13 Transport and Tourism 348 13 運輸・観光This chapter covers transport and tourism. The section on transport contains statistics on the traffic volume by type of transport and facilities related to transportation. The section on tourism contains the number of foreign visitors to Japan and statistics about travel. For tourism, also see "26 Culture". Survey of Current Road Infrastructure Conditions This survey is a statistical survey on roads (national expressways, general national highways, prefectural roads, and municipal roads under the Road Act) and is conducted annually by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) for the purpose of obtaining basic data to contribute to road administration, such as planning and formulating road development plans, etc. in response to social conditions and managing road facilities. The survey is conducted as of 31 March (1 April before 2018). The survey consists of a survey on the current status of road facilities, which investigates the present conditions of roads, bridges, and tunnels, and a survey on road project costs. Survey on Motor Vehicle Transport (Fundamental Statistical Survey) This survey, covering motor vehicles engaged in transport activity in Japan, is conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to clarify the conditions of motor vehicle transport by determining the traffic volume, running distance, etc., and to provide basic data for policies on economics, traffic, etc. The survey covers motor vehicles selected by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism among ordinary motor vehicles, small motor vehicles and light motor vehicles, and excludes light motor vehicles and passenger cars for private use, and motor vehicles not applied to general transport among trucks for private use. The survey method and tabulation method have been changed since the fiscal 2020 survey. The results of the survey are released as preliminary reports, monthly reports, and annual reports. Survey on Railway Transport This survey is conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to clarify the conditions of transport by railway, tram and cableway, and to provide basic data for policies on economics, traffic, etc. This survey consists of investigation into the actual conditions of railway and tramway passenger transportation, the actual conditions of railway cargo transportation, railway and tramway running kilometres, and the actual conditions of cableway passenger transportation. The survey covers railway and tramway companies that have been licensed or granted a patent based on the Railway Business Act and the Tramways Act, as well as cableway companies (excluding cargo) that have been licensed based on the Railway Business Act. The results of the survey are released as preliminary reports, fixed reports, and annual reports. Survey on Coastwise Vessel Transport (Fundamental Statistical Survey) This survey is conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to clarify the conditions of freight transport by vessel engaged in coastal shipping and to provide basic data for policies on economics, traffic, etc. These statistics are derived from the Survey on Coastwise Vessel Transport, which covers carriers that transport cargo using vessels with a total tonnage of at least twenty tons among carriers engaged in coastal transportation business as stipulated in the Coastal Shipping Business Act, and the Survey on Transportation by Vessels for Private Use, which covers vessels with a total tonnage of at least one hundred tons or at least thirty metres among carriers that transport cargo using private vessels as stipulated in the Coastal
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