Typhoon No. 19 “Fukuda Falls” seriously impacted tourism Ibaraki Daigo-cho 24 October 16:38
There is “Fukuda Falls”, which is designated as a national scenic spot, and many tourists visit every year. It turns out that it has fallen by about half compared to the season, and the serious impact on tourism is spreading before the autumnal leaves season.
Daigo-machi, Ibaraki Prefecture is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ibaraki Prefecture, where more than 1 million tourists visit every year. Among them, “Fukuda no Taki”, designated as a national scenic spot, is 52 in the last year mainly in the autumn leaves season. It is a popular tourist spot visited by 10,000 people.
Although Daigo-cho flooded the Kuji River flowing through the town due to Typhoon No. 19 and many houses were damaged by water, Fukuroda Falls was able to enter normally from 14th of this month.
However, according to the management office, there were about 11,000 visitors in the third week of October last year, but this is about half of the 5,500 visitors.
A nearby souvenir shop Takatoshi Kikuchi said, “I'm rushed to resume business, but there is little traffic and I'm lonely. Most shops are open, so I want you to come to see the autumn leaves.” It was.
According to Daigo, 17 out of 19 accommodations in the city are operating as usual, but there are many cancellations, etc., which have a serious impact on the tourism industry before the fall foliage season Is spreading.
Some hotels are not expected to resume
In Daigo-cho, there are some hotels that cannot be reopened due to the flooding of the Kuji River flowing through the town.
“Hotel Kajikaen” along the Kuji River is inundated on the 1st floor of the building around 2:30 am on the 13th of this month, and then the depth of the flooding reached approximately 2 meters.
At that time, there were four guests at the hotel, but all spent one night in the guest rooms on the second floor, and the employees were not injured.
There are a reception and a hall on the first floor of the hotel, but the tatami mats were lifted and the table was turned over.
In addition, the glass-enclosed public bath where you can take a bath while looking at the Kuji River has broken the glass due to trees that have been washed away, and the bathtub has been filled with earth and sand.
The hotel is required restoration work due to the collapse also seawall of Kuji is located, but the prospect of the construction work is that it does not stand.
“The hotel Kajikaen” said the general manager of Tomonaga Yasuo, “I'm glad that the guests and employees were safe. I want to create an environment where everyone can stay with peace of mind, but I don't think about resuming business along this river. I have to speak. "