Expert Tells- 4 Japanese Cities Destroyed by Tourism
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the quality of this made me so surprised about the sub count. awesome job you are going to be big af
@@lotemshenki4287 Much appreciated 🙏🏾
Great vid, stumbled upon it and I like the production quality! As someone who worries about over tourism in the last year and planning a return trip, stuff like this is appreciated
@@Kuroi110 Thanks for the comment, and glad it helped! Especially on a return trip, some lesser known spots could def use some love. Let me know if you need any help/suggestions ✌🏾
@@dezzydsdojo Looking for recs on the west side of the country if you know some
@@hydrakn Omihachiman is a cool spot about 1hr from Kyoto, cool canal town, historical strip. Used to be a merchant town!
Fully agree with this list. I'd also suggest Kanazawa as a nice alternative to Kyoto but even that is starting to become more known/crowded, but definitely not to the same extent as the big three. I love stopping by Kanazawa though on the way to Kansai after visiting my grandma/family in Toyama prefecture.
@@momotaroux264 Great point! Def not as crowded as the big three and worth checking out. Awesome you get to visit family in Toyama, I appreciate the comment!
Very well made video man. I come from a place suffering from over-tourism also so I have a lot of empathy for the people living at those spots. Been trying to find some other places not as well known lately and have been having a blast at that. Can greatly recommend doing that!
@@TheRedValue Thanks for the comment. Yeah, I can imagine it’s tough when you’re just trying to go through the day-to-day. It’s agree, a lot of fun. Japan has so many cool/interesting places!
Very well done! Thank you for the great alternatives to over touristed areas. Less crowds, cheaper prices and great, sometimes unique food too.
That Aizu Wakamatsu recommendation is good. I’ll try visiting. Tohoku area is an under appreciated off the beaten path destination.
@@docvern7 Thanks for the comment !! Agree with all those points, definitely check it out!
It's nice to see a fellow Black man that can speak Japanese putting out information that conveys what Japan has been dealing with in recent months. Nice alternatives, too.
Thanks for comment! Nice, based on the comment, I'm assuming you're black and speak the language too? That's what's up!
@@dezzydsdojo Right on both fronts! I just subscribed so I’ll try to tune in to your content as more becomes available. ファイティン！
@@_KITE my man!! 頑張る💪🏾😤
My wife and I will be going to Japan in November. We'll spend eight days (half of our trip) in Kyoto, which is her hometown. She mainly will be visiting girlhood friends, while I go off on my own. We've been to Kyoto so often that by now I've seen the main sights, some of them multiple times. On this trip I'll confine myself to places not much frequented by tourists. On the other half of our trip, I'll be going through Tohoku (the northern part of Honshu) while my wife visits elsewhere. I haven't been north of Tokyo much, so I'm looking forward to this jaunt. In some of the places I'll go, I expect to be just about the only foreigner. Wherever I go in Japan, I try my best to balance out impressions left by what used to be called the "Ugly Americans," people who think the places they visit need to conform to their own bad habits and ignorance.
@@karlkeating2803 sounds like a fun trip for you both! Yeah there’s so much in Tohoku and just generally north of Tokyo.
You hit it right on the head, I think being respectful and understanding the culture of the places you’re visiting is key to having a great trip and definitely goes a long way in Japan in particular!
Ur content is much appreciated🙇🏾
@@jonathanazor3333 and the comment is much appreciated 🙇🏾♂️
Great vid man, keep it up 👍👍
@@Diabeetus_ Thanks 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thanks for doing this! Living in Kyoto for the last 8 years, I got to see first-hand how the chaos went from organized, to bad, to worse. I would like to see a vid on alternative places to visit in Kansai.
@@jeremiahthegreat thanks for the comment, not a bad idea! In this vid I just had Muko City, but could be something specifically for regions in the future 🤔
If you have been living in japan since 2005 you are not an "EXPAT". You are an immigrant, just because you moved from the US doesnt make you better than other people who immigrated to other countries like the US.
@@atomixfang I agree in no way does it make you better than any other human being in any way, shape or form! I just hope people respect the local culture wherever they move, live or go!
Thanks man. I'm going to Japan 2nd week Nov - 1st week Dec. Will definitely consider the places you mentioned!
Nice video and summary. I live and work in Tokyo as an American in the legal field. Although I won't mention my recommendations, this list is super good too. It's too bad the bad tourist behavior, after the leave, tends to also connect us foreign residents just trying to live peacefully. News media here love to pin everyday problems on foreigners (e.g., rice shortage) because of those bad behaviors so that doesn't help either.
The bit about the bar rules is very true and people should pin that part if they plan to drink out here. The cover charge, hourly charge, +20% service fee, 1 champagne bottle minimum, drink minimums are fairly common in drinking quarters. I know a few bar owners and the reasons you explained why they hesitate to open their doors wider to foreigners, not just tourists.
Anyway, I'll check out your other vids.
@@cv5420 Thanks for the comment! The legal field in Japan sounds super interesting! I imagine it’s different than what I’m thinking…I used to work as engineer and it was 😂
Hadn’t heard about them blaming the rice shortage😂😂
To your point, I think most people don’t know that pretty quickly as a foreign tourist the potential for you to be judged more harshly is exponentially higher and really affects expats like you living there.
I’m just getting going so thanks the personal comment about the bar scene, and for the look at the other stuff (admittedly still a work in progress) ✌🏾
Right to the point, not just complaining but you have good suggestions. Really enjoyed this video.
@@stevens1041 Thanks! That was goal, state the problems, but pose alternatives. Glad you enjoyed!
Awesome video, I am going next year mid February and will try to visit some of these places while there.
@@Wlaker Awesome! Definitely check ‘em out and let me know if you ever need suggestions/thoughts!
@dezzydsdojo will do man.
Some great suggestions! We are going to some of these places next year, so we will do our best to consider how we behave in crowded places. But we are also going "off the beaten track," so hopefully, we can experience some more relaxed environments.
@@fridaytax That’s awesome, and I think being aware goes such a long way. There are always opportunities to find those relaxed moments! Hope it’s a great trip, and if you ever need any ideas/suggestions feel free to drop a comment!
Went to all the top tourist places last yr, wanted them checked off the list
So this vid is very useful for my next visit
ありがとー！
@@UnimportantAcc glad it helped
とんでもないっす！😌
Been in Japan for around 4 months now and I will be staying for at least two more years. I only recently found the time to finally start traveling a bit and be a tourist and this video helped me a lot. Thank you m8, maybe we'll meet somewhere along the way.
@@Sanosais that’s awesome, safe travels! Glad it helped, and yeah who knows maybe we’ll cross paths!
Nice topic, pretty hot lately. I have been traveling to Japan since 2013. Yes, the last time I was in Tokyo - march 2023 - it caught my eye that there where just much more tourists then 10 years before. But this has two driving elements. 1) the Japanese government them self's who wanted to attract more tourists to create more jobs and 2) the cheap yen, even though flights are expensive the stay is pretty cheap. To avoid crowds you can go off season but that is not always possible for everyone.
Okutama and its vicinity is cool and indeed a very good alternative for climbing up some 400m and have some nice waterfalls to view at. Limestone cave is excellent and a nice walk within nature as well. Kamakura and Enoshima is always busy and mostly crowded by Japanese tourist not even foreign ones. If you want a quiet spot for a bamboo forest reasonable close to Tokyo, go to Sakura city. They even have an alley with old samurai houses to visit so you can be in ye old Japan. I know there are better spots but if you want to stick close to bigger city's this is one you can do easily. And for temples near Kyoto, try Mii-Dera which is on the other side of Kyoto, near Ootsu.
@@wasilinovratidis1960 Great thoughts and insight. Agree with both of your points. I don’t think the Japanese gov’t anticipated how big it would become as a travel destination!
Love the recommendations too, taking notes!
I think Takehara is a place worth a visit. I was there on a saturday in late march and no one was even on the streets of this wonderful town.
Great suggestion!
I would always be careful reinforcing the Japanese line on bad tourist. I was in Japan for a whileover 10 years ago now, and I saw more locals acting badly than foreign nationals. In fact, a lot of the things that have been dominating the headlines in Japan about tourist behaving badly I never saw foreign national doing, but saw plenty of locals doing. Take that random view of Mt. Fuki, that local was a local photo spot which mainly only locals went to as most tourist ether didn't know of it or didn't know how to get too. Even in the NHK news story about them blocking the view of MT. Fuji, it was locals who were in the back of the video mostly, no real foreigners. Then the one with the Geisha in Kyoto, I knew from back then because it was mainly a problem with locals. There was even a news article for locals reminding them of the procedure for taking pictures of them (recall, its Japanese phones that now must make the click noise when they take a picture). I also remember there was this blog I read in preparation for my own stay there, and he was pretty clear (for the record the he stop posting too much prior to that Earthquake then then stopped completely prior to COVID so I have no clue what happened to him). But he was an expat who had been in Japan for decades and he was clear, Japan has always had a hate, hate relationship with tourism. Sure, on some level they need it, but and COVID reinforced this, many Japanese still believe to this day that the nation would be better if foreign nationals were banned. This goes way back in Japanese culture, all the way back to the 1800's right after Japan first...we'll say opened up. In all honestly, its just like here in the US, a local can do something a hundred times and get away with it. A foreigner does it once and all the sudden its a crime against humanity. Now don't get me wrong, I know bad tourist exist. I've worked around airports most my career, I used to work in Downtown DC, I know the idiots are out there, but especially since COVID Japan has been on an anti-tourist kick the likes of which the country hasn't seen in over 90 years. Thanks for the alternatives though.
@@jhmcd2 Thanks for thoughtful comment and insight! It’s a tough needle to thread for sure because as you point out there are local tourists who also don’t follow rules. It’s unfortunate, but that’s part of why I wanted to make a video like this.
A Japanese person may be given the benefit of the doubt, as a foreign tourist, it’s likely you won’t and even more so foreign tourists become the representatives for how and why tourism can be seen in a negative light.
That then has a trickle down effect on future tourists and even expats who live there. I think if there was a bit more dispersal (partly the govt does push people to those areas) and education it could help alleviate the strain. I don’t think Japan even imagined the boom it would get!! Glad the alternatives resonated and thanks again for the thoughts!!
Hard to find a video about japan made by someone I'd actually wanna chill with. Dope alternatives, most I've never looked at before. Keep being you bro
I really appreciate that. Will keep going!
Was able to travel nearly the entire western side of the country last year along with touristy areas. Fukuoka is nice since not many people are willing to travel across the entire island, Tottori and southern Wakayama we basically saw 0 tourists
@@r2dbk That’s cool! Sounds like you had a bit of time? Yeah Fukuoka, Wakayama, Tottori all gems, hoping to get some time in those areas myself!
I'm planning a trip for next fall and am dismayed at the overtourism problems - and I'm extra salty about it because I can't stand when people don't have manners and respect the locals. Definitely taking your advice. I've already found TONS of options that look awesome and aren't even really off the beaten path. Aizuwakamatsu got on my list last week when I saw something about a sightseeing train up there - looks like a great place to spend some time. I guess the decision to visit someplace different involves a bit of FOMO, but we should swallow it and see equally cool spots with less crowds and problems for the locals.
It can be a little discouraging but I think that’s the reality of the world and even finding channels like mine that do point out places people may not have known about. But in a lot of ways those lesser known places need some love, so good in that way.
I think what you said is key! Learning how to respect customs and learning about the place.
Glad you’re going to go see it! FOMO is real, but even when you’re in some of the busy places if you plan it well you can still, to some extent minimize how much time you’re in the crowds!
Thanks for some great alternatives to GoldenGai. There's a lot of movement toward Asakusa from Shinjuku, but it seems to have brought the worst of the touts as well.
@@qwerty4324ify thanks for the comment! Hoping more tourists just take the time to learn about some of the unique differences between their home and Japan.
Not surprised Asakusa is growing in popularity, proximity to Skytree, Sensoji, Kaminarimon and not in the heart of Tokyo!
Last Year i stayed at Higashiyama Onsen Mukaitaki, one of the best accomodations i have experienced.
I was not aware of the entertainment possibilities there
@@kannkanny That’s awesome that you actually got to go! Yeah, I had to look into it, I believe the performance of Byakko only happens in summer
Dude. I ate up this video - Clean 4K visuals, Clean audio, clean background, and most important gleaming info! - I'm onboard! ✅Would love to make a video with you when I come to Japan! Oh btw I couldn't download your guide - could only view it? Or maybe thats the point.
Scrap that - sorted the download 💪
@@BenFox01 Thanks for the comment and download! Glad you got it sorted. Not living there full-time atm, but always happy to collab👊🏾
@@dezzydsdojo Oh for sure! Let’s keep in touch- totally following ur channel now :) And I will be in Japanland in Nov so if your around I’m sure we could make some fun stuff 💪
@@BenFox01 Thanks and yeah, Have a new addition to the family coming so Nov is tough 😅 but yeah, let’s stay in touch!
lol nice out take at the end, good recs
hopefully they dont become over run as more people discover them
I heard an analogy once while there last year, "when you go to japan and want to experience the culture, you don't want to feel like there are bugs on your windshield everywhere"... makes you think.
@@hydrakn I’ve never heard this analogy, pretty cool. I guess meaning that you don’t wanna be swarmed? Sometimes it can make it harder to appreciate when there are so many people!
@@dezzydsdojo Yeah, that or like a photo of a shrine empty is nice but a photo of a thousand people blocking the shrine isn't haha!
@@hydrakn definitely not! 😂
Great video my guy, hitting that subscribe button.
@@du-jango much appreciated ! 🙏🏾
Here before this channel blows up
@@minguri7072 Hahaha thanks!!
Great video
Thanks!
My first trip to Japan I spent a few days in Nagasaki (incredibly underrated) before heading to Kyoto. Just a complete culture shock of how much over-tourism is destroying Gion in Kyoto. You can't even breath there with so many instagrammers on the streets. Highly recommend getting off the beaten path like you say!
@@MarcGriffin-m3y Great point! Most people only know it for the history around WWII, but there’s so much more. Someone I know just went not too long ago and loved it!
It’s crazy how many people are visiting Japan! I remember as a kid going to 7-Eleven and there was still no English packaging or signs 🤯🤯 and meeting the mayor of the small town I was in 😂
Gion is tough unless you go early. I get wanting to share what you’re doing, but these days I’m much more happy just enjoying the experience for myself!!
@@dezzydsdojo Bingo. Japan is that trending place in recent years, plus the Yen at a historic low versus the currency of many countries. I can just tell how much has shifted in the last year alone. I feel like we are on a precipice of major cultural shifts against overtourism globally (Venice, Ibiza, Iceland etc). Get out there and get lost. My best experience in Kyoto was a random Kissaten way off the radar. ...You gotta be willing to find your own way.
@@MarcGriffin-m3y Yeah, the weak yen is also playing a huge part! Seeing the protests and signs in Spain etc. It's a complex problem, but something needs to be done.
I hear you! Japan (and any place) for that matter is about getting out there and going for it. You get to have unique experiences and meet all sorts of interesting people!
The thing is, for every person that complains about tourism there is another that relies on it.
Zoom out and look in as a collective issue then yeah, over tourism is a big issue in major travel destinations.
But when you’re a shop owner that relies on steady tourism, even a small dip can make a big difference.
@@jyc313 yeah it’s really a balancing act! Very valid point!
I've had the best times when outside of the Golden Circle/route idk. Okinawa islands and Hokkaido region are great for escaping tourism and enjoying the calmness. Golden Circle was nice but I can't see myself going back to the chaos.
@@Baemigo Thanks for the comment! I’ve actually not gotten to Okinawa and Hokkaido. Both times I was supposed to go something came up.
I do love those main areas, but I’d agree, some of my best memories/times have been with friends in areas where there’s not as much madness happening around me 😂
My recommendations in Tokyo
Would be mount Takao San in hachioji, mitake San in Ome, okutama area . If you want to see a different side of Tokyo.
Other places in Japan would be Takayama in Gifu prefecture also Kanazawa. Akita prefecture during winter and Fukuoka City.
@@elmalanmalan2175 all great suggestions and appreciate the insight!
Heiwa no Torii in Hakone and Osaka in general are very much ruinied by tourism as well. I can't recommend going there.
Both can really get crazy. In Hakone, I got a chance to go to a lesser known hot spring that my cousin took me to.
Was definitely surprised by the # of tourists in Shinsekai. Met a cool bar owner who runs an Elvis themed bar 😂, but in general I think you’d have to get out of Dotombori and Shinsekai to connect with locals.
I've seen the more annoying tourists being described in Japanese TV as "social media tourists". They got hooked on looking at pics and videos from some specific areas, and then only go to those areas, only to take the same pics and videos. They have no regard for other people, traffic, or the tourism industry, meaning they don't even bring as much cash into the area as a normal tourist would. And when I went to Japan last year, I have seen behavior(and number) of tourists change drastically sometimes, for example when walking from Arashiyama to the Toriimoto preserved street, so there is at least some truth to this. I'll link the TV clip if I can find it, I'm positive I've seen it here on youtube.
Thanks for the comment. Yeah, it's a big topic in Japan at the moment so not surprised it's on TV. Definitely feel free to share it! Apparently Fuji is experiencing a similar phenomenon of tourists coming, but not staying in the hotels nearby, so it keeps them from making the revenue they would normally expect.
Thank you so much.
@@HacksignKT Thank you!!
Great recommendations, but I can't help but feel this video would have more impact if it was in Chinese.
@@ruthlessx Thanks for the comment didn’t want to target anybody specifically, but I know that’s been a friction point for sure.
Then there’s the back drop of the cultural history between both places and differences. There’s a lot there 😮💨
Excellent content but please slow down your speech. I had trouble following what you were saying at times because of the speed.
@@brucetownsend691 thanks for the feedback! Something I gotta work on 😤💪🏾
I have a trip planned to Japan in 2026. But it's with EF Tours.
I'm not sure about going with them.
I'm currently taking Japanese classes and trying to learn the language, the culture, and the rules. I'm afraid to get stuck with a group that embarrasses themselves in that country. It's so sad for me to know just how disrespectful the people visiting Japan have been.
@@lobos342 let me first say that’s awesome that you’re doing that before you go! Trust me, it goes a very long way.
I don’t much about EF tours. But I find that student groups tend to have more people who’ve done what you’re doing, so it can help.
Lol you may still get a person who is there for whatever. I’ve got memories of a store owner reporting a classmate smoking in front of their store in my mind 😂
But generally school groups where some cultural learning and language takes place I feel could be better, just my opinion, though!
Man Sometimes I wish I went to Japan when I was working in the office xD now it looks like a tourist nightmare everywhere I wanna go... Damn.... xD
@@Trauson Lol it’s not a total nightmare. You can still enjoy those places, but you gotta be intentional! Definitely still go!!
This video is great, but please NAME each city before talking about them. Its confusing otherwise!
@@MarcGriffin-m3y Thanks for the comment and feedback! It was intentional 😅 it did originally name the place at first, but I wanted to see if it was more engaging to reveal part way through to see if people would actually try to guess!
Great list! I will definitely check these alternatives out when I visit next year. Btw isn’t Gion completely closed to non natives due to these idiots
@@CheyEG Def do!! Oh it’s still open for sure, it can just get crowded and you’ll definitely see signs about not taking pictures etc etc
shout outs to osaka, go to amerika mura and den den town
@@michaellee7630 thanks for the comment!
Very well done! Thank you for the great alternatives to over touristed areas. Less crowds, cheaper prices and great, sometimes unique food too.
That Aizu Wakamatsu recommendation is good. I’ll try visiting. Tohoku area is an under appreciated off the beaten path destination.
@@docvern7 Thanks! Tohoku def needs more love!