Japan’s Meitetsu Travel targets wealthy foreigners with tailored trip

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Traditional dyeing, scented sachet making offered to experience traditions in Nagoya

Participants take part in the traditional cloth-dyeing techniques of Arimatsu Shibori as part of a tour. (Meitetsu World Travel)

NAGOYA, Japan — As Tokyo’s shopping districts heave with foreign visitors and Kyoto’s ancient temples choke with tourist traffic, one Nagoya travel company is trying to draw wealthy guests to the commercial and industrial hub in central Japan.