Why Japan Just Banned Tourists 

It’s true its always the loudest

1% I have to disagree more like 20 to 30%. I thank you for trying to make it sound better then it is.

Yeah, that's pretty much how the world works in general.

Where's your data lol​@@valant69

​@@morriganrenfield8240 well to be fair, where's his data for 1%?

🙄Same here assholes like Johnny Somali shouldn't be allowed a passport.

lol xenophobia is a big part of their culture

@@smokedbeefandcheese4144as with every culture, they choose to defend it.

@@smokedbeefandcheese4144 And those rotten tourists are doing their damned best to prove that their xenophobia's justified.

And they make it worse for the foreigners that live here

Exactly.

Another example of bad ppl is smart af. They literally control the world

No hell nah. It’s because y’all read and visit places that absolutely glorify japan and paint them as gods of good behaviour and the pinnacle of discipline. Go visit matcha samurai…, he’s a Japanese and he actually tells you how they really are. Stop glorifying a specific group of people. For a matter of fact, japanese people aren’t at all patient

And that’s a problem

Agreed

Best way to explain this bs, I've always wanted to go to Japan and now I cant because some idiots who don't respect the culture think they're better then everyone else decide to do dumb things Welp

@@fireguyshorts8797 we know whose doing it, but your afraid to say it because of what others will try and label you.

​@@LCARSDATANODEhe ain't even did nothing he's just commenting

@@hola-nh7ft exactly wtf did I do? 💀

Exactly, there's always some fool who ruin it for everyone else.

Or banned from traveling all together. You can't behave in a foreign country? Fine. Rot in your native country

@stratejic1020 acting dumb does not constitute in property damage. Are you okay?

Methinks if you made an extreme embarassement of yourself, maybe they should temporarily put your passport on hold and send you through a short etiquette course before they allow you out lest you disgrace your country again.

​@TaLeng2023 who's gonna pay for that? No one. Best to deport the dude.

Not just overseas the Amish go thru hell from tourists. A lot of people just really suck.

Same

As non westerner tourist but asian, i found my self become difficult as well

Immigrants disrespect western culture everyday

激しく同意、Same! Same! ( ゜o゜)

Did Joe Biden write this for you?

I thought you were going to say , stop selling the virginity of the women they call geisha . Which is just a escort for rich businesses men in China. They behave like models and are very talented, but their training is because their pimp makes money off their performance and happy ending skills.

Kyoto went bankrupt during covid. They were desperate for the industry to pick up again. The main problem is not the tourists but the cities lack of crowd control and other implementations dealing with the large numbers of visitors. Earlier this year, there was talk about banning tourists from public transport during rush hours which is ridiculous if the city doesn’t adequate alternatives. Also , what’s a tourist? A person on a tourist visa or a person visiting from another prefecture? If this bubbles down to “no foreign tourists” the ministry of foreign affairs will get an ear full for discriminatory practices.

This is exactly how xenophobia is normalized. Become some tourist did this doesn't mean all tourists are. If they treated stalking and touching women like the crime it is the problem would be solved case by case and no need a full ban on tourists. But anything to defend a country that had to make trains for women to protect them from the men and shutter sounds for cameras.

Think alot of policing needs to be involved.

​@@JesusChrist42000like other countries have no problems😂 you probably upset cause you the one who where harassing locals 🤡

​@@balllee6959its not discriminatory, its putting YOUR citizens first!!!! You should learn from Japan

Even in amusement park what they did is still disrespectful.

This shit is sad to see and when others do it to their own country they become so mad and racist too. What a bunch of hypocrites istfg

​@@ReigoVassalWhat folk we talking about here?

@@modermflamewar9247 entitled karens

​@@ReigoVassalAnd dimwit kids who decide to do heinous stuff on TikTok or youtube

thanks exactly. i'm japanese

Based and facts especially for those who are interested and learning the culture and language of the Japanese people

“Teacher, you forgot to give us homework.”

@@xavierhouston4650everyone proceeds to say fuck off

@@xavierhouston4650 That was my villain arc bro, i was a pure boy but i have turned into a school bully because of some stupid nerds. 😭😭😭😭

Americans = those types of people

thank you for this these people really make it sound like they're banning tourists from the entire country. clickbait moment

Ahh so it was being painted as if "tourists" are always "foreigners" in this. Thank you for the nuanced take.

Appreciate the detailed information.

that makes a bit more sense. its like if people were randomly cutting across apartment complexes or using the hotel hall ways even if they had no reason to be there

And of course the comment stating all the facts is on the lower end of likes (Only 70? Really?). Edit: OK we're good now

Same man, i wish all these tourist bastards be respectful when visiting Japan😞

I’m so sorry for what happened to you. I hope you’re doing OK nowadays.

I want to go too. Hopefully these rude individuals do not ruin it completely for us and others. I doubt Japan will ban tourism entirely (they depend on it a good deal), but if this keeps up it may result in them putting a bunch of strict bans on things...

@@Thesakuraharona Worse case scenario, they end up back in the Tokugawa era and start isolating foreigners to Nagasaki. The golden rule applies to all, no matter where you're from, what religion u are in, etc. Treat people the way you want to be treated. So treat people with respect, and the same will be given unto you.

​@@BlackPhoenix313exactly the Golden rule must be honored always while visiting other countries, also blame all those damn pranksters you are a piece of s*** who made all these bans necessary

Before you go to visit a country do your research that way you are not a poor representation to where you from.

It's not like tourism is really being banned, just more restrictions being added. Banned from certain locations within a city is not even remotely close to banned from the country entirely

i agree with the arrest part

I also agree with the arrest on the spot because omg we do have idiots that don’t understand what they mean n even if you have a translator with you even they know and yet here we are, this is why we can’t have nice things

Maybe that's part of the problem that most of the time the law isn't applied.

Arrest and fine em I say

And don't deport them! It should be even worst! If Saudi Arabia could do something bad to a foreigner than anyone else can do it!

Yes but I guess you can be respectful. Guess what, they’ll ban you too.

Real talk though. As an American I will break rules but not in Japan. The Japanese follow rules and you will get looked at for breaking them. Sometimes the older people can also not be so nice if you unintentionally break them too. So idk how any can go YOlO around Japan like you would in America.

not like I can afford visiting Japan but if I did I would highly be upset if I can't visit certain places. that's segregation and isn't fair. why not just enforce high tickets with police and a crime stopper type thing with locals who can call and report it. but it's not where I live so I can't really get upset but I do one day want to go and will be sad if I'm not allowed to visit certain places.

​@@3rdeyejukez493its not segregation its preservation of a culture. Do you know what you call that mentality? Selfishness. We dont want that here in Japan.

it's mostly Chinese tourists

wish I had one of those

​@@Clepto_and_CoFr

My country hasn’t heard of those before 🙃

Execpt those decision might be illegal to if target only foreign passport and not Japanese national, this is by their own law and treaties...

@@timetravellergec2043 Better than having "illegals" do whatever they want to other countries.

Idk if arrests but maybe detain and definitely give out heavy fines for breaking rules

@@japanonytis the law passed already or confirmed because I’m planning to visit Japan during April

@@japanonytyeah but I fear Japan might start falling back into being very xenophobic and use the chance of this one bad apple to make another excuse to close the country again like with Covid

The issue is that this specific problem is more than just about disrespect in general, it's mainly about Kyoto's Geiko/Geisha workers and scenes which have faced problems from both international tourists and locals for years; the issues of harassment, touching, and overall disrespect being the root cause. Majority of the streets being closed are because they are private property owned for these jobs, and similarly the tea houses/restaurants are being off limits due to being sites to the paying customers for the Geisha's. The main issue is that these are women at work doing a specific job and the law is meant to directly protect them/their service not just collectively punish foreigners compared to how it sounds. I agree it sucks that it had to come to this, but overall is done with a specific purpose that is more than just 'punish tourists'

The thing I believe is that those areas doesn't have alot of police around from what I observe when I was in Kyoto days back.

True

Still it's also racist

Imagine if our government actually treated its White citizens as good as it does minorities

​@@Post_the_most🙄

But if the UK or any other mostly white country protects its culture, it's racist though. What a world we live in.

All that changed is we won't be able to go to a few locations. That's. Not a big deal.

Because trying to "weed out the bad ones" doesn't work. Weeping "not all tourists :(" does nothing to actually fix the problem. They did what they could, and yet people are still entitled and disrespectful. You walk a mile in a Geisha's shoes and see how you like it

The rotten apple spoils the bunch. If you were happily subscribed to a gift box service, but then you opened one and got a 💩. Would you continue with the service hoping it won't happen again? Maybe sub to another one? No, of course not, you'll probably stop it altogether. Although you'll acknowledge that most of the time, it is a nice experience and it can definitely be consistently nice for others, but you're good thanks. Same thing here.

That's exactly why there are prejudices. That is exactly how they are created.

Blame the Muricans.

If they're that rude, it would be a turn off to even people who would want that quick buck.

it really isnt its a terrifying move japan is slipping back

@@jacobhealy8376 Oh, so terrifying they're putting down boundaries because they're fed up with being walked all over and disrespected in their own land.

​@@SCP01986 scp ya ill take you seriously

​@@jacobhealy8376as a tourist that is currently here, I say it is justified. I specifically choses to avoid visiting many iconic places because I know there is way to much ignorance coming over with this boom in mass tourism.

Like that dumbass who posted pictures of himself posing with bodies Aokigahara. I was furious about that.

I’m in the same boat, have always wanted to visit, and would treat my stay there as a humble house guest who’d follow house rules and customs. But the disrespect shown by tourists treating Japan like some kind of theme park is unacceptable, and I’d rather not be lumped in with them if I ended up going there

Not all influencers are there to cause harm either.

Your comment is underrated. I approve you 100%.

It should have been handled that way. And thanks some utter morons. This has had to happen. How quickly people forget, its fellow humanbeing your fucking with not a toy.

If they made sure Itachi would deal with the situation there wouldn't even be people near Kyoto.

Exactly. Why don't they fine / punish them?? Revoke their passports if multiple offences?? Refuse them entry into the country?? Only allow guided tours in those areas. If people really want to see it they will pay. It will create more jobs. No instead it's easier to punish everyone else. As the people in those areas who rely on the money tourists bring in are the ones who are going to suffer.

yes didnt someone get canned in another county for acting up. 🤷

Wish we would do that for national parks. Seeing the massive amount of tourists getting messed up by bison, bears and moose is ridiculous

I agree with the ban too. Its just a shame it came to that. The numerous amount of "influencers" I saw being straight up disrespectful in Japan really upset me. Especially if they were from America. Us Americans already get flak for some of our arrogance. Then these dorks go and further portray that stereotype. Truly infuriating to me.

The ones causing trouble are young americans trying to be influencers instead of getting a real job

Yeah but at least you got to travel. It’s unfair for people who can’t even experience it because of idiots

I wish the ban wasn’t there but I have to agree with the points made. Personally I’d just fine them for damages and other charges while enforcing the heck out of the punishments. But this is also a valid way to go about things.

No, that’s exactly why they are banning those areas. There aren’t enough police or they aren’t doing well with their jobs.

@@Duwung And the joke has flown way over your head.

@@kyototomokui6676 although I have no proof, I do get the joke. I'm just pointing something out

@@Duwung Fair.

They turn around and see no one as the japanese cop is below their shoulder level

While walking all over the graves was wrong, I feel like the Americans wanting to take pictures of the monuments was, in its own way, a sign of respect. Maybe it's just the way I'm thinking about it, but to me, them taking pictures of the monuments shows that they admired them and wished to immortalize the scene forever on camera. However, as I said, walking on the graves was wrong, and (as an American) I feel like that comes from most Americans either not being situationally aware or not being culturally aware, and sometimes both. Also, it's quite common in some areas of the United States for people to go for walks or go running on the paths in cemeteries, so some Americans are pretty desensitized to being in one and might not immediately remember (or even know to begin with) that cemeteries are more sacred in other places than they usually are in the USA. It's not an excuse for the behavior, though. If someone plans on visiting another country, it's that person's responsibility to learn the customs before going, or at least make an effort to read/translate the signs, so they know if they are breaking some rule or not

I remember, I was stationed there too. I hate having a curfew cause some shitheads can't act right.

@@IaMmE531You might wanna learn how to structure that better. You watered down the point of stepping on graves to nothing but an insignificance. You could’ve addressed the issue without coddling grown ass Americans.

Reminds me of why we have an Honor Guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington. People were not only treating the cemetery for our war dead like it was freaking park, these mouth breathers were also using the actually Tomb like it was damn picnic table. It wasn't until veterans of WW1 started posting themselves there to stop these pretentious dunderheads from setting up lunch on the Tomb and inform them this was a grave. And we still have dullards who think rules don't apply to them because they think they're special.

@TheMonk3613 one night a bunch of young sailors were hanging out around the Hotel New Yokosuka and around the street there with the 7/11 store. A group of MPs had followed them off the base and were standing on the opposite side of the street around Doubuita, just glaring them down and watching their every move. I was just walking along and stopped to observe the weird stare down. It's no wonder the young sailors get so depressed and wind up drinking. There's nothing worse than the feeling of being watched, worse yet, being followed.

Well said.

the problem is fines and getting beat up didnt do shit to stop johnny somali. they need REAL prison time

"people take japanese culture as some kind of theatre" yes

Well that depends. Is it on the western side of the world? If so, what are the tourist's ethnicities? If they identify as minority or anything other than "cis", then they're well protected by law to do whatever the hell they'll want... Or simply get a slap on the wrist🤷

It’s mostly just Japan not knowing how to handle foreigners the way every other nation does.

Things I saw: People pushing to the front of lines Littering Extremely loud conversations Obnoxiously overpowering perfume Not bothering to learn or use any Japanese (seriously my six year old learnt, you can too) Dumping the seven billion bags you brought in the middle of train stations and platforms making it hard for anyone to pass (very specifically a Nagano problem)

​@@chetmanley1885 Good lord. (But for the language it's easier for a child to learn new languages than it is for adults to learn new languages)

I studied the culture for 6 months and educated my family before our trip. I gently reminded them when they were being rude and we always bowed and learned simple phrases like "Sumimasen" which means excuse me or sorry. We had a wonderful time and everyone was so nice and polite. My daughter called it Other Canada.

Unfortunately the problem isn't exclusive to Japan

​@user-km3yu9dx9c good point, youre a lot more receptive to language at a younger age, which is why more elementary and primary schools should have more foreign language classes

talking about arrest there was a streamer who got threated by the yakuza but the funniest part was that literally the yakuza take out the guy of a train and bring them themselves to the police, like how the fuck you annoy a mafia gang to pull you from the ear to a police station lmao

@@viket8316 Probably American ya'll are major disrespectful abroad I know I see how ya in my country.

They only do this in places with poor international relations with the US and the western European countries.

Keep that up and it'll discourage future tourists from visiting the country. Which is bad - tourism is usually great for the local economy. All those big-spenders visit, and leave their money behind.

​@@vylbird8014Who gives a shit, your own people are what matters the most.

But how are we gonna prove who is and not? You want Japan to close their borders again?

​@@Lmb_kunit's not bad as it sound trust me

Whe know is because of that shit head "influencer", he did get jailed..... But.... Clearly it doesn't work with him...

@@Lmb_kun its pretty easy to tell whos being respectful. Witnesses, cameras, etc

@@draconianmethods704 yet they don't use said cameras (to my knowledge). As for the witnesses, they most likely have already left since japanese people avoid trouble.

Yes definitely especially things that are common sense

"When in Rome, do what the Romans did"

It's things that this that embarrass us in the US who wish to travel overseas. Some people are just selfish and simply don't care that (1) they may be the first or only tourist from their country the other have met, and (2) what they say or do can leave a negative impression of their entire country. A perfect example: Years back, the pope invited Madonna to come meet him so he could check in on her and ask if she needed any prayer or support. This is a very common thing for a pope to do among known people and is considered a great honour. Her response? "If the Pope wants to see me he can buy tickets just like everybody else."

​@@pinhead62you can't be Japanese though which is something they demand of you. Like how they wanted a redhead Japanese girl to dye her hair black despite dying being against school rules.

​@@japanonyt Many of these restrictions sign use Japanese instead of English😂

No, by banning general tourist, they are being racists and xenophobic as it is widely known. If they were truly sensible people, they would just start a more strict enforcement of laws and regulations on tourists to discourage just the bad actors.

The wrong kind of consequences.

Bad for their economy then china can take over japan

Maybe the police should do its job.

The police has to enforce the law. Not have the majority that does follow the rules pay for those that don't. This self righteousness infringes upon the liberties of visitors and directly affects the livelihood of the people that will now have less business. Very bad call.

Catch up bro, that dude was deported ages ago and was last seen in Thailand trying the same crap, at least the Thai's beat the crap out of him. Japan really dropped the ball on not jailing that loser when they had him.

​where can i read and find out more about this lol​@@TheBattousai2004

​@@TheBattousai2004 They were about to but bro ended up lying a lot during his hearing which ended up letting him avoid the jail time but the idiot ended up admitting to it later on video that he lied in court so Japan might want to bring him back and punish him this time 😂

Logan Paul is example of stupidity

You talking about Robcdee?

100% agree!! My dream is to go to Japan and I been studying some of the culture to be mindful, respectful and mostly stay out of the way of the locals. 😅 I went once to Mexico, Acapulco to be specific and some “people” were treating the staff and the place very badly.. some people should just stay at home.

Unfortunately people, in general, are idiots. Additionally, the amount of entitled people with main character syndrome feel like rules do not apply to them... I'm honestly surprised that more places don't ban Americans altogether

​@@JG-si9qtthat is my dream also, I was thinking about refreshing and relearning the language.

So basic. Makes you wonder why people are criticizing their policies?

What about respecting European and American culture? And why are westerners so interested in Japan? Is it because they have a homogeneous population with low crime rate and a focus on advanced technology like Europe and America used to have.

Yes, but it's hard to go after singular offenders that don't have a permanent residence in the area. No police force is that equipped and staffed. So I understand that they'd rather ban people's ability to offend in the first place.

When enough of them are being problematic, Japan probably decided that the net negatives outweight any positives they bring, so I agree with their decision to ban tourists,

In a dream world In reality they always a way to hide and cause more trouble as you got bothered by them

It’s called racism

Japan knows what theyre doing

And they post it on the social media with Chinese background music 😂

so the 99% should suffer for what some jizz rags did? think before you post

I agree, because if you had someone disrespecting your house or community you’d be pissed too. It’s fine to be curious about a place and people, but it’s a completely separate issue to be a disrespectful douche to everyone. So you cant act surprised when they get upset when you act out of pocket.

Would this ban be okay if any place in America or Europe enacted the same law? People would flip out!

Solution: if a tourists are being disrepectful revoke their visas, deport them, and ban them from returning

@@salemsmith2878 and? it would teach people to stop being entitled and actually give people respect. i think hawaii would be very grateful to have this ban.

That is insane.

As a European wtf is wrong with people I'd be whispering and saying sorry for even looking at someone lol

Haven't been in Japan, but I did see similar disrespect from, mostly, white tourists in some religious tourist destinations in my hometown. I know that they don't have the understanding and faith for the religion since they're not a majorly known religion like Christian or Muslim, and that in their mind, those belief are foreign and silly. But, like, seriously. If you're a guest in someone else's place, please respect their rules no matter how silly you think the rules are!

@@mctheobeymebunny190 Postmodernist upbringing. There is no objective morality. Everything is subjective, and so therefore they are allowed to do whatever they want because telling them "no" is a form of oppression.

Yeah, but Chinese and Arab tourists are way worse. Some of them literally defecate on the road.

It's best to appreciate your own country and it explore it. Most people haven't even venture out to see all parts of their country yet instantly want to go to places like Tokyo. I'm american and only been to a few states Texas, Kentucky, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Florida That's ten out of 48 (mainland states) So why should venture out into a country barely know nothing about when I just travel around in usa yo different states. Japan doesn't even like foreigners and hate it when foreigners decide to stay to live in Japan.

@@Cooldudejrpeople want to leave their home country for the experience lol, somewhere like Japan has a very different atmosphere than going on a trip to Ohio 😂

@Its._.me88 True, but Ohio is just one of the states in the US.

People want to experience different cultures, taste different food, see different Landscapes and meet new people from different places in the world, that sounds much better then just explore one country where you already familiar with the culture and food. ​@@Cooldudejr

@@Cooldudejr You are right, you can do a lot of different things in the US, but not every country is as big as yours. I'm hungarian and my country is around the same size as the state of Indiana. I have already seen most of my country throughout school or family trips.

This is why we need less of these idiots in the world

I read in another thread from a Japanese resident that this is not really a tourist ban but a specific reinforcement of rules for tourists and non tourists alike. The point is to keep people out of private alleyways owned by locals and keep people from harassing the geishas, as even Japanese people have been causing trouble in that district as well.

Bad ones ruin things for the good. It's probably only a small percentage of the shitheads doing these things, but all will suffer as a result. It is messed up, but that's how the world works. Boundaries are everywhere for good reasons. Personally I don't blame the Japanese government for any of this.

Beautiful. Why do some of these people think that there won't be any consequences for their actions anyway? Are the Japanese just way too passive?

Because Japan knows tourism is is a fairly sized chunk of there economy

@buttoningrex850 It's like people never seen a cherry tree before.

​@@Cooldudejrin some countries there are no cherry trees so yes some people have not seen it before.

Yeah just like your stupid Braun dead mind tii

They’ve done it before lol

Not trynna hear it from a Floridian. Actually a hellish wasteland

Don't get me started about the idiots who, in their addled minds, think that feeding gators is a good idea.

Yeah Florida doesn't need help to look more ridiculous, they got plenty of locals doing that themselves. No offense to you.

​@@plabcentral630No that's California and Washington lmao. Florida is a utopia in comparison

Don't forget whatever is left of coral reefs. Or the builders who thought it was a good idea to plow down the sand dunes to build "beach front properties."

Went there in January '23. Yeah, hardly any tourist. Went back in September '23 and it was flooded with tourists. They should have kept the difficult Covid protocols. lol

Sorry you had a creepy teacher 😭😭😭

Just because someone is "grown up" does not mean that they've learned for their past mistakes sadly. Also, to what type of school do some of y'all go to?!?!! I can only dream of being able to leave Europe (⁠╯⁠°⁠□⁠°⁠）⁠╯⁠︵⁠ ⁠┻⁠━⁠┻

@@lilli4222 College exchange trip, I had to pay for it, not cheap :(

Bro im so sorry the geishas that sus teacher😢😮

Please tell me that you amd the other students told the dean. It's only a matter of time before he starts getting forceful with female students.

No, if your low class, you do dumb things.

⁠​⁠@@Ammo150 So what. If you’re high-class you can still do dumb things. The only difference is that you have the option to try and possibly pay for the damage from recklessness.

@@Rebel_riot151 low class means low on either side, I didn't say anything about money. high class even if you have money or not, you have manners. think.

​@@Ammo150That's just a stupid argument. There are a lot of high class people who are arrogant, ignorant and completely spoiled

@@maxmanchikread what I wrote monkey. Thx

Let's be fair i disagree with all of them should do research.... But when the signs go up its an issue and (unless your blind) should understand But I say arrest them in jail for a day the bad ones for months

I hope not, but I won't be surprised if they do Because I still want to visit my dream country in the entire world

​@@skybussey6147 people who need signs to tell them not to harass people shouldn't be welcome anyway. Fuck them. Rude ass bastards no matter where you are.

They should have tests before you go to japan

That's how we feel in the States, If we want to ban all immigration we have the full and unfettered right to do so.

As Norwegian I saw this with my own two eyes while visiting Japan for the very 1st time back in 2019. My bf and I had went to this sky restaurant in Tokyo, and these two white all American men were harassing the waitresses. Super uncomfortable to witness and cringe. Loud too!

It always seems to be the Americans 😅

​@@kilipaki87oritahitior like that black guy or that other black guy, or that other black guy... oh, sorry, I forgot to say American... don't want to sound racist 😂😂

​@@YOYO-dv8gvi hate people who generalize things about Americans. The majority of us actually are not rude. I could say a bunch of crap about another group of people from a particular country in Asia but I won't even go there.

It wasn't Americans.... It was the European and Chinese.

Speaking of Rome, there was a tourist a while ago who scratched his and his girlfriend’s name into the coliseum. Tourists really don’t know how to respect culture >:(

@@diseasedwombat5611 Meh. Since the fall of Rome, the Colluseum has been defiled beyond measure. Mostly by Romans themselves (as in citizens of the city of Rome, not the ancient Romans) Throughout medieval times, the ancient monument was stripped for its stone and other parts for building supplies. Scratching your names in ancient stone of a titanic structure isn't really disrespectful. What would be disrespectful is doing this in an equally ancient structure in Rome, the Pantheon. The Pantheon was a sacred temple to the Romans and to this day it is a holy place for Catholics. Writting your names in the stones would be very disrespectful. Or for example, refusing to follow the rules of the Vatican, anyone who has gone to the Vatican's Basilica knows they have some attire guidelines. Even if I find them silly, it is a holy place to them, and I am but a tourist, so I follow them. Going back to Japan, I don't care if a couple of tourists carve their insignias in a old castle, but doing this in a temple/shrine would be very disrespectful.

As an Italian I tell you that it is true that in the Middle Ages these monuments were abandoned to themselves and were not protected. But since the first decades of the 14th century, not a single Italian would dare to think of removing a single stone from the remains of ancient Rome, or defacing them in any way. The trend of engraving one's name and that of one's girlfriend on blocks of travertine that are more than 2,000 years old, or of attaching chewing gum to them, can be attributed almost entirely (almost because the mother of idiots is always pregnant even in Italy) to the ignorance of tourists, mostly Anglo-Saxon, who have not yet understood that the good taste of Italians begins with the respect they have for their history and their culture. We would do well to take example from the Japanese.

Not to mention the infamous Japanese train creepers

They do that in India? That explains the whole "show bobs and vagana plz" thing

@@alexjustalexyt1144 well to be fair that kind of thing just comes from being on the internet not just people from India

@@Greshgorei have a feeling u are indian

​@@TanvirAhmed-bz2oxokay that's kinda racist

Who the hell ever said you can't visit? Did you even watch the vid?

​@@RobertJ-vo4bkin theory when all tourists are banned its still the better solution because the tradition, people and culture is much more important then tourists destroying it

And how many actually did it?

True. I am sad that I won’t be able to see some of these areas myself one day, but the safety and comfort of the people who actually live there is more important than me being able to visit.

They get a ton of money in return

​@@possessedchair8144 that was my first thought as well, until I remembered that the damages tourists do could be permanent. It could be unfixable, for example making the people living in Kyoto way more racist than they already are. It's better for the government to close some places than the people hating on those that actually respect the place.

Japanese tourists act like complete aholes in every country they visit and are listed as the worst to have visit any country

​@@possessedchair8144you can say that for any country...

Sadly, I agree with this band. Even though I wish to visit Japan one day, they have to preserve their culture. They have to make sure that people feel safe and welcome in their own country. My fellow Americans have gotten extremely disrespectful as the years have gone on with their America first ideals and it is totally inappropriate and disrespectful to all other cultures In America and then we decide we want to bring that outside of it. This is definitely going to ruin the Cherry blossom festival in the future though for future non-disrespectful tourists

Exactly, i wish the US would do the same and ban/deport all illegals for disrespecting our laws and culture.

Which is hard to follow for some people w no brain and intellectual capacity 🥲 Like how they popularize the motto "customer is always right", they will forever ride the PPP when it comes to tourism worldwide. Speaking of which, we need a new name for them, since the local embodiment is called Karen,what would be the right name for this tourist version? 🤭

The rich are pretty stupid though they have nothing else to do.

Let's not be naive. Some countries and cultures have very little respect of other human beings or the female gender.

Groids gonna groids, just yesterday a bunch of indians started a street fight, like 6 of them, plus the N that harrassed japanese people for fun

Most Westerners don't have respect

@@muffin8435 I am from the west and i’d say I have a lot of respect. I’d never touch someone without permission. let alone attack, harass, stalk, or do anything of that sort. I’ve been properly raised on manners. I believe in treat everyone how you want to be treated both emotionally and physically. and I understand where you come from on your perspective, but please re-word your sentence to Most westerners. Because I won’t defend those who partake in these horrible acts and are from the west, They do exist and I don’t deny the existence of them.

​@@muffin8435ah yes, ameriphobia, de sure love getting discriminated because of Logan paul.