Band 6+: The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors who came to Japan for different purposes between 1990 and 2010. Su mmarize the in formation by sele cting and re port ing the main features , and make comparisons where relevant . Writ e at least 150 words .

The line graph presents the number of international visitors who went to Japan for three purposes—business, holiday, visit friend—from 1990 to 2010.

Overall, the number of visitors increased over two decades, with business being the dominant category, while the gap with holiday and visit friends had significantly shrinked since 2005.

Between 1990 and 2000, business had a notable growth from just over 6 million to almost 10 million, while visit friends had also increased from slightly below 4 million to 6 million. For holiday, it firstly dropped from near 6 million to 4 million before 1995, then reverted back to approximately 7 million in 2000.

In 2000, business peaked at just under 10 million, but it started to decline until it dropped to below 8 million in 2005. Following this, business had returned back to approximately 9 million by 2010. On the other hand, both holiday and visit friends flatuated from 2000 to 2010, with holiday reaching its peak at exac 8 million just before 2010 and visit friend peaking at around 7 million.