The line graph compares the variations in the number of inbound travellers to Japan with various intentions during the course of twenty years from 1990 to 2010.
In general, a similar unpward trajectory can be observed in the number of visitors for all three different reasons over the years, albeit with some fluctuations. Additionally, people who visited Japan for business purpose were the highest.
Notably, the primary reason for visitors going to Japan was for doing business during the whole period. The figure started with around 6.5 million in 1990, and climbed to a peak of less than 10 million in 2000, before experiencing a drop of approximately 3 million by the end of 2005. Ultimately, it rose to about 9 million in the final year of 2010. In contrast, people travelling to Japan for visiting friends rose sligtly from below 4 million to just above 6 million between 1990 and 2010, although peaking at roughly 7 million in 2005, which equalled to that of visitors travelling for spending holidays.
On the other hand, there was a moderate increase in the figure for ravellers who visited Japan for holidays, rising from no more than 6 million to around 7 million, with a low of 4 million in 1993 and a high of 8 million in 2009.