Japanese facility refuses bookings for Israelis due to 'the treatment Palestinians are subjected to'

A tourist facility in the Japanese city of Nagano refused bookings for Israelis who had applied through a travel company.

After reviewing the booking request by the management of ski facilities in Japan, which had received inquiries about accommodation and reservations in the winter season, the response was rejection.

The facility justified this with 'the treatment Palestinians are subjected to'.

The facility manager said: 'We have decided not to accept requests from Israeli citizens from now on. We are disturbed by what your government imposes on the Palestinian people, and we do not see it right for you to think about spending a vacation while residents of a neighboring country have no place to stay and suffer from hunger.'

The incident prompted the Israeli ambassador to Tokyo, Gilad Cohen, to send a message to the governor of Nagano Prefecture in Japan, protesting what happened and demanding an investigation into the matter.

The investigation resulted in a verbal warning to the facility manager and a demand not to 'refrain from any discriminatory practices'.

This incident is not the only one in Japan, as a hotel operating company in Kyoto previously imposed in May 2025 on its Israeli clients to sign a pledge not to be involved in war crimes before allowing them to stay.