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Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighborhood?

With a diplomatic spat prompting a warning from the Chinese government, we go to see if it’s had any effect on Tokyo’s most popular historical neighborhood.

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We stayed at Asakusa’s super-narrow, super-cheap, and surprisingly comfortable hotel

We almost can’t believe it’s under 3,500 yen (US$22.57) a night.

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Man arrested for attempting to rob Tokyo police with fruit knife

The “arrested” part probably goes without saying though.

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