This study explores the intrinsic correlation between trade facilitation and the inbound tourism efficiency in Japan based on the data from 2011 to 2019. According to the data from JNTO, Japan's inbound tourism showed a strong dependence on the Asian market, the growth rate of inbound tourists in Europe, America and Oceania increased in recent years. The COVID-19 seriously hindered the Japan's inbound tourism development. The fixed-effect regression indicates that trade facilitation promoted inbound tourism efficiency in markets of different types. The positive effect of trade facilitation on sightseeing market was most significant in Asia. While in Europe, America and Oceania, the inbound business market benefited most from trade facilitation. Trade facilitation amplified the positive effect of Japan's air transportation capacity, international tourism income and visa-free policy on the inbound tourism efficiency, and effectively buffered the negative impact of natural disasters. With regard to the estimated results of sub-indicators of trade facilitation, the improvement of infrastructure, government efficiency, customs environment and technological level all contributed to the increase in Japan's inbound tourism efficiency.

这项研究基于2011年至2019年的数据，探讨了贸易便利化与日本入境旅游效率之间的内在联系。根据JNTO的数据，日本入境旅游表现出对亚洲市场的强烈依赖，入境游客的增长率在欧洲，美洲和大洋洲，近年来有所增加。COVID-19严重阻碍了日本的入境旅游业发展。固定效应回归表明，贸易便利化促进了不同类型市场中的入境旅游效率。贸易便利化对观光市场的积极影响在亚洲最为显着。在欧洲，美洲和大洋洲，入境贸易市场受益于贸易便利化。贸易便利化扩大了日本航空运输能力的积极影响，国际旅游收入和免签政策对入境旅游效率的影响，有效地缓冲了自然灾害的负面影响。关于贸易便利化分项指标的估计结果，基础设施，政府效率，海关环境和技术水平的提高都为日本入境旅游效率的提高做出了贡献。