The Yunoyama hot spring resort in the town of Komono, Mie Prefecture, hit hard by the spread of COVID-19 infections, is trying to find a way forward by focusing on attracting visitors from within the prefecture.
A quiet retreat for visitors from the Tokai and Kansai regions, the resort is now looking to individual travelers rather than group tourists and is exploring new sources of demand, such as the so-called workation — a combination of work and a vacation.
Kibousou, a popular inn in Yunoyama which reopened in early June after shutting down for a month, has sanitizers placed at various sites inside the building and a number of posters put up asking guests to wear face masks and sanitize their hands.