yamanashi prefecture

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This Popular Tourist Event in Japan Didn’t Want Media Covering It

The iconic spot, struggling with overtourism, asked reporters and media to keep their cameras away this year.

ENTERTAINMENT

Sanrio to Open “Unique” New Museum in Yamanashi Prefecture

Sanrio fans rejoice! The company has announced it's opening a new and "unique" museum in 2025 in Kai, Yamanashi Prefecture for Hello…

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Shizuoka Mulls Steep Fee to Climb Mt. Fuji as Overtourism Continues

After seeing Yamanashi Prefecture's success with levying entrance fees on Mt. Fuji hikers, Shizokua says it'll follow suit. The prefecture says it'll…

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Port Store: When a Japanese Combini Isn’t a Combini

Ever seen a combini in Tokyo that looks sorta...fake? Congratulations - you've found a port store. Here's why some Lawson and Family…

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Keiunkan: Why You Should Visit Japan’s Oldest Onsen

Hot springs are a hallmark of Japanese culture. Japan's oldest onsen is 1300 years old and still going strong. Here's how Keiunkan…

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Can Japan REALLY Accommodate 60 Million Tourists a Year?

Japan will see 35 million tourists in 2024. The government wants to raise that by 25 million by 2030. Is that even…

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Mt. Fuji Claims Four Victims as Hiking Season Starts

Four people have died this year already on Mt. Fuji and even more have needed rescuing. (And the victims don't appear to…

TRAVEL

Tourists are (Literally) Poking Holes in the Mt. Fuji Lawson Curtain

One town in Japan put up a giant curtain to deter overtourism at a famous Mt. Fuji tourist spot. But where there's…