With tourists expected to gather on the famous Funamizaka slope for the Lunar New Year Spring Festival, Otaru is stepping up efforts against overtourism. Guards will prevent visitors from flocking to ...
A Hong Kong tourist was killed in Japan after a train rammed into her while she was taking photos on the tracks. The incident, which occurred in the coastal city of Otaru in Hokkaido, took place at ...
New data from Kyushu University shows the economic, social, and environmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Japan's inbound tourism industry in the year 2020. That year saw the loss of 33 million ...
In order to keep people from gathering at a location that is popular for snapping pictures of Mount Fuji, authorities have imposed taxes, limited the number of visitors, and installed a screen. The ...