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At a Glance (PDF, 533KB) Introduction At a Glance Western Japan Joetsumyoko ¥163trillion 42.6 million Toyama GDP Population Nagano Kanazawa Kyoto Tokyo Tsuruga Shin-Kobe (Hyogo) Nagoya Hiroshima Okayama Shin-Osaka Hakata (Fukuoka) Nara Osaka Kumamoto Kagoshima- Chuo JR-West’s railway network covers 18 prefectures in the western half of the island of Honshu and the northern tip of the island of Kyushu, and comprises 20% of Japan’s land area. The area we serve is home to 42.6 million people, about 33% of the country’s population, and has a nominal GDP of ¥163 trillion. Hiroshima JR-West Total route length Number of passengers Hakata (Fukuoka) 5,008.7km 1,913million 2 WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY Status of Development on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Scheduled to open by March 31, 2023 Under Joetsu construction Shinkansen Joetsumyoko Tourist destination ranking Kanazawa Toyama Joetsumyoko Fukui Toyama Nagano Opened on Prefectures Hokuriku Line October 1, 1997 Tsuruga in the top 20 Nagano 6 Fukui Station overhead viaduct Takasaki portion complete Among the 20 most popular tourist destinations in Japan are Kanazawa six western Japan prefectures, including Osaka and Kyoto. Opened on March 14, 2015 Tokyo Nagoya Visiting Rate by Prefecture (CY2017 Results) Kyoto TokyoOsaka Number of responses: 40,213 Tsuruga Ranking Prefectures Visit rate (%) Shin-Kobe 1 Tokyo 46.2 2 Osaka 38.7 (Hyogo) Nagoya Main Lines in the Kansai Urban Area 3 Chiba 36.0 4 Kyoto 25.9 Hiroshima Okayama Omishiotsu 5 Fukuoka 9.8 Shin-Osaka 6 Aichi 8.9 7 Kanagawa 8.5 Hakata 8 Hokkaido 7.7 (Fukuoka) Maibara 9 Okinawa 7.3 Nara 10 Nara 7.3 Tanigawa 11 Hyogo 5.5 Osaka Yamashina Kusatsu ... Kyoto 15 Hiroshima 3.0 Shin-Osaka Kameyama Aioi Himeji Gray shaded areas are JR-West’s operating area. Source: Japan Tourism Agency Kakogawa Amagasaki Tsuge Shin-Kobe Kyobashi Nara Kumamoto Nishi-Akashi Kobe Tennoji Osaka Oji Takada Kansai Airport Kagoshima- Chuo Wakayama Annual number of foreign visitors was nearly Boundary Stations between JR-West and Other JR Tozai Line (Kyobashi–Amagasaki) JR Companies JR Yumesaki Line (Nishi-Kujo–Sakurajima) Shinkansen Line (Bullet Train) JR Takarazuka Line (Osaka–Sasayamaguchi) Intercity Lines Sagano Line (Kyoto–Sonobe) Regional Lines Gakkentoshi Line (Kyobashi–Kizu) Osaka Loop Line Nara Line (Kyoto–Kizu) JR Kobe Line (Osaka–Himeji) Yamatoji Line (JR-Namba–Kamo) million JR Kyoto Line (Osaka–Kyoto) Hanwa Line (Tennoji–Wakayama) 29 Biwako Line (Kyoto–Nagahama) Kansai Airport Line (Hineno–Kansai Airport) Kosei Line (Yamashina–Omi-Shiotsu) Osaka Higashi Line (Hanaten–Kyuhoji) The number of inbound visitors to Japan was nearly 29 million in CY2017. Osaka Nara Inbound Visitors to Japan (Millions of people) 8.61 2013 10.36 2014 13.41 2015 19.74 2016 24.04 2017 28.69 Kobe (Hyogo) Kyoto 2020 Target 40.00 2030 Target 60.00 Source: Japan National Tourism Organization Annual Report 2018 3.
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