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Post-Covid ‘dream come true’: Hongkongers flock to Japan drawn by weak yen, culture, food and hospitality
But ‘Zen, calm and quiet’ may be hard to find as Japan’s manpower crunch leaves tourism workers stretched, stressed.
Hong Kong auditor Nicole Chan Man-hei wasted no time and bought about HK$10,000 (US$1,275) worth of yen last October when the Japanese currency sank to a 24-year low.
Half a year later, she was in Osaka last month on holiday with a friend and took a photograph below the brightly lit Glico running man, which dominates Osaka’s shopping district.
The 88-year-old image of a man in running shorts and singlet, arms raised in victory, is a draw for throngs of visitors and an apt signal that tourism is back in Japan after three years of Covid-19 travel restrictions.
Half a year later, she was in Osaka last month on holiday with a friend and took a photograph below the brightly lit Glico running man, which dominates Osaka’s shopping district.
The 88-year-old image of a man in running shorts and singlet, arms raised in victory, is a draw for throngs of visitors and an apt signal that tourism is back in Japan after three years of Covid-19 travel restrictions.
