Known for its narrow streets of teahouses and 'ryokan' inns, Kyoto has been both badly hit and deeply relieved by the absence of foreign tourists, locals say.
KYOTO, Japan – Poring over the ledger at her more than 230-year-old liquor shop in Kyoto, Yasuko Fujii has mixed feelings about the return of foreign tourists who would crowd the streets of Japan’s ancient capital before the pandemic – and buy lots of whisky and wine.
Known for its narrow streets of teahouses and “ryokan” inns, Kyoto has been both badly hit and deeply relieved by the absence of foreign tourists, locals say. While the weak yen is a boon for tourists – a round-trip ticket to Kyoto from Tokyo by bullet train costs the equivalent of $196 now, versus $244 at the height of the tourist boom three years ago – it is aAt Sengyo Kimura, a fresh fish shop in Nishiki market in business since 1620, Kaoru Kimura, 68, says she wants tourists to return, just not so many of them.
The number of hotels that shut down nationwide rose to a five-year high in 2021 and the local tourism industry in Kyoto has been badly hit, according to research firm Teikoku Databank.
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Kyoto's love-hate relationship with tourists endures as yen weakens - BusinessWorld OnlineKYOTO, Japan – Poring over the ledger at her more than 230-year-old liquor shop in Kyoto, Yasuko Fujii has mixed feelings about the return of foreign tourists who would crowd the streets of Japan’s ancient capital before the pandemic – and buy lots of whisky and wine. Her ambivalence reflects a broader uncertainty in Japan about welcoming tourist hordes […]
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