Cheaper day laborers' inns in Osaka attract foreign tourists

OSAKA, Japan - A tourist information center opens in the Airin district in Osaka's Nishinari Ward, known as a day laborers' area, on Jan. 26 through Feb. 27. Accomodations in the district have been used by day laborers for an average 3,000 yen a day, but in recent years, the facilities have attracted foreign tourists looking for cheaper lodging places.

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