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Hotel Prices in Japan Hit Record High, Due in Part to Weak Yen
Booking a hotel for Japan travel? Expect a bit of a sticker shock: hotel prices are at levels not seen since 1997.
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Kyoto to Raise Lodging Tax By Up to 10x, Highest in Japan
In a bid to fund train station improvements, Kyoto will raise the top tax on the city's most expensive hotel rooms to…
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Japan Really, Really Wants Tourists to Stay Outside of the Big Cities
Japan is welcoming a lot of tourists. Unfortunately, their money isn't benefiting the entire country.
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Japan’s Domestic Tourism Languishes Due to Costs, Crowding
Japan's tourism boom is generating profits for many local businesses. However, it may be leaving domestic travelers out in the cold.
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As Japan Tourism Booms, Domestic Business Travelers Settle for Crappy Hotels
With tourists continuing to stream into Japan, the cost of hotels - even those geared towards domestic travelers - is skyrocketing. That's…
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Tourists Are Flocking to Japan – and Leaving Their Luggage
Tourists to Japan are leaving a lot behind - and in some cases, that includes their broken luggage. One hotel in Tokyo…
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Would You Buy This $25K Japan Tour? No One Else Would, Either
It was supposed to be a luxury tour of a beautiful area of Japan for the world's elite. So why did no…
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Japan Robot Hotel Chain Launches New Shinkansen Room
Do you like robots? Are you a Shinkansen fan? If so, then Japan's Henn na Hotel in Kyoto may just have the…