Band 7+: 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 illustrates how many foreign visitors came to Japan for distinct reasons from 1990 to 2010.

Overall, the number of visitors for three reasons all saw an upward trend. Notably, the number of visitors for business reason remained the top position and that for visiting friends experienced the most dramatic increase throughout the period.

In 1990, there were around 6.5 million of visitors came to Japan for business and the figure peaked at approximately 9.8 million over a decade before dropping to just below 8 million in 2005 and recovered slightly to 9 million visitors by the end of the period. Meanwhile, the reason for visiting friends started at just beneath 4 million visitors, which was the lowest among the three, gradually rose to 7 million by 2005 and witnessed a small drop to nearly 6 million visitors in 2010.

The number of visitors for holiday reason began at 5.5 million and steadily increased to the 8 million, with two small drops, before declining to 7 million by 2010.