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Golden Week wraps as post-COVID tourism boom overcrowds stations

Train stations and airports were bustling with travelers returning from trips, the last day of Japan's Golden Week holidays, with people experiencing the first spring holiday period completely unaffected by coronavirus-related travel restrictions in four years. ....

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Japanese opt for short, cheap overseas trips for Golden Week holidays

Japanese travelers are opting for shorter, cheaper and closer overseas trips during the country's Golden Week holidays as they feel the pinch from the yen weakening to 34-year lows and higher inflation abroad, according to a major travel firm. ....

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Town begins work to block Mt. Fuji photo spot due to unruly tourists

A Japanese town has begun work to set up a large black screen to block the view of Mt. Fuji at a popular photo spot in response to what it calls unruly behavior from tourists. ....

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Foreigner hotel stays in Japan surges 68% to record high in March

Overnight stays at accommodation facilities in Japan by foreigners jumped 68.2 percent in March from a year earlier to about 12.70 million, the highest monthly figure on the back of a weaker yen, preliminary government data shows ....

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"Trainee manager" connects people through her share house in northern Kyoto

It is not uncommon to hear laughter resonating throughout ohashi, a share house in Miyazu, a coastal city in Kyoto Prefecture. ....

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