Where are your favorite digital nomad locations, if you don't like Denver, Barcelona, Amsterdam or NYC?

Years ago my family visited Japan for 3 weeks, staying in 3 separate AirBnBs for one week each, all around the country. It was a fantastic trip, the AirBnBs were relatively cheap, we could cook at home, etc.

About 6 months after we traveled there, the government cracked down HARD on AirBnBs. They had to apply for one of a very limited set of permits available.

A WSJ article at the time, said that it was a result of lobbying by the hotel industry.

I'll bet that's what's happening now, as well - not really an organic grass roots "anti-tourist" movement, but a astro-turf movement, funded by hotels.