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Ohtani Jolts LA Tourism
Dodger star fuels Little Tokyo's big bump
By Josie Huang
Published June 3, 2024 5:00 AM
Fans take photos beneath a mural depicting L.A. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, painted by artist Robert Vargas on the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo.
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The tourism industry in Los Angeles, still rebounding from the pandemic, has gotten a rare gift in the form of Shohei Ohtani.
Since the baseball season started in March, Japanese fans have come by the thousands to L.A. despite a historically weak yen, in hopes of seeing the two-way star slug a home run.
The surge is apparent at the Miyako, a mid-sized, unassuming hotel in Little Tokyo that has become a top attraction for Japanese visitors because of its proximity to Dodger Stadium — just 2 miles away — and a 15-story, very ‘grammable mural of Ohtani covering one of its exterior walls.
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