Toyko - July 2019 - 99% Hotels Booked!

[Ikemi]

I'm asking on behalf of a work colleague who is planning a family holiday to Japan, whereby they plan to visit a few cities over several weeks. Strangely, it looks as though most hotels are fully booked for July 2019, whereas 50% of hotels are booked this July. Obviously, something is happening - but what?!

The Olympics is 2020 and the World Rugby is September 2019, so what's happening in July 2019? I noticed there is a sewage works exhibition on then, but it can't be that ...

[Ikemi]

Apparently Booking.com, Hotels.com and Expedia are saying the same! All requests done via the respective sites, rather than via comparison sites ... It's weird!

[Ikemi]

Thanks for the replies!