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Written by Tim Richards on 2025-01-24 at 05:03

I suppose that's always the question with increasing mass tourism - is the spending being spread around to benefit everyone, or being concentrated while locals are annoyed by the numbers of visitors?

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Written by Tim Richards on 2025-01-24 at 05:10

I laughed at the mention in that article of the following inconvenience:

"... the gigantic suitcases blocking my way on the shinkansen..."

What is it about tourists wanting to take cases the size of fridges on their travels??? I'm always tripping over them on high-speed trains in Europe, where there really isn't enough room for them. What on earth do people need that much space for?

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Written by Glen Turner on 2025-01-24 at 05:51

@timrichards "the gigantic suitcases blocking my way on the shinkansen"

Japan has excellent suitcase services. You leave it at the hotel, and it appears at your next hotel. No need to lug it anywhere. If you're going between particularly fancy hotels then the service is room-to-room rather than hotel-to-hotel.

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