Japan sees rise in hotels for long-term stays for foreign tourists

A number of hotels for medium- to long-term stays are being built in Japan amid a continued increase in foreign visitors, with a Tokyo-based hotel operator opening its first such hotel outside the capital on Monday.Tokyu Stay Co. -- which currently runs 17 hotels in Tokyo -- will open a nine-story hotel in Kyoto which will have 113 rooms equipped with washing machines and microwaves, some with kitchens attached, parent company Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. said.Customers planning to stay for several days or a week are also welcome.After Kyoto, the hotel operator will open such hotels in Sapp…READ FULL ARTICLE