The number of domestic travelers decreased during this year’s Golden Week holiday period as many residents of Japan refrained from traveling far from home amid rising prices, private sector data showed Saturday. Based on an analysis of data collected in the vicinity of 60 major train stations across Japan, 53 locations saw the number of domestic travelers drop during the holiday period when compared with a year earlier. This coincided with a surge in accommodation fees due to an increase in inbound tourism backed by the weaker yen. It was the first Golden Week, a period from late April to earl…