TOKYO — Hotel rates for Japan’s Golden Week holidays are on the rise, with foreign visitors accounting for nearly 40% of reservations on the first day, Nikkei research shows.
The average daily rate for bookings on April 26, the first day of the week-long string of holidays, was 19,269 yen ($135), up 16% from the previous year, a survey of hotels across 5 major cities shows. In Osaka, the site of Expo 2025, prices were up 35%.
