Picturesque Japan hot spring town limits day trippers to tackle overtourism


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Ginzan Onsen, a remote town in northern Yamagata region, draws around 330,000 visitors each year. — Photo: Aaron Chen PS2 / Getty Images, via ETX Daily UP

A Japanese hot spring town popular for its photogenic snowy scenes began limiting entry to day-trippers on Monday in a trial to tackle overtourism during winter.

Ginzan Onsen, a remote town in northern Yamagata region, draws around 330,000 visitors each year.

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