Hotel stays in Japan back to pre-pandemic level at 594 million

Looking at the data only for foreigners …

Overnight stays by Japanese people …

I guess foreign residents who can provide a driver’s license or residence ("zairyu") card would be classified as “Japanese people.”

I'd say. Shinjuku is chockablock.

Kyoto has again become very hard to deal with as a tourist and resident. Same with Kawaguchiko.

I bet Hakone, Kamakura, etc. are the same. I probably won't live to see the next opportunity to visit those places only with domestic tourists. That was really a wonderful experience.

Japanese have the most beautiful country but too little holidays to savour it and too many foreign tourists to enjoy the best places. It's a pity.

Kyoto has again become very hard to deal with as a tourist and resident. Same with Kawaguchiko. 

I bet Hakone, Kamakura, etc. are the same. I probably won't live to see the next opportunity to visit those places only with domestic tourists. That was really a wonderful experience.

So many of us can relate. I have come across a number of Japan residents playfully hoping for another pandemic.

And mostly for a tiny room and crap breakfast and understaffed, unyielding, generic and expensive hotel. No way!

Indeed. But I rarely go overseas for the hotel. Domestically in Japan we would pick a nice 旅館 but usually overseas we rent nice cottages.

It’s certainly led to price increases for rooms too. Used to be able to get a decent business hotel with breakfast all around the country for 5-6000 yen during and immediately after the pandemic. Not any more. Prices nearly doubled in the big cities.

I have come across a number of Japan residents playfully hoping for another pandemic.

I assume they do not have close friends or family in the tourism industry.

I say good for Japan. The country certainly is THE place to be in the world of international travel. And I think we haven't seen anything yet - the numbers will boom much higher.

At some hotels when I have been on my own for work, it has happened I was asked for an ID, which I replied I was living here, then did not have to show anything.

In that case, I am wondering which category we are put in.

Prices are well up now, ruddy hell. Recall during pandemic paying about 30% of current price.

Really? From all accounts you are probably staying in more exclusive places. We tend to do this as we grow up and become older.

Asakusa is awful now. Japanese hotels aren't very nice. Shoebox rooms with ghastly breakfast options.

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Asakusa is awful now. Japanese hotels aren't very nice. Shoebox rooms with ghastly breakfast options.

Indeed and January and February is the less active season for tourism. I can’t even imagine what it will be during the Hanami season.

I sort out for love hotels when I am traveling by car. The last one I stay at had a large real king size bed, a huge bath and shower and large screen TV and inexpensive. Apparently they charge by the time you stay. It 1:30 am and I left at 7:00 am. It cost 6,000 yen plus.

Excellent news..

And this is the begginning..

GO JAPAN!!..