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

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

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Julian Ryall ·

    Why Japan’s scenic Tohoku region is still a tourist outlier

    Japan’s tourism boom has packed the streets of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka with foreign visitors, but one of the country’s most scenic regions is still struggling to draw them north. Tohoku, the northern region of Japan’s main island of Honshu, comprises Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, …

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