The charts provided show the amount of Japanese tourists who traveled abroad as well as the how many Australians make up the Japanese tourism market from 1985 to 1995. The bar chart describes the former topic, with the y-axis representing the number of tourists in millions, while the line chart describes the latter topic, with the y-axis representing the percentage values in singular increments. The x-axis in both charts show the time in years.
From the bar chart, it is clear that the amount of Japanese travellers experienced a significant increase during the late 20th century. This also goes hand in hand with Australia’s share of the Japanese tourist market shown in the line chart, although experiencing more fluctuations.
In more detail, Japan’s number of tourists surged in the given time, starting from 5 million in 1985, to around 15.5 million in 1995. Meanwhile, Australian tourists visiting Japan had also increased accordingly, starting by making up 2% of the tourist market, and ending up with 6% by the end of the time period. During 1989, visiting Japan was slightly less popular compared to the previous year, with a drop of 0.75% in tourism shares, but it then continued to steadily rise again. From both charts, it seems that the industry of tourism has become significantly more popular nearing the 21st century, whether it is in Australia, or in Japan.