This photo taken on April 25, 2016 guidebooks on Japan and Tokyo subway maps being put at the entrance of an Airbnb host's house in central Tokyo. Airbnb hosts in Japan are learning the hard way that the home-sharing site's fastest-growing market is also becoming the next flashpoint in a global battle over the sharing economy. Calls for change have reached the highest levels of government, which is mulling a revision to the rules, as Japan's tourist numbers hit fresh records and Tokyo scrambles to build enough accommodation to host the 2020 Olympics. / AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / TO GO WITH AFP STORY JAPAN-US-ECONOMY-INTERNET-TOURISM-HOTELS-AIRBNB,FOCUS BY DANIEL LEUSSINK
Airbnb Inc is looking to deliver experiences in Japan that they can’t get anywhere else, by offering customers the opportunity to stay in temples, train stations and other unusual settings.
The San Francisco-based home-sharing startup will work on the initiative with Blue Lab Co, a financial-technology venture backed by Mizuho Financial Group Inc, the companies said in a statement Tuesday.
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