1. Survey Spots
A1 National Survey: 17 air/sea ports (New Chitose Airport, Hakodate Airport, Sendai Airport, Tokyo International Airport, Narita International Airport, Shizuoka Airport, Chubu Centrair International Airport, Komatsu Airport, Kansai International Airport, Hiroshima Airport, Takamatsu Airport, Fukuoka Airport, Kagoshima Airport, Naha Airport, Kanmon Port (Shimonoseki), Hakata Port, Izuhara Port)
B1 Regional Survey: 25 air/sea ports (New Chitose Airport, Hakodate Airport, Aomori Airport, Sendai Airport, Ibaraki Airport, Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport), Narita International Airport, Toyama Airport, Komatsu Airport, Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport, Chubu Centrair International Airport, Kansai International Airport, Okayama Airport, Hiroshima Airport, Yonago Airport, Takamatsu Airport, Fukuoka Airport, Saga Airport, Miyazaki Airport, Kagoshima Airport, Naha Airport, Sakai Port, Kanmon (Shimonoseki) Port, Hakata Port, Izuhara Port)
B2 Cruise Survey: Three seaports (Hakata Port, Nagasaki Port, Naha Port)
2. Survey Periods
Quarterly (January-March, April-June, July-September, October-December)
* IVS started in the April-June quarter of 2010.
3. Survey Implementation
In IVS, surveyors approach international visitors to Japan who are in the departure lobbies at the air/sea ports and about to return to their home country. They ask these visitors to reply to a set of questions while showing a tablet- or paper-based questionnaire in an interview style (in which the answers are recorded by the interviewer).
4. The Flow of IVS
Japan Tourism Agency <--> Contractor (private or otherwise) <--> Surveyors <--> Surveyees
Implementation System and Flow of Compilation Work
* The 2018 IVS was contracted out to Survey Research Center Co., Ltd.
* IVS: Outline and Notes (from January-March 2018)
* Frequently Asked Questions