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@@andraslippai3169 It's the only Lawson/Grocery Store there - So what do you expect? lmfao 🤡 People just need to stop acting like animals and everything would be fine.
One big problem is that too many people know there are differences in cultures, but they don’t care. These are the same kind of people who don’t even care about their own home and country let alone others. They don’t care about obeying the laws, or keeping things clean, or respecting other people, etc and sadly you can’t do anything to help these people.
EXACTLY! Like being respectful in just about any other country would translate as respectful or clearly attempting respect in Japan. Some customs might be different, but ultimately human decency is universally understood.
Going to another country is like going into another person's home. There is a basic level of respect you have to show. These tourists are children in adult bodies. Children who were never taught respect and decency by their parents.
No the real problem is that area wasn't built for the number of tourist they get, the sidewalk is tiny, you practically have to walk into the street from the train station to the lawson.
@@TheBaldryeah that's right. It's an area that is constantly receiving buses via a single lane either way and often no pavement at all to walk on. The corner across from Kawaguchiko eki, you have to walk through the 50cm gap between a light post and the wall or otherwise wall on the street. It's just not designed for an influx of people at all.
My former homeroom teacher was in Japan last week for two weeks and she basically told me that the "tourists misbehaving" situation is actually that bad. Which sucks, cuz if tourists continue this type of behavior; Japan might restrict even more things for tourists, because they can't behave themselves. Which would also suck for us who just want to visit the country in the future🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Not it’s not I was in Japan 1 month ago. We weren’t banned from anywhere people were very polite and happy to see us. And never saw a single tourist doing anything wrong.
I had a pretty long vacation in japan and witnessed those problems. That lawson was mayhem. There are a lot of videos regarding people misbehaving very badly. I wouldn't brush it off as a "if i dont see it, then it didnt happen" or "its just sensationalism". There definitely is a problem with people treating tourist spots like disneyland
@@Cloud-zx2mu i agree what im saying is the japanese news focuses in on tourists and sensationalises it for clicks but what i saw with the baseball player was worse than this video. He was surrounded and very uncomfortable and everyone had a cellphone in his face. Even after he got through the gates he was followed into the stores. Im saying call it out equally
Maybe Japan can solve a lot of this by reinstituting tourist visas and forcing applicants to go through "how not to be a dickhead" training before approval.
@@shilohbuckle3134 Ehhh , Id be cautious with that Japans police already treat foreigners like shit Give them more power and it will only get worse. And most of the bad eggs will simply leave while the most effected will be the foreigners living there and being respectful
you cant do that, but they could send yakuza in disguise scaring tourists to behave XD But some behaving , dont do that really could help at the start, and look serious doing it, maybe let yakuza do it, lol or on flights you could add that?! a lecture about the importance on a long flight could , i dont know, not in the way?
This sucks so much, Havent visited Japan in such a long time and now I find out I can be banned from places and cant see things because some foreigners wern't behaving themselves. Its not just tourists 'suffering' from being blocked from access, but also actual nationals and people who have been residing here for ages. ie Chris Broad. Its not fair. Japanese people mostly behave well in other countries and act as a ambassador' of the country, why cant some people follow a similar idea of respect and humility.
This isn't a big deal at all. Walk 1 minute from that Lawson and you can take a nice photo of Mt. Fuji. There are hundreds of locations where you can take a photo of Mt. Fuji without being in the middle of a busy road or causing annoyance to other businesses and homes near that Lawson. The Gion one is more restrictive but keep in mind the alleys being closed off are not public access roads. Those alleys are privately owned.
@@nastjuschechkaI agree with you, Japan as a whole is becoming hard towards foreigners in general becuase of the negative connotations that come with tourism. Sure its not as bad as it actually seems but the general damage done to the local areas is hard to convey in just a little comment section.
tiktok and instagram really be ruining all these places (not just in japan). The Lawson's konbini in this video is an example of a place that just blew up all over social media. The reels/shorts just cause so many people to flock to said location and they'll do whatever needed to get that shot.
Also, the fact that we have false advertisements, fraud companies not being taken down is a major issue on both ends. I saw these "influencers" advertising there tourist and language learning, they said its cheap but once you get t the website and see the reviews, its expensive and its a scam. So yeah, it's not only the Indian tech scammers but we also have this problem. It's disgusting.
Right?! That's what happened to Colorado, in America for those not from the states. A hidden gemstone of nature and wilderness, but ever since marijuana was lifted here so many horrible people showed up... and the worst of them stayed. I was always told to leave no trace, but now there's trash in the trails everywhere and everywhere there is so much trash. No one picks up their trash anymore and I'm sick and tired of it. It also has to do with Instagram and stuff for promoting out state to be so beautiful. Well, it's getting worse due to these types of people who can't respect these picturesque places!
Oh yeah I live in a spot that’s popular. But they are literally ruining the lake!!! It was so bad last summer so much trash everywhere and they would break local shop owners stuff
I think one of the main reasons they went for the drastic solution is because the larger local buildings and business are having to deal with tourists treaspassing, in the form of forcing their way into the buildings to get a better view of Mount Fuji. There was an interview with a worker at the local dentist. They had to kick multiple tourists out daily, who forced their way into the clinic to get the ideal photo.
@@Kardinaalilintu I think tourists have the "Not my home, not my problem" and "Not my country, so the rules don't apply here" mentality mixed with the fact that Japanese ppl being mainly non-confrontational.
I finally got the chance to visit Japan a couple weeks ago. Don't let stories like these deter you from visiting, there's so many cool things to see, and despite what you see online, most foreign tourists are very respectful. It's a very small amount of people doing this. Or, at the very least, that's what I observed in 2 weeks visiting.
Just read a follow-up article. The photo spot for the Lawson is on the other side of the street in front of a dentist. The town is putting up the screen between the road and the office to lessen the photostop.
As an American, who grew up in Japan. And now lives in America as an adult and have for a couple decades now. I still have so much of my core moral character shaped from living there. It’s ridiculous. I get so mad when people litter, I will yell at people in public and tell them to pick it up. I will look at them and say oh “I think you drop something. !!!” 😡
As someone who's considering attending university/moving there due to the state of my country. This saddends me, why can't these tourists understand that this is NOT their turf, they are guests and should treat these people's homes with RESPECT?!
@@HackersSunThere was security when I went. Problem is people still don’t care. They still crossed the road when the poor guy was screaming “don’t cross” and the light was red.
@@gakidomo9561 in europe and japan there isn't bins everywhere because people know NOT to loiter. If you need to throw something a bin is usually near a public transport station or a store complex or something like that 15 bins just mean there needs to be people on standby emptying them rather than NOT throwing garbage on the street. Take it home or carry it with you until you pass a store that do have one.
@@Solus749 I beg to differ, I've been to Europe, there are lots of bins n the street and yet, I see trash almost everywhere I've been too and even in Japan. You might wanna rethink what you said about Europe and Japan being clean lol. Japan doesn't have bins aroudn places because of gas attack that happened years ago but Europe...well, France is disgusting no offence.
People who act like overgrown toddlers don't need an excuse. These are the same kind of people who will play around on their (full bright) phone in a packed theater or blow vape smoke in the faces of strangers. These are people who were never taught basic human decency by their crappy parents and the world has to deal with it for the rest of their lives.
I still haven’t been to Japan but this is just gonna make the borders close again won’t it? I’m left planning a trip to happen in the next 5 years! Can people just not ruin it for others?!
i dont think the borders will close anytime soon because the economy is highly dependant on the tourists but there will be more places that just ban foreigners from entering i guess
I feel sad about this situation 😔 I want to visit Japan in the future. Unfortunately, we have people in the UK who have come to live here and don't follow the rules because of their lack of respect. I hope that Japan can sort things out ❤⛩️
I wonder if this all stems from some of the districts in Kyoto Banning tourists from certain Geisha areas. Seems like a temporary solution that will hurt them in the long run
Nah, Gion banned people from entering and taking pictures of the sideways roads of private property.. they put signs and tied fines to it to try to enforce keeping unruly visitors out. Tourists are still allowed to visit the rest of Gion.
They shut off the gated community area of Gion, a place that would have been closed for others than residents in almost any other place in the world in the first place. It was only open for general public due to the kindness of the residents, but the moment these visitors started trespassing into their homes, bothering or even harming workers and residents in the area (mainly maiko, who, on top of everything, are usually rather young) and invading people's privacy, they simply closed their homes from any uninvited visitors. It is not going to hurt them, quite the contrary.
I know that Joey made it sound very different and probably he entirely believes it, but Japan does not rely a lot on tourism money. Also, protecting Geisha by giving safe spaces is the kind of consideration I wish higher ups would have for workers in my country. It's not harming anyone in the long run.
As someone who lives nearby this convenience store, it's unfortunate that many have ruined this experience for others. But there are real people living in this area that have to get to/from work, school, other things and people not only not following the law, not following the parking lot attendants and street crossing guards, and leaving trash everywhere makes that incredibly difficult. I don't know the right solution to this problem but people need to be held accountable for the shitty things they do when visiting here. Also, most of Japan's tourism money comes from domestic tourism anyway, not international tourism. I think that's why they feel more comfortable doing things like this.
First gion district now here just insane. There are so many places you can find in Japan to get a great photo of mt Fuji. Hell just take a train/Shinkansen and can get an even better photo of mt Fuji. One I’m surprised about which I am a victim of doing it is the mochi pounding in Nara. It is so chaotic and I felt bad because of how much chaos it causes on such a such a small street. I really hope everything is sorted out because since post pandemic it just sounds like tourists have been on an all time high of just being disrespectful and not following japans rules and are now making it worse for people who haven’t visited the country yet.
People need to chill with these damn photo's. I love taking pictures as much as the next guy when I am on vacation. But come on bro, your photo op shouldn't ruin the safety of others. it's not the end of the world when you miss that photo op
At the Fushimi-Inari shrine you can't even walk 2 steps without tourists wanting to take up the whole path to take pictures. No one is mindful of others and it's insanity. It's a beautiful place and you want to take in the sights and enjoy the walk and scenery and there are tourists everywhere that you will just intentionally/unintentionally just walk into their pictures or bump into them.
I live in Japan, and I hope the Japanese government will tackle the tourism issue soon. Limit entries, simple as that. Have a tourist entry tax would be nice too. It is unacceptable that the people living in a country cannot enjoy some areas of that country because they have been invaded by foreign tourists. Worst example is Kyoto, shitshow of a place right now. Many people, including myself, are lowkey hoping for a new pandemic so that the country would be locked down again, which is extremely sad and speaks volumes on how bad the situation is.
Is it not better to fine such behavior instead of building a giant wall? Why are they hireing bodyguards when they can dispatch officers, or utilise cameras in the tourist hotspots. Oh it's time for you to leave the country? Well we have 7 unpaid tickets for littering tied to your passport so pay up or you ain't going anywhere. Edit: I forgot the technology-workspace dynamic of Japan for a second, if they try to make a database for tickets it will end up being an excel spreadsheet and some random guy who just came fresh outta college who has to keep it updated
"There being lots of garbage bins." LOL! That actually made me laugh. It wasn't till just a few years back that they started bringing back public garbage bins. For those who don't know, after the Tokyo Serin Gas attack, ALL garbage bins were removed from most public places. And they were gone for MANY years.
People need to consider that tourism is only about 6% of Japan's GDP. That is for both domestic Japanese tourist and inbound foreign tourists, and naturally the percentage of contribution to GDP by foreign tourist spending is even smaller than that. So while people working in hotels, souvenir shops, tourist trap "ninja" experiences and kimono rentals, etc. get a benefit, Japan's economy as a whole certainly doesn't depend on tourism as much as you think. Just watch some Japanese news YT channels like ANN to see exactly how tourists leave litter on the ground, block parking spaces, etc. at that Lawson spot and it's easy to see why local residents are annoyed. Drivers on that road have to avoid foreigner jaywalkers and idiots who linger in the middle of the road to get their Instagram shot.
See with tourist that come over and do that that's terrible it ruins it for the rest of us who want to come over and experience the culture I totally grasp and understand living in Las Vegas and growing up here people have The stereotype that it's supposed to be a party City we get a lot of people that come here cause chaos drink get belligerent and need I go on it gets worse you've seen videos probably on RU-vid
Sadly this is everywhere in the world at the moment, if it looks good on camera people flock to it even if its in remote or not-touristy locations... often ruining landmarks, polluting areas, breaking into places, offending locals, disturbing neighbourhoods, falling off cliffs and getting mauled by dangerous animals. Fun times.
Every time in japan when I saw signs with rules. F.e. no photos. There where some tourists, that didnt behave good. That made me so angry. Like in the ghibli museum, some people made photos from Miyazakis work, what wasnt allowed. 😢 In a temple lodge, people where suuuper noisy. Like made phone calls super loud on the floor. In the morning at 4 o clock 😢 and dont have good manners. Couldnt understand such people
I don't blame them. When visitors don't know how to act right and are inconsiderate, so be it. I went there in January. It was the happiest 2 weeks of my life in ages.
*sighs* People really just need to be respectful and grow up already. I wish I had been able to go over there to visit when things were slower... but alas, that wasn't meant to be. I understand too that maybe not understanding the rules and all, accidentally doing something wrong can happen. I feel like most people would not act like morons when visiting a foreign country for travel, but looks like enough of them have been sadly and it's destroying opportunities for other people in the future. I also feel horribly bad for the business owners who rely on tourism for their businesses to thrive might now struggle a lot more to keep up with their business. 😢 You pointed out some really good solutions, too. I feel exhausted living in this era sometimes where people act self entitled and just do whatever they feel like wherever ever they are. Just try to respect others, and hopefuly, they will do the same in return. Treat others and their homes and citites the way you would want to be treated and have your place treated. Mistakes happen, but try to correct it if possible. ❤
I couldn't see Fuji well because it was heavily overcast the day I went. It sucks that we might end up in another Stonehenge and Roman Colosseum situation where we can't get close to the mountain because human nature is to destroy...
It really pisses me off tourists do these kinds of things, especially in Hawai’i and Japan. Seeing tourists act like complete jerks with no respect. Side note: during golden week this year, a ton of Japanese people traveling to the prefecture I am currently living were doing some of the same things foreign tourists do too which annoyed me.
This is not at all surprising. I went to Japan with a group of friends and my husband in 2019 and I was the only one who read up on Japanese etiquette because it's not my country and I wanted to be conscious of that as a tourist. It felt like I was babysitting my friends the whole time. Some people just don't give a shit and like to ruin things for other people.
We might be going to Japan next year and I have studied the country in my off time for 10+ years and I am very upset that tourists just littering and not listening to the rules in general just makes me so upset
Yeah, an odd solution to say the least. If tourism is a decent part of the local economy, trying to invest in solving the different problems caused by the tourists, rather than trying prevent any tourist from coming, might've been a better idea. Road barriers as suggested seems like a good start and while putting up trash cans all over the place might not completely remove littering, it'd probably alleviate it quite a lot, even if those trash cans has to require some sorting by the users in order to live up to Japans rules around sorting trash.
I was traveling with a local friend. We both agreed that the problem spot wasn't even a good view. Most annoying is that people aren't going to see the sights, they're going to see themselves at the sights.
Aaannnnddd another nasty incident happened in Toyosu area. Especially at TeamLABS digital art museum. An Aussie tiktoker literally swimming in the interactive pool area which mostly require you to walk slowly.
I just looked up this specific location in Google Maps and it's actually craaaazy to me that people are willing to cause traffic and pile up all on this particular spot to get the same photo as everyone else. If you walk around a bit in Street View, you'll see there are so many other spots to take a beautiful photo of Mount Fuji! There's an open sidewalk at an intersection next to Lawson, where you can safely get a nice photo of Mount Fuji with the street and the passing cars in the foreground. As someone who does photography as a hobby, I can already picture the shot I can get from there (no pun intended hehe) I dunno, I just don't understand why people always go for the tourist-y/influencer-y spot to get their photo. Why not think outside the box and (safely & respectfully) walk around a bit to find a potentially better spot with less people??
Every tourist place in japan is almost miserable now - hoards of loud, rude, tourists, disregarding signs, rules, cutting lines, throwing trash, wrecking bathrooms, etc. I only go to the country now, to avoid tourists
I went to Biei a few weeks ago, and some tourists from HK drove their cars into a local farmer's private property, which clearly stated "no entry", just to take selfies with the Seven Star Tree... Yeah, they really need to do something bout this problem.
I've just come back from Fujikawaguchiko today. We saw so many tourists. The town almost seems to exist for tourists, I was pretty taken aback by that. The onsen towns further around Kawaguchiko seemed like ghost towns, with most stores seemingly closed around until you get to the Oishi Park. We saw Mt Fuji once during our overnight stay as it was cloudy. We did see many tourists taking photos of Mt Fuji at that time, not blocking anything but on the paved area outside Hotou Fudo, which was closed at the time. Maybe we were just lucky.
Went to Japan my very first time during the first two weeks of April. Visited Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, and Tokyo. Most people are respectful, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't spot a few bad actors. Everyone on trains were very quiet and respectful of others' space (whenever one could be, especially on busy Tokyo trains). I went to the Fushimi Inari shrine and thanks to a recommendation from a bar owner (shoutout to Sake&Beer Bar Windmill) we ended up going at sunrise instead of 7AM like we originally planned. It was walkable but I can imagine how bad it gets later on in the day. We also walked through the outer area of Osaka Castle before the inside was open and managed to see everything without crowds, but as soon as it opened and tour bus groups were dropped off it got insanely clustered. We looked at things alone going in and walked out and saw crowds of 40-50 at the same things we were able to enjoy peacefully. We also did a tour of the emperor's palace (where they specifically tell you not to take photos) yet I saw a few "Karens" take a couple pics thinking no one would notice. Spoiler: they did notice. My advice to anyone going to Japan is if there is something that you want to see that might get busy or crowded and you're able to, go early or at opening time. Most people tend to get breakfast and then go to an attraction, but you might find it better to do the attraction and eat after. Plan smart. Also, give yourself plenty of time to acclimate yourself to the train system, especially if you don't normally live in an urban area like myself. It can get overwhelming but the ICOCA card (if you arrive on the Western side of Japan) is GOATED. Also, I highly recommend the illuminations at Nabana No Sato if you are in the area around Nagoya. Coolest thing I've probably seen in my entire life.
I was in Japan for the first time during the first two full weeks of April, as well funnily enough. Me and my friends went to Fushimi Inari around 9am and that bar owner really saved you the hassle. I genuinely felt bad for locals trying to commute with how many tourists (and some very rude ones at that) were getting on and off the train there. We ended up taking the back path up to the top of Mt Inari partially to avoid the crowds.
I was in Japan back in Nov, ad I miss it so. but man I was just doing a basic recording with my action cam while walking and I got to many looks I stopped. it was so awkward.
It’s always misbehave tourists that has to ruin it for everybody I’m going to japan this November and it’s sad that I won’t be able to go to that spot of Mount Fuji and a certain district in Kyoto and I’m also going to study there in 2025 which I can not wait for
I went to that exact place. Ilme and my wofe were the only tourists there at the time. This was lampst a decade ago. It was a really nice quiet place and we enjoyed our stay. Its sad to hear its like this now
As someone from Florida who lived next to a national park in the Everglades iv seen tons of tourists from other countries break the rules like taking flowers and plants and walking on wet lands protected by law, and some of the people were from Japan... So its just like he said... Humans are gonna be human
Strange I was in Japan recently and didn’t notice anything off. Was not turned away anywhere and we were treated very well. Mind you we tried our best to behave. Obviously I can’t speak for the whole of Japan but most of our trip was spent in Hakone and Tokyo and we just had the most wonderful experience. I don’t get how anyone could act bad in Japan the people are so helpful and friendly.
I went to Japan in 2014 as part of a school trip and it was one of the best experiences I've had. I was so obsessed with learning Japanese and the culture even before going so imagine my excitement hahaha.. Maybe because we had teachers with us, we were all pretty respectful of Japan's culture. I would even bow back at people and that stayed with me as I still do a little head bow to people here in Australia XD. We did get to see Mt Fuji but only from a distance which was sad, would've loved to have seen it properly, but I was still happy. I really love how Japan is always so clean! Yet at one stage I had trouble finding a bin lol. I think it would be a good idea for tourists to look into the culture of the country they're going to and just be respectful in general. Think of it as you are a representative of your country, you wouldn't want to leave a bad impression in people's minds. I agree with you that the way Japan is going about it is quite unfair, basically ruining it for everyone because of a few tourists. Reminds me of teachers who punish the entire class because of a couple of disruptive students and not looking for an actual solution to the problem.
I live in Scotland and we are experiencing very similar issues. In the past few years it’s gotten so bad. Social media has brought allot of tourists to very quite out of the way spots in Scotland. In Scotland we are raised with the saying ‘leave the land as you found it’. Take your rubbish home, if you’re wild camping clear your campsite , clear the fire pit ect. But allot of tourists do the opposite. Untouched nature is slowly being destroyed by tourists. It’s heartbreaking to see:(
Since being in Japan I did notice that there isn’t a lot of public garbage bins on the subways and regular places was pretty frustrating carrying garbage till the day is done
I have been in Kawaguchiko last year as I was climbing Mount Fuji during my stay. Luckily I was there at the beginning of August where basically no tourists were there. I really enjoyed the laid-back and calm town and it kind of saddens me that the people living there have to deal with this kind of misbehavior...
I imagine there are no quick fix solutions to be able to deploy on this.. perhaps the best thing is simply constant vigilance on all sides to ensure that people remember when engaging with other people anywhere, that there are broader concerns beyond your own wants - that basically cuts to the root issue.
Overtourism is a big problem and I understand how annoyed people are tourists need to behave better…but let’s be real Japan has had a major Xenophobia problem for a long time.
Standard tourist behavior, its same shit everywhere (unfortunately), but since its Japan, its suddenly, whoaaaaa there buddy, thats too much Doe, this is certified hater behavior from Japanese, love it
The misbehaving tourist problem is not only in japan but in all of the country with lot of tourism like Italy, Spain or France for example. For me the reason why it's a problem in japan is mostly because they want to become a touristic country like in Europe but there not prepared for it and most of the place that are really touristics can't handle the amont of tourist.
Just went to see Mount Fuji today. It was a sunny day and the views were breathtaking. It is a shame to know that people in the future may not have those views any more.
We have the same issues with tourism in Norway too. People go on cruise ships to see the fjords, and many tourists have visited the fjords and made a whole mess in nature and on private property. Someone was even caught taking a shit in someone's garden. a lot of complaints have been made, but I don't think anything has been done to fix the problem.
Coming from a country that is somewhat "in the middle ground" (Brazil) I think I can say something about crossing the road. In Southeast Asia, like Thailand or Vietnam, as I was taught, and it looked like something out of a super hero movie hearing it for the first time, "you don't avoid the cars, the cars avoid you." If you want to cross the road you just raise your hands before and start walking straight, in a stead pace. Don't turn, don't speed up or slow down. And cars and motorbikes will avoid you, like magic. It looks chaos at first, But it WORKS. It's the complete opposite of Japan. In Brazil you SHOULD wait, but it doesn't mean VEVERYBODY will. And THAT cannot wok. I think it could really be solved teaching visitors. Promoting ad campaigns in the target countries. The same way I was taught how to not get killed crossing a road in Vietnam. think abut it, it's an AUTMOATIC reaction. I know by experience that it takes some times and ,at the start a lot of awareness to do it differently. Because you do it (whatever the way you do it in your home country)without thinking. I was quite worried of simply forgetting it and avoiding a car and being run over. That definitely CAN happen for a while. If you are not thinking you reverse to the automatic mode.
By the way Japanese tourists ALSO have a lot of problems in Vietnam. It's common having to hep specifically Japanese tourists because they just FREEZE and cannot believe they can cross with the cars passing. But doing the right way there's no problem.
I was wondering about this. I know traffic norms are different in different parts of the world and I think many places aren't as strict with following official traffic lights and signs.
@@yumeironeko And, my point being, as I said, it's not ONLY that people don't care. It's that it's HARD to get used to different rules. Because you do in one was since you were a little child. It becomes automatic. So for me in Vietnam to not think and avoid a car and get injured because of that could be really easy. Same the other way around.
@@yumeironeko For instance I'd STILL look on both sides of the road before crossing in Vietnam. Which is completely senseless in Vietnam. But it's automatic to me and that I didn't need to repress because it wouldn't cause me trouble. It was just unnecessary.
@@JohnnyLynnLee Good point! Also many people not familiar with Japanese society might not realize how seriously they enforce those rules. Of course some people probably expect to get a pass where they think the law doesn't apply to them because they are foreign and ignorant. Or they think they can do anything because they are there to spend money.
What sucks is that foreign residents get mixed with the tourists. I live in Japan and sometimes get confused by Japanese people as a tourist and it annoys me. I'm trying to enjoy living in this country and these damn tourists are ruining it.
When i was in japan last month, i was really flabbergasted there were signs everywhere, aimed at tourists, trying to tourists to actually put their trash in trash bins. With cartoon instructions and all.
As an outsider looking in, when I went to Japan especially in Akihabara there were some REALLY loud tourist in the shops. Even I was irritated about how loud these individuals got. How would you approach people like that consider that I too am a tourist should we SHHH them or ignore them?
I can agree with them on this point They don't need to block the view forever, but only enough to decrease tourism and leave a message for foreigners who come later who now know how serious these people are and if they did it once they can do it as many times as it takes
One of the reasons I choose to not move to one of the big cities for my exchange (tokyo, osaka etc). Is because I would not want to be surrounded by tourists all the time. I used to live in a tourist city and it kind of drove me crazy at some point. Not because I don't think that they should come here, but it felt weird living your every day life in a city that other people used as a their playground/zoo.
I’ve seen some pictures and videos of said tourists on Facebook of shaking Sakura branches just for a photo and another in a train hanging and showing off when you’re supposed to be quiet and sitting🤦🏻♀️
During Covid, interest went way higher than normal. And some people have just been eager since before then, probably. It’s currently a hype phase, and I’m sure it’ll dissipate over a few years. That’s a very odd extreme way to deal with it tho.
It's that mentality that they're just there temporarily so some tourists might not care that they're causing chaos because it won't affect them and they can just leave in like a week.
7:19 along with roadblocks why don’t they build like a separate area like maybe like a little deck or something that tourist can climb up onto and take pictures of Mount Fuji without disrupting traffic and getting being able to get even more beautiful pictures because there won’t be any buildings in the way.
Man I can't wait for all of the "fuck the rules and etiquette. If I want to go to Japan with my garbage attitude and gargantuan ego then I will" comments
i ended up having to cancel plans to go to Japan for the first time this May. did i dodge a bullet? hopefully things don't worsen by the time I go in the fall
@@Justcetriyaart hmm I was just listening my bad. Tho my point most likely still stands. Littering is probably illegal in a lot of the places they are from?
@@korn7809 your point is not gonna stand because you are only blaming one country when that country didn’t make up 20% of the tourist there 💀 I’m actually tired of Americans being brought up for everything.
@@andromedamessier3176 the point is people break the law everywhere I am simply using the country I know and see all the time as evidence. Japan does it less so and probably in different ways when they do.
Wasn't this infamous streamer (that we will not name here) arrested in Israel after he was released from japanese jail? I did not follow any news about him but vaguely remembering seeing something in the recommended tab.
while I completely understand wanting to do something about this, I-also- think building a huge screen is not the BEST idea ^^" maybe indeed like in Venice: set up check-points where people need to pass through to pay a small fee to get to the 'best picture spots' or just 'viewing' spots, barriers to from some kind of queue (if that's not there already, I've never been so not sure how possible this would be), doing a 'how to behave in Japan' test for foreigners wanting to visit like someone else here suggested xD
In my small town of Kochi, just yesterday, I saw two elderly white tourists cross a clear red light without looking or caring... When there were cars driving down said roads. Of course no one honked at them and no one wants to tell them the rules... So they just kept trolling along. It's this kind of behavior that creates frustration among locals. It was not a small crossing either, it was a busy one. I've been here for 8 years and it just seems like tourist behavior is getting worse and worse. When I went to Kyoto and Tokyo last month it was packed with tourists but everyone followed rules for the most part. I think the most obnoxious tourists are now trying to find more hidden gems in Japan. Small towns aren't prepared for these tourist behaviors so it's causing a lot of tension and Japan always sidesteps problems like you said.
As much I would like to visit Japan I would not blame them in the slightest if they reinforce more strict rules and laws towards foreigners/tourists because of this stuff.
Could they build a dedicated spot for the photos to be taken to concentrate traffic and put a police booth nearby to ticket loiterers? Or something to that effect.
Countries like the USA that have a variety of multi-cultures in them and they bring those habits and teachings (good and bad) with them, they also bring them with them when they travel. Countries that are more homogeneous, like Japan, it’s easier to have a similar cultural respect, etc. Not all tourists from the same country that have multiple cultures in them (i’e’ USA) act the same way. It all comes down to how they were brought up at home and their upbringing. I know when I was in Japan with my son, we tried really hard to be respectful and follow the rules. Did we make some mistakes, yes, but we observed our surroundings and saw how the locals were acting and tried to mimic it (ie not walking and eating) or someone would politely help us if we were confused. But we didn’t do anything dangerous or totally outrageous. I did some research, talked to some friends who were stationed in Japan at the time, and made sure we were prepared. I do the same thing when I travel in Europe.
