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Pokemon Go demand drives up Sendai hotel prices for exam students

Original: 河北新報

Hotel rates in Sendai have surged to around 40,000 yen a night, leaving students sitting for Tohoku University entrance exams struggling to find rooms, with some forced to stay outside Miyagi Prefecture. The spike is attributed to demand from Pokemon Go players. Separately, the Tsuruoka-based Chido Museum confirmed an original document handwritten by Date Masamune addressed to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Why now: Local news about exam-season hotel shortages and a rare historical discovery is drawing attention in Japan

SendaiTohoku UniversityPokemon GoChido MuseumDate Masamune

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• 入試とポケモンイベントが同日の仙台 市長「宿泊施設、一定の確保」 [宮城県] · 朝日新聞
• 1泊4万円…「ポケモンGO」で仙台のホテル代高騰、東北大受験生に打撃 満室で県外宿泊も · 新潟日報
• 政宗直筆、秀吉の原本 鶴岡・致道博物館、戦国期の史料を確認 · 47NEWS

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