The charts below show the number of Japanese tourists traveling abroad between 1985 and 1995 and Australia's share of the Japanese tourist market.

The bar chart illustrates how many

Japanese

travelled overseas over a decade from 1985 to 1995

while

the line chart displays the percentage of these tourists who chose Australia as their destination between 1985 to 1994.

Overall

, the

number

of

Japanese

travelling abroad increased over the given period,

as well as

, the

number

of

Japanese

visiting Australia.

According to

the data, the

number

of

Japanese

travelling overseas accounted for 5

million

in 1985 and kept rising until 1990, at 11

million

,

then

fell slightly to just over 10

million

. From that point, the

number

of

Japanese

visiting foreign countries steadily rose to its peak in 1995 which was three times higher than that of a decade earlier, at 15

million

. Turning to the line graph, only two per

cent

of total

Japanese

tourists opted for visiting Australia in 1985. Two years later, it doubled to four per

cent

and continued to rise to just under five per

cent

in 1988. A minimal drop can be seen in 1989, at just above four per

cent

. In the late 18th century, the

number

of

Japanese

travelling overseas soared to just above six per

cent

in 1993, at its pinnacle, and stood at exactly six per

cent

in 1994.