Possible ambiguity in function of に > **** ... > On the Phillipine island of Borakai, which is known as a resort popular even with Japanese people, ... I can't decide if this goes with , so that it's "a resort popular **even with** Japanese people", or whether it goes with so that it's "a popular resort known **even by** Japanese people". Is one of these options obviously wrong? Or is the sentence a little ambiguous? If I had to choose I'd go with my first option simply because is right next to .

I think the sentence is a little ambiguous and can be interpreted as having both meanings.

However I interpret it as "a popular resort known even by Japanese people". Because, if it means "a resort popular even with Japanese people", it should be or .