Related, Japan is holding a general election on Sunday, with the current prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, using overtourism as a campaign point. From what I saw, she is something like an interim...
A Japanese cherry blossom festival near Mount Fuji has been cancelled after officials cited a rise in disruptive tourist behaviour.
On Tuesday, officials in the central Japanese city of Fujiyoshida announced they would no longer host the Arakurayama Sengen park cherry blossom festival this year. The weeks-long event has been held for the past decade and attracts about 200,000 tourists annually.
Authorities cited repeated incidents of disruptive behaviour from tourists in the city, which lies to the west of Tokyo. In addition to “opening private home doors without permission to use the restroom,” officials reported “trespassing, littering,” and tourists “defecating in private yards and raising a fuss when residents pointed this out,” the city said.
Parents have also raised concerns about children being pushed aside on school routes as tourists crowd sidewalks, city officials said, according to Kyodo News.
Related, Japan is holding a general election on Sunday, with the current prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, using overtourism as a campaign point. From what I saw, she is something like an interim prime minister, who got the position without being elected by the general population, and that's part of why they're holding a general election so soon after she became PM. Apparently, she is polling very well, and the general election gives her party a chance to win additional seats in the legislature
They're being very classy and not naming names. But honestly this kind of uncivilized behaviour needs to be called out and internationally ridiculed. Not cool. i was going to link the many, many...
They're being very classy and not naming names. But honestly this kind of uncivilized behaviour needs to be called out and internationally ridiculed. Not cool.
i was going to link the many, many bad tourist news articles I've heard about but decided against it. just brings everyone down.
I hope the Japanese people do what they need to do to protect their neighbourhoods, even if it will make it harder for me to visit....
Related, Japan is holding a general election on Sunday, with the current prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, using overtourism as a campaign point. From what I saw, she is something like an interim prime minister, who got the position without being elected by the general population, and that's part of why they're holding a general election so soon after she became PM. Apparently, she is polling very well, and the general election gives her party a chance to win additional seats in the legislature
They're being very classy and not naming names. But honestly this kind of uncivilized behaviour needs to be called out and internationally ridiculed. Not cool.
i was going to link the many, many bad tourist news articles I've heard about but decided against it. just brings everyone down.
I hope the Japanese people do what they need to do to protect their neighbourhoods, even if it will make it harder for me to visit....