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| Above, Godaido temple in Matsushima. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Several areas of Japan had been struck by severe earthquakes initially struggled to repair attractions and tourist facilities or were able to re-open relatively fast. But the tourists did not come.
Gaijnpot.com has an article on nine vacations people can take in these areas to help them rebuild their tourism industry.
The article begins with:
On a whole, these days tourism in Japan has never looked healthier. At the same time, some of the country’s outlying areas have faced their own set of tourism challenges. Following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that ripped apart the Tohoku region, many of the region’s cities faced double devastation, as much of the area’s tourism industry was also heavily affected.
Something similar happened in Kyushu two years ago, when, in April 2016, an earthquake shocked Kumamoto leaving much of the area in rubble. Tourism forecasts there are not looking much better.
Now — seven years after the Tohoku quake and two years after the Kumamoto temblor — the areas have shown an unbelievable level of resilience, and in terms of tourism plenty of the areas are back in action. However what they need now is an injection of tourism, which is why both areas are well worth exploring on your next Japan adventure.
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| Above, Bansuitei Ikoiso Ryokan in Sendai. I stayed there in 2006. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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