A solar power generation firm based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, is pursuing a new line of business, tapping into a renovated vacant house as an inn for foreign visitors, especially large families.
Kingdom Solar Co., which sells solar power systems, hopes tourism can be a viable source of revenue, at a time when renewable energy policies are under a rethink and the brakes are being put on the expansion of the solar energy market.
Its first inn is expected to open in Naha in December, with expected annual sales of ¥20 million ($176,000).