
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 ...