Tokyo hotel room capacity plateaus on labor shortages, delays

Travel & Leisure

Japan’s foreign tourism boom is still concentrated in capital, other big cities

There were more than 40 million foreign visitors to Japan last year, a first. The government looks to boost the figure to 60 million by 2030. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)

TOKYO — Hotel room supply in Tokyo has been stagnating since early 2025 due to labor shortages and renovation delays, highlighting an increasing need to encourage Japan’s booming foreign tourists to venture outside the capital.