For this reason, ryokan have competed to expand their facilities paying little attention to appearances, resulting in conspicuously ugly concrete blocks, which are damaging the scenery around them.
そのため、外見等にはあまり構わず旅館は拡張競争を繰り広げてきたため、複雑怪奇なコンクリートの姿をむき出しにしており、景観を阻害している。