Date of Collection |
2013-08-01 ~ 2013-08-01 2013/8/1 |
| Time Period |
2013 ~ 2013 |
| Spatial Unit |
hokkaido
chiba
tokyo
kanagawa
toyama
ishikawa
yamanashi
nagano
gifu
shizuoka
aichi
kyoto
osaka
hyogo
nara
hiroshima
fukuoka
nagasaki
kumamoto
oita
Hokkaido, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Toyama, Ishikawa, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita prefectures * The 20 administrative divisions indicated by the "Survey on Consumption Trends of Foreigners Visiting Japan," conducted by the Tourism Office in 2012, to have the highest percentages of foreigners visiting for sightseeing and leisure (excluding Okinawa) |
| Sampling Procedure | |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Paper Questionnaire forms distributed and collected by postal mail, anonymous survey |
| Investigator | Japan Finance Corporation Research Institute |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0901 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Please refer to the abstract in Japanese. |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | [Questionnaire] |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Business outline Industry sector, office location, number of employees, sales over the last three years, profits over the last three years, manager age, founding year, presence/absence of a website, website language, e-commerce via your website/plans to build it, acceptance of credit cards, types of cards you accept, presence/absence of WiFi (wireless LAN) at old shops, etc. (2) About acceptance of foreign tourists Whether you see foreign tourists in the area in which your business is located Efforts to draw foreign tourists to your area Presence/absence of product descriptions, etc. in foreign languages Foreign languages in which you have product descriptions, etc. Presence/absence of foreign tourists Areas from where foreign tourists come Vacation type of foreign tourists Methods by which you get information on foreign tourists (shop, facility) Presence/absence of employees that can offer service in foreign languages (including manager) Languages in which you can offer service Percentage of sales that come from foreign tourists (3) Future guidelines for acceptance of foreign tourists Thoughts on future acceptance of foreign tourists Efforts to increase the number foreign tourists Reasons you do not want to accept foreign tourists *For details on survey items, please refer to the questionnaire. |
| Date of Release | 2014/12/08 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Leisure, tourism and sport Business/industrial management and organisation |
| Topics in SSJDA | Economy/Industry/Management |
| Version | 1 ： 2014-12-08 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |