Kyoto's geisha district grapples with overtourism
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- Опубликовано: 12 июн 2024
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Misbehavior from some travelers -- including those who have mobbed geisha and their apprentices -- has residents pushing back against the pressure to welcome ever-greater numbers of foreign tourists.
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There is nothing close to over-tourism. It is just inconvenient for residents to directly share the space with the hand that feeds. There is also the animosity of seeing the wealth disparity that now exists between Japan and those who can afford to visit - I think this is the big one.
They should clarify the rules, seems like they are not doing the organisational part very well.
There are signs everywhere in English (and sometimes Chinese and Korean as well) that will tell tourists what not to do. The problem is that some tourists will blatantly ignore the rules. I was in the Arashiyama bamboo grove, and it was packed full down the main path. There are private pathways that intersect the public path that are clearly marked "DO NOT ENTER", but I saw many tourists enter them anyway so they can get pictures without people in the background. This would block the rickshaws from going down the path meant for them.
@@TheStig505the rickshaws for tourists? Hmmmm
I can't believe anyone who depends on tourism is still complaining about over-tourism after the Covid-19. The problem isn't about the tourists. It about Japan as a close-minded country that never appreciated tourists.
And who are you to judge what the authorities are doing for the country if they're crowding a small alleyway and blocking the geiko from getting in or out yeah ofc they should be banned
I was in Japan as a tourist in March, when the country had a record number of tourists in the country. Overtourism is definitely real and it's going to be a problem for Japan, specifically Kyoto. There's lots of overcrowding on Kyoto's public transportation to tourist attractions, to the point that buses would skip residential stops because they were already at capacity. The Gion district was totally at capacity where one could at most make a slow shuffle down the crowded streets. Trains were often packed, and some tourists would take large luggage with them and not use the ta-q-bin service like most usually do.
I was also deeply disappointed by behavior of tourists, especially at the Nara Deer Park, where I saw Chinese tourists poking, slapping, and yanking the tails of the deer. And this wasn't an individual group, it was multiple groups across the park! In all, I wouldn't blame them at all if Japan decided to have limited visas for tourism.