More Japan ryokans urge guests to eat out due to staff shortage

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More Japan ryokans urge guests to eat out due to staff shortage

MAEBASHI/NIIGATA, Japan – More ryokan Japanese-style inns in hot spring resorts nationwide are no longer offering dinner for their overnight guests and are encouraging them to eat at nearby restaurants instead. While ryokan traditionally offer two meals for each night’s stay, overnight stays without meals have become more common as a result of foreign tourists wanting to explore different kinds of Japanese food, as well as staffing shortage. Und…