Golden Route

National Mar 20, 2016

Less well-known regions of Japan vie for pieces of tourism pie

by Makoto Watanabe

Tourism is becoming a bright spot in the economy now that foreign visitors are venturing beyond the well-trodden "golden route" encompassing Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Oboke-Iya, a mountainous district upstream of the Yoshino River in Shikoku, has been one of the beneficiaries. Some 9,900 tourists ...

National | CHUBU CONNECTION Oct 13, 2015

Chinese tourists spill into business hotels along Aichi highway as Nagoya hostelries full

Business hotels located on expressways in Aichi Prefecture are seeing a sharp rise in Chinese customers as those touring the Tokyo-Kansai route seek a place midway to spend the night. The trend reflects a shortage of accommodation in Nagoya itself: The cost to the prefecture ...