Japan is preparing to reopen. But not everyone is happy about it, including some local tourists, who have enjoyed exploring a quieter version of their country.
Shogo Morishige, a university student, took multiple ski trips to the Nagano — the prefecture that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympic Games — and said it was"surprisingly crowded" with locals.
Luxury onsens popular with younger people"are doing quite well," but traditional onsens are suffering as the elderly are"quite scared of Covid" and do not go out much, Lee said. Lee now lives south of Kyoto in a village called Ryujinmura and is planning to operate tours in the rural town once tourists are back.'Over-tourism'
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