I can’t believe the people who go there and do these things. It’s so rude, and ignorant.
I have a trip planned in 2 years and I hope they don’t look at me like I’m a problem. I’ve just been inspired by Japanese art and architecture since I was a kid, and have always wanted to visit. And finally I have money and time and can.
tidderuuf@lemmy.world
on 05 Feb 22:20
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If it’s anything like what has happened to Iceland you are better off waiting 10 years.
I’ve been several times in the last few years and haven’t had any issues, they’re very welcoming and friendly.
(but not in Kyoto…)
idlesheep@piefed.blahaj.zone
on 05 Feb 22:43
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If you don’t do problematic things you won’t be seen as the problem. The vast majority of tourists aren’t doing anything bad either.
The issue is that there are so, so many tourists coming to Japan that even if only 0.1% of them are bad, that’s still tens of thousands of people, which ends up leaving a dent in absolute numbers regardless.
It’s a hard problem to manage because there will always be a small amount of people misbehaving no matter where in the world you go.
Over tourism isn’t necessarily people being dickheads. Most people are probably just like you: respectful and appreciative of our culture. It’s just that there are way too many of you guys. And that’s really not your fault. The Japanese government and the corporations did not try at all to promote and grow the industry in a sustainable way and us normies were too complacent until shit got too annoying.
I’m Okinawan and I don’t even go to my old favourite spots anymore because it’s too packed everywhere and most of the places I liked are gone anyway — they got replaced by lame tourist traps.
There’s no easy answer to the situation but you know what makes a difference (for me, at least)? It’s when tourists try to engage with us locals instead of treating us and our culture as the background to their content to share on Instagram.
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I have always wanted to visit Japan.
I can’t believe the people who go there and do these things. It’s so rude, and ignorant.
I have a trip planned in 2 years and I hope they don’t look at me like I’m a problem. I’ve just been inspired by Japanese art and architecture since I was a kid, and have always wanted to visit. And finally I have money and time and can.
If it’s anything like what has happened to Iceland you are better off waiting 10 years.
Why? I have a trip to Iceland planned
I’ve been several times in the last few years and haven’t had any issues, they’re very welcoming and friendly.
(but not in Kyoto…)
If you don’t do problematic things you won’t be seen as the problem. The vast majority of tourists aren’t doing anything bad either.
The issue is that there are so, so many tourists coming to Japan that even if only 0.1% of them are bad, that’s still tens of thousands of people, which ends up leaving a dent in absolute numbers regardless.
It’s a hard problem to manage because there will always be a small amount of people misbehaving no matter where in the world you go.
Over tourism isn’t necessarily people being dickheads. Most people are probably just like you: respectful and appreciative of our culture. It’s just that there are way too many of you guys. And that’s really not your fault. The Japanese government and the corporations did not try at all to promote and grow the industry in a sustainable way and us normies were too complacent until shit got too annoying.
I’m Okinawan and I don’t even go to my old favourite spots anymore because it’s too packed everywhere and most of the places I liked are gone anyway — they got replaced by lame tourist traps.
There’s no easy answer to the situation but you know what makes a difference (for me, at least)? It’s when tourists try to engage with us locals instead of treating us and our culture as the background to their content to share on Instagram.
Nobody goes there, it’s too crowded.
This makes no sense lol
(it’s an old Yogi Berra quote)
I had to Google. There’s no way I would have known that, my bad!
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Love cherry blossoms. Thankfully we have lots of them and crabapples in New England. Beautiful and makes the early spring tolerable.