Japan's Tohoku Region Struggles with Tourist Outlier Status Despite Proximity to Tokyo

Despite its proximity to Tokyo and natural beauty, the Tohoku region of Japan remains an under-visited tourist destination. Only 6% of foreign visitors to Japan last year explored the six prefectures that make up Tohoku. Experts suggest that a lack of familiarity, rather than lingering fears from the 2011 disaster, is the primary reason for its outlier status, compounded by a shortage of world-famous attractions and challenges with non-Japanese speaker accessibility and information. AI

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• Akita
• Aomori
• Fukushima
• Honshu
• Iwate Prefecture
• Japan
• MiyaGi
• Tohoku Tourism Promotion Organisation
• Tokyo
• Yamagata

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