#Tourists from countries badly hit by #Trump #tariffs are staying away from US - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/27/tourists-from-countries-badly-hit-by-trump-tariffs-are-staying-away-from-us " also suggest that UK and US travellers are increasingly choosing domestic holidays amid concerns over an uncertain economy."
I understand why people are coming to #Japan in such huge numbers now. But it's just too much. It's exacerbated by the fact that all the #tourists read the same guides and go to the same places, so that you get areas that are absolutely packed, yet in most areas of Japan you would never know there was an #overtourism problem in Japan. Even just a few hundred meters can make a big difference. If you do come to Japan to visit, do yourself and everyone else a favor by avoiding all the popular destinations.
https://youtu.be/jCkuiDmQOqo?si=ZO2h-wr8miYhamUm
https://www.alojapan.com/1281564/japan-tightens-cannabis-controls-and-arrests-first-tourists-for-use/ Japan tightens cannabis controls and arrests first tourists for use #and #arrests #cannabis #Controls #first #for #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #tightens #tourists #use TokyoJapan is beginning to open up about drugs: the country is further tightening its zero-tolerance policy on narcotics. Since last December, consuming marijuana is no longer just a social taboo or a legal gray area: it’s a criminal offense. At the end of Ma…
https://www.alojapan.com/1279396/tourist-arrivals-to-japan-plummet-due-to-comic-book/ Tourist arrivals to Japan plummet due to comic book #(Comic #country #Earthquake #information #Japan #JapanTourism #major #networks #prédictions #significant #Situation #social #spread #tourism #tourists Japan’s tourism industry has been hit hard by an unexpected source – a science fiction comic. According to CNN, the prediction of a major earthquake in Japan in July in the comic book “The Future I Saw” caused panic among tourists. This situa…
https://www.alojapan.com/1279259/japan-tourists-soared-28-5-in-april-to-record-3-9m/ Japan tourists soared 28.5% in April to record 3.9M #28.5% #3.9M #april #in #Japan #JapanTourism #record #soared #to #tourism #tourists TOKYO, Japan — The number of foreign visitors to Japan soared 28.5 percent in April year-on-year to a record 3.91 million, official figures showed Wednesday. “Spring cherry blossom season boosted demand for visits to Japan in many markets, as in the previous month, and overseas travel demand increased in some…
https://www.alojapan.com/1277958/tourists-taking-selfies-on-mount-fujis-dream-bridge-is-a-huge-problem-heres-why/ Tourists taking selfies on Mount Fuji’s ‘dream bridge’ is a huge problem – here’s why #Japan #MountFuji #MountFujiNews #MountFuji #news #tourists #travel #富士山 Local residents in Japan have been left fuming after a bridge, dubbed “Mount Fuji dream bridge”, has become a mecca for tourists wanting the perfect shot of Mount Fuji. The bridge in Fuji, Shizuoka prefecture, was built in 2016 and connects two major roads. …
https://www.alojapan.com/1276704/western-japan-trying-to-lure-inbound-tourists-with-taste-of-samurai/ Western Japan trying to lure inbound tourists with taste of samurai #inbound #Japan #lure #Osaka #OsakaTopics #samurai #taste #tourists #trying #western #大阪 #大阪府 TOKYO — With the 2025 World Expo in Osaka attracting visitors from abroad to Japan, local governments and tourism businesses across western parts of the country are using this opportunity to entice more visitors. Currently, foreign visitors to Japan often travel the “Golden Route” co…
Do you lnow if it's okay in China to just stare at people? When a Japanese person starts staring a bit too much, I usually stare back, and they realize they're being rude. When a Chinese tourist does it and I stare back, they look at me almost annoyed that I'm staring back. 
When I see Anglo tourists walking around here, I'm always confused with their outfits, especially the younger ones. Do they dress like this at home or do they have some sort of "I'm a tourist" dress code?
Anglo people living in Japan, what's your take on this?
https://www.alojapan.com/1270418/ban-korea-movement-drives-thai-tourists-to-china-japan/ ‘Ban Korea’ movement drives Thai tourists to China, Japan #Ban #China #drives #Japan #JapanTrips #Korea #Movement #Thai #tourists #trips BANGKOK — Thai tourists appear to be acting on the grassroots social media hashtag “Ban Korea,” with the boycott campaign appearing to have manifested a travel preference for Japan and China over South Korea. From the Thai perspective, problems with South Korea’s strict immigration checks have fe…
P.S.: What's more, the #bike lane, already ridiculous in itself, is strewn with #detritus , #glass ,and other objects that can't be avoided, because there's simply no room. In addition, when #wind exceeds 80 km/h, which must happen quite frequently, the #SaintNazaire #bridge is closed to #cyclists and #pedestrians .Why are the authorities of the #PaysDeLaLoire Region putting #biking #tourists at risk, when it would be easy to avoid it by just removing one of the three #car lanes?
Sand groomers v turtles: how #wildlife is falling foul of the demand for #Insta-perfect beaches
From the #turtle-nesting beaches of Italy to Greek island bird havens, across the #Mediterranean campaigners are fighting to protect habitats from #tourists seeking a picture-perfect #holiday
#tourism #AgeOfExtinction #overtourism
#instagrammability #sustainability #climatecrisis #birds #habitats
I remember thinking, "You better not give credit for that, you fu - okay, you're not." Then the correction and the cheering.
If you're not from here: that "Pike's place" thing is _such_ a stereotype.* Complaining about it is like the laziest tourist joke, the "yes, yes, no," of tourism annoyances, and yet
the _vehemence_ from _all_ of us. holy shit. xD
amazing
(* Yes, we have a lot of tourists and are a tourist town, and yes, it's still important even if not as much as it used to be as the city has grown.)
#India hit #Pakistan & Pakistani #Kashmir w/missiles on Wed & Pakistan said it had shot down 5 Indian aircraft & vowed to retaliate, in the worst fighting in >20yrs between the #nuclear-armed neighbours.
India said it struck 9 "terrorist infrastructure" sites, some of them linked to an attack by #IslamistMilitants on #Hindu #tourists that killed 26 people in Indian Kashmir last month.
@wood5y Just so long as he stays away from #Pembroke, we've got enough #dwomers (two homers) and skinflint #tourists as it is. All their money goes to the #PembrokeCastle, little comes into #PembrokeTown. A full expose soon in #ThePembrokePapers.
