Methinks if you made an extreme embarassement of yourself, maybe they should temporarily put your passport on hold and send you through a short etiquette course before they allow you out lest you disgrace your country again.
Really annoys me how some shitheads make things worse for the rest of us, especially those that love and respect Japanese culture and want to visit Japan one day.
Kyoto went bankrupt during covid. They were desperate for the industry to pick up again. The main problem is not the tourists but the cities lack of crowd control and other implementations dealing with the large numbers of visitors. Earlier this year, there was talk about banning tourists from public transport during rush hours which is ridiculous if the city doesn’t adequate alternatives. Also , what’s a tourist? A person on a tourist visa or a person visiting from another prefecture? If this bubbles down to “no foreign tourists” the ministry of foreign affairs will get an ear full for discriminatory practices.
This is exactly how xenophobia is normalized. Become some tourist did this doesn't mean all tourists are. If they treated stalking and touching women like the crime it is the problem would be solved case by case and no need a full ban on tourists. But anything to defend a country that had to make trains for women to protect them from the men and shutter sounds for cameras.
People need to stop treating Japan like an amusement park. Respect their rules and their culture please. I went to Japan and it was the coolest place I’ve ever gone to.
I also agree with the arrest on the spot because omg we do have idiots that don’t understand what they mean n even if you have a translator with you even they know and yet here we are, this is why we can’t have nice things
In the island nation of Japan, only Japanese people have lived for over 2000 years, and their unique culture has been preserved. That's why I think it's a little different from other countries.
Culture has been preserved? I thought the Meiji government pretty much wiped out a majority of their culture when they killed of the samurais and their traditions and turned their villages and cities into capitalism and imperialist ones
Best way to explain this bs, I've always wanted to go to Japan and now I cant because some idiots who don't respect the culture think they're better then everyone else decide to do dumb things Welp
Agreed. I always wanted to visit Japan, but oh boy do the tourists make us look bad, especially those of us who want to go to experience the culture. Many influencers are now ruining it for everyone and I hope they all get punished for the crap they pull.
I’m in the same boat, have always wanted to visit, and would treat my stay there as a humble house guest who’d follow house rules and customs. But the disrespect shown by tourists treating Japan like some kind of theme park is unacceptable, and I’d rather not be lumped in with them if I ended up going there
As someone who wants to visit Japan, this does make me sad. But the blame falls squarely on the unruly tourists who have to ruin it for everyone else. I can only hope that tourists will be able to behave once again, and that these bans are eventually lifted.
I want to go too. Hopefully these rude individuals do not ruin it completely for us and others. I doubt Japan will ban tourism entirely (they depend on it a good deal), but if this keeps up it may result in them putting a bunch of strict bans on things...
@@Thesakuraharona Worse case scenario, they end up back in the Tokugawa era and start isolating foreigners to Nagasaki. The golden rule applies to all, no matter where you're from, what religion u are in, etc. Treat people the way you want to be treated. So treat people with respect, and the same will be given unto you.
@@BlackPhoenix313exactly the Golden rule must be honored always while visiting other countries, also blame all those damn pranksters you are a piece of s*** who made all these bans necessary
It's not like tourism is really being banned, just more restrictions being added. Banned from certain locations within a city is not even remotely close to banned from the country entirely
When I was stationed at Yokosuka, the local city government had to put a sign up at the entrance to a city Cemetery warning that no American was allowed inside. This was done because people had gone in just to take pictures of their monuments and were walking all over the graves with no respect for the dead.
While walking all over the graves was wrong, I feel like the Americans wanting to take pictures of the monuments was, in its own way, a sign of respect. Maybe it's just the way I'm thinking about it, but to me, them taking pictures of the monuments shows that they admired them and wished to immortalize the scene forever on camera. However, as I said, walking on the graves was wrong, and (as an American) I feel like that comes from most Americans either not being situationally aware or not being culturally aware, and sometimes both. Also, it's quite common in some areas of the United States for people to go for walks or go running on the paths in cemeteries, so some Americans are pretty desensitized to being in one and might not immediately remember (or even know to begin with) that cemeteries are more sacred in other places than they usually are in the USA. It's not an excuse for the behavior, though. If someone plans on visiting another country, it's that person's responsibility to learn the customs before going, or at least make an effort to read/translate the signs, so they know if they are breaking some rule or not
@@IaMmE531You might wanna learn how to structure that better. You watered down the point of stepping on graves to nothing but an insignificance. You could’ve addressed the issue without coddling grown ass Americans.
Reminds me of why we have an Honor Guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington. People were not only treating the cemetery for our war dead like it was freaking park, these mouth breathers were also using the actually Tomb like it was damn picnic table. It wasn't until veterans of WW1 started posting themselves there to stop these pretentious dunderheads from setting up lunch on the Tomb and inform them this was a grave. And we still have dullards who think rules don't apply to them because they think they're special.
@TheMonk3613 one night a bunch of young sailors were hanging out around the Hotel New Yokosuka and around the street there with the 7/11 store. A group of MPs had followed them off the base and were standing on the opposite side of the street around Doubuita, just glaring them down and watching their every move. I was just walking along and stopped to observe the weird stare down. It's no wonder the young sailors get so depressed and wind up drinking. There's nothing worse than the feeling of being watched, worse yet, being followed.
I don’t blame the Japanese government for banning tourists. It needs to protect its people if it’s had a bad experience with disrespectful tourists. Nobody should be harassed and cultures need to be respected.
@@draconianmethods704 yet they don't use said cameras (to my knowledge). As for the witnesses, they most likely have already left since japanese people avoid trouble.
talking about arrest there was a streamer who got threated by the yakuza but the funniest part was that literally the yakuza take out the guy of a train and bring them themselves to the police, like how the fuck you annoy a mafia gang to pull you from the ear to a police station lmao
Keep that up and it'll discourage future tourists from visiting the country. Which is bad - tourism is usually great for the local economy. All those big-spenders visit, and leave their money behind.
As the saying goes, one bad apple spoils the bunch. The bad apples are ruining things for everyone else, and that sucks. I think Japan should arrest foreigners who break the law, rather than taking it out on visitors who respect the law
@@japanonytyeah but I fear Japan might start falling back into being very xenophobic and use the chance of this one bad apple to make another excuse to close the country again like with Covid
The issue is that this specific problem is more than just about disrespect in general, it's mainly about Kyoto's Geiko/Geisha workers and scenes which have faced problems from both international tourists and locals for years; the issues of harassment, touching, and overall disrespect being the root cause. Majority of the streets being closed are because they are private property owned for these jobs, and similarly the tea houses/restaurants are being off limits due to being sites to the paying customers for the Geisha's. The main issue is that these are women at work doing a specific job and the law is meant to directly protect them/their service not just collectively punish foreigners compared to how it sounds. I agree it sucks that it had to come to this, but overall is done with a specific purpose that is more than just 'punish tourists'
Because trying to "weed out the bad ones" doesn't work. Weeping "not all tourists :(" does nothing to actually fix the problem. They did what they could, and yet people are still entitled and disrespectful. You walk a mile in a Geisha's shoes and see how you like it
The rotten apple spoils the bunch. If you were happily subscribed to a gift box service, but then you opened one and got a 💩. Would you continue with the service hoping it won't happen again? Maybe sub to another one? No, of course not, you'll probably stop it altogether. Although you'll acknowledge that most of the time, it is a nice experience and it can definitely be consistently nice for others, but you're good thanks. Same thing here.
Things I saw: People pushing to the front of lines Littering Extremely loud conversations Obnoxiously overpowering perfume Not bothering to learn or use any Japanese (seriously my six year old learnt, you can too) Dumping the seven billion bags you brought in the middle of train stations and platforms making it hard for anyone to pass (very specifically a Nagano problem)
I studied the culture for 6 months and educated my family before our trip. I gently reminded them when they were being rude and we always bowed and learned simple phrases like "Sumimasen" which means excuse me or sorry. We had a wonderful time and everyone was so nice and polite. My daughter called it Other Canada.
@user-km3yu9dx9c good point, youre a lot more receptive to language at a younger age, which is why more elementary and primary schools should have more foreign language classes
I totally understand, they need to do what's necessary to protect their culture, a few people have to ruin it for the many that are there to learn and explore their beautiful country. It made me smile when that one streamer who harrassed and disrespected everyone he came across and acted out Japanese stereotypes to locals right in their face got arrested. Good on them
As an American, I can't believe they didn't ban tourists sooner. My neighbor can't even be respectful at home, of course they won't be respectful abroad.
Real talk though. As an American I will break rules but not in Japan. The Japanese follow rules and you will get looked at for breaking them. Sometimes the older people can also not be so nice if you unintentionally break them too. So idk how any can go YOlO around Japan like you would in America.
not like I can afford visiting Japan but if I did I would highly be upset if I can't visit certain places. that's segregation and isn't fair. why not just enforce high tickets with police and a crime stopper type thing with locals who can call and report it. but it's not where I live so I can't really get upset but I do one day want to go and will be sad if I'm not allowed to visit certain places.
@@3rdeyejukez493its not segregation its preservation of a culture. Do you know what you call that mentality? Selfishness. We dont want that here in Japan.
People who actually have the financial freedom to be able to travel and be tourists at all are already MASSIVELY more privileged and have easier lives than the majority of humanity who cannot do these things. The onus is on you as a guest, anywhere in the world, to respect the culture, traditions, and society of the place in which you are a tourist. If they repeatedly prove they are unwilling to do that, the authorities have every right to and SHOULD ban them.
It should have been handled that way. And thanks some utter morons. This has had to happen. How quickly people forget, its fellow humanbeing your fucking with not a toy.
Exactly. Why don't they fine / punish them?? Revoke their passports if multiple offences?? Refuse them entry into the country?? Only allow guided tours in those areas. If people really want to see it they will pay. It will create more jobs. No instead it's easier to punish everyone else. As the people in those areas who rely on the money tourists bring in are the ones who are going to suffer.
As an American that has traveled some and enjoyed other cultures I completely agree with this. This is a reaction to horrible behavior, it's not hating on tourists, it's protecting their people and that's important.
I agree with the ban too. Its just a shame it came to that. The numerous amount of "influencers" I saw being straight up disrespectful in Japan really upset me. Especially if they were from America. Us Americans already get flak for some of our arrogance. Then these dorks go and further portray that stereotype. Truly infuriating to me.
I wish the ban wasn’t there but I have to agree with the points made. Personally I’d just fine them for damages and other charges while enforcing the heck out of the punishments. But this is also a valid way to go about things.
@@Ammo150 So what. If you’re high-class you can still do dumb things. The only difference is that you have the option to try and possibly pay for the damage from recklessness.
@@Rebel_riot151 low class means low on either side, I didn't say anything about money. high class even if you have money or not, you have manners. think.
No, by banning general tourist, they are being racists and xenophobic as it is widely known. If they were truly sensible people, they would just start a more strict enforcement of laws and regulations on tourists to discourage just the bad actors.
The police has to enforce the law. Not have the majority that does follow the rules pay for those that don't. This self righteousness infringes upon the liberties of visitors and directly affects the livelihood of the people that will now have less business. Very bad call.
Finally the government is doing something. Close the borders. I’m from the States, would love to visit Japan, but if they closed. I would truly understand, they need to do what’s right for themselves. 👍🏽👏🏽
100% agree!! My dream is to go to Japan and I been studying some of the culture to be mindful, respectful and mostly stay out of the way of the locals. 😅 I went once to Mexico, Acapulco to be specific and some “people” were treating the staff and the place very badly.. some people should just stay at home.
Unfortunately people, in general, are idiots. Additionally, the amount of entitled people with main character syndrome feel like rules do not apply to them... I'm honestly surprised that more places don't ban Americans altogether
What about respecting European and American culture? And why are westerners so interested in Japan? Is it because they have a homogeneous population with low crime rate and a focus on advanced technology like Europe and America used to have.
If they wanna ban tourists altogether. They have every right in doing so. Tourists/guests should research before travelling anywhere, what not to do in those places
Let's be fair i disagree with all of them should do research.... But when the signs go up its an issue and (unless your blind) should understand But I say arrest them in jail for a day the bad ones for months
@@skybussey6147 people who need signs to tell them not to harass people shouldn't be welcome anyway. Fuck them. Rude ass bastards no matter where you are.
Floridian and agree 👍 tourists that ruin trust in all visitors. Here we have manatees, turtle's nests protection and disrespectful tourists have endangered them.
I used to live and work in a traditional art field in Kyoto and there did not seem to be such problems back in the 1990s-2000s. It is sad that social media has caused these problems.
I don’t blame Japan doing this, one streamer decided to disrespect the locals there, and went onto private property. Man got arrested and is pending on deportation to America. This is 100% justified
Catch up bro, that dude was deported ages ago and was last seen in Thailand trying the same crap, at least the Thai's beat the crap out of him. Japan really dropped the ball on not jailing that loser when they had him.
@@TheBattousai2004 They were about to but bro ended up lying a lot during his hearing which ended up letting him avoid the jail time but the idiot ended up admitting to it later on video that he lied in court so Japan might want to bring him back and punish him this time 😂
We have dumb tourists too, if they don't follow the law, they have to pay a fine or they are arrested, depends how dumb stuff they done, or they get beaten by locals😂. I think the problem is that some people take Japanese culture as some kind of theatre, because it's so different, they don't understand it's actually real, and not just made for entertainment of tourists.
Well that depends. Is it on the western side of the world? If so, what are the tourist's ethnicities? If they identify as minority or anything other than "cis", then they're well protected by law to do whatever the hell they'll want... Or simply get a slap on the wrist🤷
My first trip out of the US (besides Canada) was Japan right after 9/11 for a new job I had. I was with three other Americans and they were absolutely obnoxious everywhere they went. After the first few data I avoided doing anything with them and explored the city on my own for the remainder of my stay. I am all for maintaining the sanctity of your traditional culture and traditional spaces. The owners of our hotel put on a tea ceremony for us one night in their restaurant. Our organization had stayed at their hotel for a few years, so there was a relationship there. I thought it was interesting that I was the only one of the four of us who "got it" when after the demonstration they had each of us try it. The other three were 100% oblivious to the point and sat there flailing around like the Swedish Chef. While I mimicked the very deliberate, ritualized movements and attention to detail that is the point of the tea ceremony. I loved Japan!
I thought you were going to say , stop selling the virginity of the women they call geisha . Which is just a escort for rich businesses men in China. They behave like models and are very talented, but their training is because their pimp makes money off their performance and happy ending skills.
I am not Japanese but I respect the decision of locals. when you visiting any country, you should respect the local laws. if they feel that tourists are being too disrespectful, then it's their right to ban them from certain areas.
You should also just respect humans in general??? If these people weren’t entitled idiots, this wouldn’t be an issue. It’s not just about disrespecting locals or disrespecting other countries. The people who do this shit are terrible in general. That’s the problem
@@StonerSquirrelI don’t think all tourists, just certain areas they’re banned from because tourism plays an important rule in the economy so probably some areas banned for tourists
I really wanna experience their culture too. I'm not from Japan, but I've been learning about their mannerisms for years since I was a teen! God, stupid people ruin things for EVERYONE
Before this, there was actually a ban penalty for impolite tourists, but Kyoto suffers from massive overtourism and it's impossible to enforce it, which is why they just banned everyone
I mean, if you're not following the laws in a country, you deserve to be punished. Same as in these toursits' home countries. Before going somewhere, look up the laws in the area so you dont do this. But stalking, harassment, and being disrespectful to the local cultures are a huge no-no in any country.
@@muffin8435 I am from the west and i’d say I have a lot of respect. I’d never touch someone without permission. let alone attack, harass, stalk, or do anything of that sort. I’ve been properly raised on manners. I believe in treat everyone how you want to be treated both emotionally and physically. and I understand where you come from on your perspective, but please re-word your sentence to Most westerners. Because I won’t defend those who partake in these horrible acts and are from the west, They do exist and I don’t deny the existence of them.
I read in another thread from a Japanese resident that this is not really a tourist ban but a specific reinforcement of rules for tourists and non tourists alike. The point is to keep people out of private alleyways owned by locals and keep people from harassing the geishas, as even Japanese people have been causing trouble in that district as well.
Bad ones ruin things for the good. It's probably only a small percentage of the shitheads doing these things, but all will suffer as a result. It is messed up, but that's how the world works. Boundaries are everywhere for good reasons. Personally I don't blame the Japanese government for any of this.
I disagree. For example, Bangkok's Coleslaw road is not for me and I got no concerns... just like having zero tattoos doesn't affect my life in any way whatsoever, ya? I mean, do all stupid white guys have tattoos? ( Actually I think they do...
@@jacobhealy8376 Oh, so terrifying they're putting down boundaries because they're fed up with being walked all over and disrespected in their own land.
@@jacobhealy8376as a tourist that is currently here, I say it is justified. I specifically choses to avoid visiting many iconic places because I know there is way to much ignorance coming over with this boom in mass tourism.
I can’t blame Japan. People tend to forget that there are different cultures with different sets of rules. That if you plan to go out of country, learn the rules over there before going. Always ruining it for everyone else because they think they could do whatever they want, wherever they are
Haven't been in Japan, but I did see similar disrespect from, mostly, white tourists in some religious tourist destinations in my hometown. I know that they don't have the understanding and faith for the religion since they're not a majorly known religion like Christian or Muslim, and that in their mind, those belief are foreign and silly. But, like, seriously. If you're a guest in someone else's place, please respect their rules no matter how silly you think the rules are!
@@mctheobeymebunny190 Postmodernist upbringing. There is no objective morality. Everything is subjective, and so therefore they are allowed to do whatever they want because telling them "no" is a form of oppression.
And that’s the thing. Normal tourists hate these types of people. They hate seeing disrespectful jerks harass locals and then screaming, “I’m an American”, when the locals fight back.
As Norwegian I saw this with my own two eyes while visiting Japan for the very 1st time back in 2019. My bf and I had went to this sky restaurant in Tokyo, and these two white all American men were harassing the waitresses. Super uncomfortable to witness and cringe. Loud too!
@@kilipaki87oritahitior like that black guy or that other black guy, or that other black guy... oh, sorry, I forgot to say American... don't want to sound racist 😂😂
@@YOYO-dv8gvi hate people who generalize things about Americans. The majority of us actually are not rude. I could say a bunch of crap about another group of people from a particular country in Asia but I won't even go there.
Yes, but it's hard to go after singular offenders that don't have a permanent residence in the area. No police force is that equipped and staffed. So I understand that they'd rather ban people's ability to offend in the first place.
When enough of them are being problematic, Japan probably decided that the net negatives outweight any positives they bring, so I agree with their decision to ban tourists,
@@RobertJ-vo4bkin theory when all tourists are banned its still the better solution because the tradition, people and culture is much more important then tourists destroying it
I'm content with watching content from Japanese youtubers for now, like their excellent driving and walking videos, all from the comfort of my home, in glorious 4K😃.
Afternoon from the U.K, I'm so glad to hear that news is absolutely makes me mad, it's sad as well because the Tourists who really enjoy your country!!!!. Why don't they read the Rules before going, sadly they think its OK because they spending money. ❤
I agree, because if you had someone disrespecting your house or community you’d be pissed too. It’s fine to be curious about a place and people, but it’s a completely separate issue to be a disrespectful douche to everyone. So you cant act surprised when they get upset when you act out of pocket.
@@salemsmith2878 and? it would teach people to stop being entitled and actually give people respect. i think hawaii would be very grateful to have this ban.
There's a saying "When in Rome do as the romans do". I don't blame why the Japan decide to put this rule. Tourist saying how are they suppose to know the rules is a big excuse for them not doing their research of Japanese culture, they have access to wide range of information on internet to know the rules and culture of Japan. It's not they don't know the rules, it's about their attitude and being respectful/polite to the Japanese people. They act like they can do it on their on country being disrespectful and no one complains but do it on Japan and suddenly the Ban rule is made.
Speaking of Rome, there was a tourist a while ago who scratched his and his girlfriend’s name into the coliseum. Tourists really don’t know how to respect culture >:(
@@diseasedwombat5611 Meh. Since the fall of Rome, the Colluseum has been defiled beyond measure. Mostly by Romans themselves (as in citizens of the city of Rome, not the ancient Romans) Throughout medieval times, the ancient monument was stripped for its stone and other parts for building supplies. Scratching your names in ancient stone of a titanic structure isn't really disrespectful. What would be disrespectful is doing this in an equally ancient structure in Rome, the Pantheon. The Pantheon was a sacred temple to the Romans and to this day it is a holy place for Catholics. Writting your names in the stones would be very disrespectful. Or for example, refusing to follow the rules of the Vatican, anyone who has gone to the Vatican's Basilica knows they have some attire guidelines. Even if I find them silly, it is a holy place to them, and I am but a tourist, so I follow them. Going back to Japan, I don't care if a couple of tourists carve their insignias in a old castle, but doing this in a temple/shrine would be very disrespectful.
As an Italian I tell you that it is true that in the Middle Ages these monuments were abandoned to themselves and were not protected. But since the first decades of the 14th century, not a single Italian would dare to think of removing a single stone from the remains of ancient Rome, or defacing them in any way. The trend of engraving one's name and that of one's girlfriend on blocks of travertine that are more than 2,000 years old, or of attaching chewing gum to them, can be attributed almost entirely (almost because the mother of idiots is always pregnant even in Italy) to the ignorance of tourists, mostly Anglo-Saxon, who have not yet understood that the good taste of Italians begins with the respect they have for their history and their culture. We would do well to take example from the Japanese.
If ur gonna visit a place, someone’s home, a national park, a restaurant, a new country, it’s pretty obvious, your only gonna b allowed back if you act responsibly and respectfully, if I touch and take pictures of my waitress without her permission, staff gonna throw me out, b smart people, it’s basic human interaction here. Just don’t b stupid
Which is hard to follow for some people w no brain and intellectual capacity 🥲 Like how they popularize the motto "customer is always right", they will forever ride the PPP when it comes to tourism worldwide. Speaking of which, we need a new name for them, since the local embodiment is called Karen,what would be the right name for this tourist version? 🤭
My teacher, a grown man on a trip to Japan, grabbed Geishas during our trip. There's a lot of creeps out there, I don't blame the government for this move.
Just because someone is "grown up" does not mean that they've learned for their past mistakes sadly. Also, to what type of school do some of y'all go to?!?!! I can only dream of being able to leave Europe (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
If I remember correctly, when Japan started opening up again after Covid for international tourists, international visitors had to be accompanied by local, certified tour guide, and this was mandatory. I wonder if that worked in protecting Japanese culture, and if yes, maybe Kyoto government can have this regulation up again for Gion.
I think that was specifically done primarily due to Covid lockdowns and this was part of them transitioning toward reopening to foreigners. As to protecting the culture, I'm not entirely sure if that was even in mind, but more of just a safety thing. But I can see that happening for this reason for those areas
I wonder if they could turn the ban into a restriction with something like this. Tourists could enter these areas, but must be accompanied by a local guide. That way, you limit the number of jackasses that harass the locals and the respectful tourists would probably see something like this as an advantage compared to if they were alone.
I hate to hear this because well I always wanted to go to Kyoto, but I completely understand as a Westerner, I can't stand my culture or my people either. The fact that Johnny Somali is allowed to walk freely is ridiculous.
American culture is better than Japanese culture. As a tourist or outsider it looks great maybe but the xenophobia and racism won’t be tolerated in America. Their work culture and lack of labor laws is also pretty disgusting.
as a japanese person, I think people should just be mindful because I know a lot of people ARE respectful but if you keep harassing or yelling at locals don’t come to our country
Unfortunately that works both ways. I educated myself very carefully on Japanese customs,culture and etiquette before traveling there last year. I was trying to be extremely polite and respectful and as invisible as possible but despite that I encountered few Japanese people that literally stopped me on the street shouting very rude things at me,cursing at me and calling me extremely bad names. I know that majority of Japanese people are not like that but it happens. Just like majority of tourists are not like that but there are also bad and rude people amongst them.
@@aggieeol1352 that’s unfortunate, and understandable, not all of everyone is that way; and in the end, we’ll always encounter people who will leave a bad taste in our mouth, but it also works in both ways then again, news of foreigners circulates fast in japan and could create poor images of foreigners in general, hopefully next time; people won’t be so rude the next time you visit
@@bonge_Spob2857 I hope you have a wonderful stay, and don’t forget to stick closer to the main streets at night, it can be very dangerous or scary; especially with all the drunk business men
@@Some_guy_passing_by "come up" 😂 sorry but yeah. These people's instincts are wvwn worse than animals tbh. Like "I can do it so I just do it" or like "do it first apologies later", "what are they gonna do to me, I don't understand their local language anyways".
It's understandable why the government of Kyoto would do this. It's just sad that they banned tourists in these certain spots of Kyoto before even getting to visit there.
i can’t blame them for this, and ngl i’m so upset that people have ruined this!! i would’ve loved to visit some tea houses, tea has been my hobby for a while now :(
I want to travel to japan to learn about their culture and physically learn and do some too, But yea every tourist will be known as “The american disrespectful swines that never behave and ruins everything” Its sad
100% agree. They're just trying to protect their culture and citizens. They welcome people into their country and wat do they get in return? Nothing but disrespect 😞
@@possessedchair8144 that was my first thought as well, until I remembered that the damages tourists do could be permanent. It could be unfixable, for example making the people living in Kyoto way more racist than they already are. It's better for the government to close some places than the people hating on those that actually respect the place.
Sadly, I agree with this band. Even though I wish to visit Japan one day, they have to preserve their culture. They have to make sure that people feel safe and welcome in their own country. My fellow Americans have gotten extremely disrespectful as the years have gone on with their America first ideals and it is totally inappropriate and disrespectful to all other cultures In America and then we decide we want to bring that outside of it. This is definitely going to ruin the Cherry blossom festival in the future though for future non-disrespectful tourists
Japanese are a very patient people. The fact that they reach this point, tells us alot . Specially this fact that there must be way more than 1% of tourists behaving bad .
No hell nah. It’s because y’all read and visit places that absolutely glorify japan and paint them as gods of good behaviour and the pinnacle of discipline. Go visit matcha samurai…, he’s a Japanese and he actually tells you how they really are. Stop glorifying a specific group of people. For a matter of fact, japanese people aren’t at all patient
Well, there goes one of the items from my bucket list...but on the other hand, good on you, Japan. You tried to warn em nicely. They didn't listen. They decided to f*** around, now they find out.
Justified. First of all, tourist are not ban from Japan but from certain areas of Kyoto. Second, harassment and stalking people are wrong and everyone knows that. Third of all, it's a good way for the locals to have safe areas while they still can go where the tourists are if they want to
True. I am sad that I won’t be able to see some of these areas myself one day, but the safety and comfort of the people who actually live there is more important than me being able to visit.
I don't blame Kyoto's government for banning tourists from these locations. I blame tourists for being disrespectful to Japanese customs, which in turn ruins the experience for all tourists, especially those who respect the rules and customs of Japan.
The band is justified! I don’t think anyone would want some random tourists, just coming into residential neighborhoods and disrespecting the people and the culture. It’s not okay
I may be American, but they need to know to not touch people, bro. I think nobody won’t be OK with somebody touching them like that low-key that’s kind of mad that’s gonna make me mad because that don’t understand the.
I’m from Japan 🇯🇵 and I don’t mind tourists!!! I can speak English and help them out , good way for me to practice English 👀. I have issues when they are 1) Being loud at middle of the night 2) Carving their names in temples/ shrines 3) Being disrespectful to others
The name carving is so sad to see. I hate how selfish some people are :( I'd honestly love to visit some temples and shrines in Japan. Specifically because of the way the culture interacts differently with nature than America. But honestly other tourists will probably just ruin it...
Nah its justified just be respectful why is this so hard to understand. And they will say "oh but it just a handful of people" you still represent what ever country you are from regardless if you care or not. I'm sad that this is happening.
Personally i can not stand rude and nasty people anymore after working 5 years in pizza place i became sick of people in general so i completely support this i think many countries should follow suit
Same. Been working in retail for nearly a decade and the destruction and lack of respect for others property is ... draining. To be clear, one of my jobs is to make sure the store gets recovered and looks presentable and shoppable. Basically make sure the aisles are neat and nothing is on the floor. I have no problem doing this. However, the things I have seen customers do due to disrespect is infuriating: opening up packages and not putting the items back inside making the item look used so other customers demand a discount, throwing rugs on the floor, walking on them and then walking away without putting it back on the shelf, stashing items to come back for later to buy, taking a literal shit on the floor, accidentally breaking glass or ceramic items and just walking away without telling anyone, leaving their trash in a carriage or on a shelf when we have trash cans available for use... I understand Japans decision.
I've worked in retail for 20 years and have seen such behaviours from people who treat the place like a tip, dumping stuff on isles, eating food without paying, being rude to staff, supervisors and management. We've had to close the toilets many times because of the mess some make. We also used to have a changing room if you wanted to buy clothes or shoes, but that was removed years ago do to the undesirable behaviour of a few youths. Don't even get me started on the loitering, littering and drug taking in the supermarket car park...
This kind of disrespecting in my time (the 70's to the early 90's) rarely happened until westerners started to flocked in and thought that east Asia is their playing ground. My 14 yrs in Japan was truly a peaceful and respectful era. Good to hear that the Japanese now learned not to be so polite and passive. The ban is timely.
You gonna be fine: a) it should only affect some roads in the Gion district and you can still enjoy most all of Kyoto b) there are other beautiful places in Japan besides Kyoto C) it’s a new implement and they have no idea how to enforce it. (What constitutes a tourist? A person on a tourist visa or just a person visiting from outside of Kyoto?) so if it will turn out to be troublesome to enforce it’s likely to be scrapped
Sad how a simple common sense, needed to be told, taught, and made into a sign, just because somebody value their "freedom" more than other people's comfortable life.
@@JohnPeacekeeperSo you think people deserve to be stalked, harassed, and touched without consent? easy to make anything unreasonable when you take out the context.
People saying the toursists couldn't have know is like saying a murderer couldn't have know it's illegal. It's their responisbilty to know when they get there and not knowing doesn't make it any less bad.
I’m saving up to go there someday, well I hope I can🥺. I would never do any of those terrible things, of course I plan to study before I go and I have manners and show people respect. It’s my dream to visit and learn more about japans culture.❤
The foreign media has sensationalized and misleadingly reported this case. Originally, some pathways in Gion, Kyoto were not public roads but "private roads" that were opened to the public through the "generosity" of the local people. Originally, these were roads for some stores and houses. And these prohibitions apply not only to foreigners but also to Japanese tourists. So, these streets will be returned to their original state. It is their road. The main boulevards and other streets will remain the same, and tourists who see the signs and follow the rules will have nothing to worry about.
Yeah, it's also people not understanding some of these places being banned from the public are because they are mainly working sites for Geiko's and their customers. The issue is mostly directly tied to them and the disrespect they face from all sorta of people, and the ability to protect and allow them to continue to do their work.
Yep it's already starting to effect foreigners living there I've been getting stopped by police almost daily to ask what I'm doing & I've been living here for almost 20years since highschool.
Yes thank you for being close-minded, we should ban all tourists from everywhere that would be fair, no one would be allowed to visit anyone and it would be strictly enforced that's what you want right.
Honestly justified, when I visited in May, I literally witnessed an American tourist push through the ticket counter just because he couldn’t figure out how to use it, then proceeded to yell “I fucking hate these things!” As long as you are respectful and show that you’re willing to learn or already know even just some of their culture and their language, you are loved by most Japanese people, I literally had an old man give me a whole bushel of bananas he had picked that morning because he and I had a 5 minute conversation in my broken Japanese
Honestly I think it’s fair. We in America, specifically dumb idiots treat tourists more worst than this and they don’t even deserve it. Respect is a two way street. People only complain when it effects them and they can’t get what they want.
As a westerner european I feel ashamed and disgusted by these kind of people disrespecting other countries culture like that. I do 100 percent agree with Japan's decision. They actually should mark people in their passports for bad behavior so they can get banned personally instead of ruining it for everyone else.
As an American I fully support this it is the decision of the people of Kyoto to say what is and isn't allowed in their city as well as who gets banned.
All these people acting like idiots overseas should have their passports taken away, period.
Or banned from traveling all together. You can't behave in a foreign country? Fine. Rot in your native country
@stratejic1020 acting dumb does not constitute in property damage. Are you okay?
Methinks if you made an extreme embarassement of yourself, maybe they should temporarily put your passport on hold and send you through a short etiquette course before they allow you out lest you disgrace your country again.
@TaLeng2023 who's gonna pay for that? No one. Best to deport the dude.
Not just overseas the Amish go thru hell from tourists. A lot of people just really suck.
Really annoys me how some shitheads make things worse for the rest of us, especially those that love and respect Japanese culture and want to visit Japan one day.
🙄Same here assholes like Johnny Somali shouldn't be allowed a passport.
lol xenophobia is a big part of their culture
@@smokedbeefandcheese4144as with every culture, they choose to defend it.
@@smokedbeefandcheese4144 And those rotten tourists are doing their damned best to prove that their xenophobia's justified.
And they make it worse for the foreigners that live here
I don’t blame Japan doing this. 100% agree with the ban if tourists treat other’s home as a playhouse or zoo without consequence
Kyoto went bankrupt during covid. They were desperate for the industry to pick up again. The main problem is not the tourists but the cities lack of crowd control and other implementations dealing with the large numbers of visitors. Earlier this year, there was talk about banning tourists from public transport during rush hours which is ridiculous if the city doesn’t adequate alternatives. Also , what’s a tourist? A person on a tourist visa or a person visiting from another prefecture? If this bubbles down to “no foreign tourists” the ministry of foreign affairs will get an ear full for discriminatory practices.
This is exactly how xenophobia is normalized. Become some tourist did this doesn't mean all tourists are. If they treated stalking and touching women like the crime it is the problem would be solved case by case and no need a full ban on tourists. But anything to defend a country that had to make trains for women to protect them from the men and shutter sounds for cameras.
Think alot of policing needs to be involved.
@@JesusChrist42000like other countries have no problems😂 you probably upset cause you the one who where harassing locals 🤡
@@balllee6959its not discriminatory, its putting YOUR citizens first!!!! You should learn from Japan
I agree with Japan. People need to be respectful! It’s not hard.
People need to stop treating Japan like an amusement park. Respect their rules and their culture please. I went to Japan and it was the coolest place I’ve ever gone to.
Even in amusement park what they did is still disrespectful.
This shit is sad to see and when others do it to their own country they become so mad and racist too. What a bunch of hypocrites istfg
@@ReigoVassalWhat folk we talking about here?
@@modermflamewar9247 entitled karens
@@ReigoVassalAnd dimwit kids who decide to do heinous stuff on TikTok or youtube
99% of tourists are paying for what 1% of idiots have done.
It’s true its always the loudest
1% I have to disagree more like 20 to 30%. I thank you for trying to make it sound better then it is.
Yeah, that's pretty much how the world works in general.
Where's your data lol@@valant69
@@morriganrenfield8240 well to be fair, where's his data for 1%?
I agree and I feel they should arrest these people on the spot for harassing the locals. Enough is enough
i agree with the arrest part
I also agree with the arrest on the spot because omg we do have idiots that don’t understand what they mean n even if you have a translator with you even they know and yet here we are, this is why we can’t have nice things
Maybe that's part of the problem that most of the time the law isn't applied.
Arrest and fine em I say
And don't deport them!
It should be even worst!
If Saudi Arabia could do something bad to a foreigner than anyone else can do it!
In the island nation of Japan, only Japanese people have lived for over 2000 years, and their unique culture has been preserved. That's why I think it's a little different from other countries.
thanks exactly. i'm japanese
@@photomamika2800You people are the BEST! We love you and I can't wait to visit your beautiful country with my son next year.
Culture has been preserved? I thought the Meiji government pretty much wiped out a majority of their culture when they killed of the samurais and their traditions and turned their villages and cities into capitalism and imperialist ones
@@damonclark5742
Hello, I am Japanese too, please enjoy Japan, warmly welcome you!
@@torasandaisuki809 ありがとう
This is why we can’t have nice things
Best way to explain this bs, I've always wanted to go to Japan and now I cant because some idiots who don't respect the culture think they're better then everyone else decide to do dumb things
Welp
@LCARSDATANODEhe ain't even did nothing he's just commenting
@@hola-nh7ft exactly wtf did I do? 💀
Exactly, there's always some fool who ruin it for everyone else.
@LCARSDATANODE you seem like the type to use twitter, alot
Agreed. I always wanted to visit Japan, but oh boy do the tourists make us look bad, especially those of us who want to go to experience the culture. Many influencers are now ruining it for everyone and I hope they all get punished for the crap they pull.
Like that dumbass who posted pictures of himself posing with bodies Aokigahara. I was furious about that.
I’m in the same boat, have always wanted to visit, and would treat my stay there as a humble house guest who’d follow house rules and customs. But the disrespect shown by tourists treating Japan like some kind of theme park is unacceptable, and I’d rather not be lumped in with them if I ended up going there
Not all influencers are there to cause harm either.
I hate those types of people that ruin everything for everyone else
Based and facts especially for those who are interested and learning the culture and language of the Japanese people
“Teacher, you forgot to give us homework.”
@@xavierhouston4650everyone proceeds to say fuck off
@@xavierhouston4650 That was my villain arc bro, i was a pure boy but i have turned into a school bully because of some stupid nerds. 😭😭😭😭
Americans = those types of people
Thailand should join the list also. Tourists have disrespected Thailand as well. Sleeping and sunbathing in front of temples.
Nah bro i beg😭🙏 I'm going there in just over month
Those american are spoiled like a white kid from the school
As someone who wants to visit Japan, this does make me sad. But the blame falls squarely on the unruly tourists who have to ruin it for everyone else. I can only hope that tourists will be able to behave once again, and that these bans are eventually lifted.
I want to go too. Hopefully these rude individuals do not ruin it completely for us and others. I doubt Japan will ban tourism entirely (they depend on it a good deal), but if this keeps up it may result in them putting a bunch of strict bans on things...
@@Thesakuraharona Worse case scenario, they end up back in the Tokugawa era and start isolating foreigners to Nagasaki.
The golden rule applies to all, no matter where you're from, what religion u are in, etc.
Treat people the way you want to be treated.
So treat people with respect, and the same will be given unto you.
@@BlackPhoenix313exactly the Golden rule must be honored always while visiting other countries, also blame all those damn pranksters you are a piece of s*** who made all these bans necessary
Before you go to visit a country do your research that way you are not a poor representation to where you from.
It's not like tourism is really being banned, just more restrictions being added.
Banned from certain locations within a city is not even remotely close to banned from the country entirely
When I was stationed at Yokosuka, the local city government had to put a sign up at the entrance to a city Cemetery warning that no American was allowed inside. This was done because people had gone in just to take pictures of their monuments and were walking all over the graves with no respect for the dead.
While walking all over the graves was wrong, I feel like the Americans wanting to take pictures of the monuments was, in its own way, a sign of respect. Maybe it's just the way I'm thinking about it, but to me, them taking pictures of the monuments shows that they admired them and wished to immortalize the scene forever on camera. However, as I said, walking on the graves was wrong, and (as an American) I feel like that comes from most Americans either not being situationally aware or not being culturally aware, and sometimes both. Also, it's quite common in some areas of the United States for people to go for walks or go running on the paths in cemeteries, so some Americans are pretty desensitized to being in one and might not immediately remember (or even know to begin with) that cemeteries are more sacred in other places than they usually are in the USA. It's not an excuse for the behavior, though. If someone plans on visiting another country, it's that person's responsibility to learn the customs before going, or at least make an effort to read/translate the signs, so they know if they are breaking some rule or not
I remember, I was stationed there too. I hate having a curfew cause some shitheads can't act right.
@@IaMmE531You might wanna learn how to structure that better. You watered down the point of stepping on graves to nothing but an insignificance.
You could’ve addressed the issue without coddling grown ass Americans.
Reminds me of why we have an Honor Guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington. People were not only treating the cemetery for our war dead like it was freaking park, these mouth breathers were also using the actually Tomb like it was damn picnic table.
It wasn't until veterans of WW1 started posting themselves there to stop these pretentious dunderheads from setting up lunch on the Tomb and inform them this was a grave.
And we still have dullards who think rules don't apply to them because they think they're special.
@TheMonk3613 one night a bunch of young sailors were hanging out around the Hotel New Yokosuka and around the street there with the 7/11 store. A group of MPs had followed them off the base and were standing on the opposite side of the street around Doubuita, just glaring them down and watching their every move. I was just walking along and stopped to observe the weird stare down. It's no wonder the young sailors get so depressed and wind up drinking. There's nothing worse than the feeling of being watched, worse yet, being followed.
I don’t blame the Japanese government for banning tourists. It needs to protect its people if it’s had a bad experience with disrespectful tourists. Nobody should be harassed and cultures need to be respected.
True
Still it's also racist
Imagine if our government actually treated its White citizens as good as it does minorities
@@Post_the_most🙄
But if the UK or any other mostly white country protects its culture, it's racist though. What a world we live in.
Don't be disrespectful. No matter what you go, don't be disrespectful.
If people cant be respectful, ban them...or throw the law at them
But how are we gonna prove who is and not? You want Japan to close their borders again?
@@Lmb_kunit's not bad as it sound trust me
Whe know is because of that shit head "influencer", he did get jailed..... But.... Clearly it doesn't work with him...
@@Lmb_kun its pretty easy to tell whos being respectful. Witnesses, cameras, etc
@@draconianmethods704 yet they don't use said cameras (to my knowledge). As for the witnesses, they most likely have already left since japanese people avoid trouble.
I think they should start arresting tourists for such behavior as well.
talking about arrest there was a streamer who got threated by the yakuza but the funniest part was that literally the yakuza take out the guy of a train and bring them themselves to the police, like how the fuck you annoy a mafia gang to pull you from the ear to a police station lmao
@@NeopiaCentral Probably American ya'll are major disrespectful abroad I know I see how ya in my country.
They only do this in places with poor international relations with the US and the western European countries.
Keep that up and it'll discourage future tourists from visiting the country. Which is bad - tourism is usually great for the local economy. All those big-spenders visit, and leave their money behind.
@@vylbird8014Who gives a shit, your own people are what matters the most.
As the saying goes, one bad apple spoils the bunch. The bad apples are ruining things for everyone else, and that sucks.
I think Japan should arrest foreigners who break the law, rather than taking it out on visitors who respect the law
Idk if arrests but maybe detain and definitely give out heavy fines for breaking rules
@@japanonytis the law passed already or confirmed because I’m planning to visit Japan during April
@@japanonytyeah but I fear Japan might start falling back into being very xenophobic and use the chance of this one bad apple to make another excuse to close the country again like with Covid
The issue is that this specific problem is more than just about disrespect in general, it's mainly about Kyoto's Geiko/Geisha workers and scenes which have faced problems from both international tourists and locals for years; the issues of harassment, touching, and overall disrespect being the root cause. Majority of the streets being closed are because they are private property owned for these jobs, and similarly the tea houses/restaurants are being off limits due to being sites to the paying customers for the Geisha's. The main issue is that these are women at work doing a specific job and the law is meant to directly protect them/their service not just collectively punish foreigners compared to how it sounds. I agree it sucks that it had to come to this, but overall is done with a specific purpose that is more than just 'punish tourists'
The thing I believe is that those areas doesn't have alot of police around from what I observe when I was in Kyoto days back.
The internet agrees. Japan has every right to not allow them there.
Hate how all tourists are now accountable for the awful shit the bad ones do
All that changed is we won't be able to go to a few locations. That's. Not a big deal.
Because trying to "weed out the bad ones" doesn't work. Weeping "not all tourists :(" does nothing to actually fix the problem. They did what they could, and yet people are still entitled and disrespectful. You walk a mile in a Geisha's shoes and see how you like it
The rotten apple spoils the bunch.
If you were happily subscribed to a gift box service, but then you opened one and got a 💩. Would you continue with the service hoping it won't happen again? Maybe sub to another one?
No, of course not, you'll probably stop it altogether. Although you'll acknowledge that most of the time, it is a nice experience and it can definitely be consistently nice for others, but you're good thanks.
Same thing here.
That's exactly why there are prejudices. That is exactly how they are created.
Blame the Muricans.
Just came back from Japan. I was horrified by some tourists behaviour.
Things I saw:
People pushing to the front of lines
Littering
Extremely loud conversations
Obnoxiously overpowering perfume
Not bothering to learn or use any Japanese (seriously my six year old learnt, you can too)
Dumping the seven billion bags you brought in the middle of train stations and platforms making it hard for anyone to pass (very specifically a Nagano problem)
@@chetmanley1885 Good lord. (But for the language it's easier for a child to learn new languages than it is for adults to learn new languages)
I studied the culture for 6 months and educated my family before our trip. I gently reminded them when they were being rude and we always bowed and learned simple phrases like "Sumimasen" which means excuse me or sorry. We had a wonderful time and everyone was so nice and polite. My daughter called it Other Canada.
Unfortunately the problem isn't exclusive to Japan
@user-km3yu9dx9c good point, youre a lot more receptive to language at a younger age, which is why more elementary and primary schools should have more foreign language classes
I totally understand, they need to do what's necessary to protect their culture, a few people have to ruin it for the many that are there to learn and explore their beautiful country.
It made me smile when that one streamer who harrassed and disrespected everyone he came across and acted out Japanese stereotypes to locals right in their face got arrested. Good on them
Beautiful. Why do some of these people think that there won't be any consequences for their actions anyway? Are the Japanese just way too passive?
Completely understand. It is sad that disrespectful tourists are giving the rest a bad name
As an American, I can't believe they didn't ban tourists sooner. My neighbor can't even be respectful at home, of course they won't be respectful abroad.
Yes but I guess you can be respectful. Guess what, they’ll ban you too.
Real talk though. As an American I will break rules but not in Japan. The Japanese follow rules and you will get looked at for breaking them. Sometimes the older people can also not be so nice if you unintentionally break them too. So idk how any can go YOlO around Japan like you would in America.
not like I can afford visiting Japan but if I did I would highly be upset if I can't visit certain places. that's segregation and isn't fair. why not just enforce high tickets with police and a crime stopper type thing with locals who can call and report it. but it's not where I live so I can't really get upset but I do one day want to go and will be sad if I'm not allowed to visit certain places.
@@3rdeyejukez493its not segregation its preservation of a culture. Do you know what you call that mentality? Selfishness. We dont want that here in Japan.
it's mostly Chinese tourists
People who actually have the financial freedom to be able to travel and be tourists at all are already MASSIVELY more privileged and have easier lives than the majority of humanity who cannot do these things. The onus is on you as a guest, anywhere in the world, to respect the culture, traditions, and society of the place in which you are a tourist. If they repeatedly prove they are unwilling to do that, the authorities have every right to and SHOULD ban them.
Holding individuals properly accountable for their actions would be a solid start
Your comment is underrated.
I approve you 100%.
It should have been handled that way.
And thanks some utter morons. This has had to happen.
How quickly people forget, its fellow humanbeing your fucking with not a toy.
If they made sure Itachi would deal with the situation there wouldn't even be people near Kyoto.
Exactly. Why don't they fine / punish them?? Revoke their passports if multiple offences??
Refuse them entry into the country??
Only allow guided tours in those areas. If people really want to see it they will pay. It will create more jobs.
No instead it's easier to punish everyone else.
As the people in those areas who rely on the money tourists bring in are the ones who are going to suffer.
yes didnt someone get canned in another county for acting up. 🤷
Keep your precious culture safe.
Japanese culture will not be unsafe or ever be in danger.. not sure what you mean exactly
As an American that has traveled some and enjoyed other cultures I completely agree with this. This is a reaction to horrible behavior, it's not hating on tourists, it's protecting their people and that's important.
Wish we would do that for national parks. Seeing the massive amount of tourists getting messed up by bison, bears and moose is ridiculous
I agree with the ban too. Its just a shame it came to that. The numerous amount of "influencers" I saw being straight up disrespectful in Japan really upset me. Especially if they were from America. Us Americans already get flak for some of our arrogance. Then these dorks go and further portray that stereotype. Truly infuriating to me.
The ones causing trouble are young americans trying to be influencers instead of getting a real job
Yeah but at least you got to travel. It’s unfair for people who can’t even experience it because of idiots
I wish the ban wasn’t there but I have to agree with the points made. Personally I’d just fine them for damages and other charges while enforcing the heck out of the punishments. But this is also a valid way to go about things.
People like this are the reason, we can't have nice things anymore. I 100% agree with this.
No, if your low class, you do dumb things.
@@Ammo150 So what. If you’re high-class you can still do dumb things. The only difference is that you have the option to try and possibly pay for the damage from recklessness.
@@Rebel_riot151 low class means low on either side, I didn't say anything about money. high class even if you have money or not, you have manners. think.
@@Ammo150That's just a stupid argument. There are a lot of high class people who are arrogant, ignorant and completely spoiled
@@maxmanchikread what I wrote monkey. Thx
I'm with Japan on this, people were being disrespectful and now there are consequences.
No, by banning general tourist, they are being racists and xenophobic as it is widely known. If they were truly sensible people, they would just start a more strict enforcement of laws and regulations on tourists to discourage just the bad actors.
The wrong kind of consequences.
Bad for their economy then china can take over japan
Maybe the police should do its job.
The police has to enforce the law. Not have the majority that does follow the rules pay for those that don't. This self righteousness infringes upon the liberties of visitors and directly affects the livelihood of the people that will now have less business. Very bad call.
Finally the government is doing something. Close the borders. I’m from the States, would love to visit Japan, but if they closed. I would truly understand, they need to do what’s right for themselves. 👍🏽👏🏽
The answer is simple,
DON'T DISRESPECT THE CULTURE
100% agree!! My dream is to go to Japan and I been studying some of the culture to be mindful, respectful and mostly stay out of the way of the locals. 😅 I went once to Mexico, Acapulco to be specific and some “people” were treating the staff and the place very badly.. some people should just stay at home.
Unfortunately people, in general, are idiots. Additionally, the amount of entitled people with main character syndrome feel like rules do not apply to them... I'm honestly surprised that more places don't ban Americans altogether
@@JG-si9qtthat is my dream also, I was thinking about refreshing and relearning the language.
So basic. Makes you wonder why people are criticizing their policies?
What about respecting European and American culture? And why are westerners so interested in Japan? Is it because they have a homogeneous population with low crime rate and a focus on advanced technology like Europe and America used to have.
If they wanna ban tourists altogether. They have every right in doing so. Tourists/guests should research before travelling anywhere, what not to do in those places
Let's be fair i disagree with all of them should do research....
But when the signs go up its an issue and (unless your blind) should understand
But I say arrest them in jail for a day the bad ones for months
I hope not, but I won't be surprised if they do
Because I still want to visit my dream country in the entire world
@@skybussey6147 people who need signs to tell them not to harass people shouldn't be welcome anyway. Fuck them. Rude ass bastards no matter where you are.
They should have tests before you go to japan
That's how we feel in the States, If we want to ban all immigration we have the full and unfettered right to do so.
Floridian and agree 👍 tourists that ruin trust in all visitors. Here we have manatees, turtle's nests protection and disrespectful tourists have endangered them.
Not trynna hear it from a Floridian. Actually a hellish wasteland
Don't get me started about the idiots who, in their addled minds, think that feeding gators is a good idea.
Yeah Florida doesn't need help to look more ridiculous, they got plenty of locals doing that themselves. No offense to you.
@@plabcentral630No that's California and Washington lmao.
Florida is a utopia in comparison
@@plabcentral630I think you people take the Florida man meme seriously and need to return to the real world
I used to live and work in a traditional art field in Kyoto and there did not seem to be such problems back in the 1990s-2000s. It is sad that social media has caused these problems.
I don’t blame Japan doing this, one streamer decided to disrespect the locals there, and went onto private property. Man got arrested and is pending on deportation to America. This is 100% justified
Catch up bro, that dude was deported ages ago and was last seen in Thailand trying the same crap, at least the Thai's beat the crap out of him. Japan really dropped the ball on not jailing that loser when they had him.
where can i read and find out more about this lol@@TheBattousai2004
@@TheBattousai2004 They were about to but bro ended up lying a lot during his hearing which ended up letting him avoid the jail time but the idiot ended up admitting to it later on video that he lied in court so Japan might want to bring him back and punish him this time 😂
Logan Paul is example of stupidity
You talking about Robcdee?
We have dumb tourists too, if they don't follow the law, they have to pay a fine or they are arrested, depends how dumb stuff they done, or they get beaten by locals😂.
I think the problem is that some people take Japanese culture as some kind of theatre, because it's so different, they don't understand it's actually real, and not just made for entertainment of tourists.
Well said.
the problem is fines and getting beat up didnt do shit to stop johnny somali. they need REAL prison time
"people take japanese culture as some kind of theatre" yes
Well that depends. Is it on the western side of the world? If so, what are the tourist's ethnicities? If they identify as minority or anything other than "cis", then they're well protected by law to do whatever the hell they'll want... Or simply get a slap on the wrist🤷
It’s mostly just Japan not knowing how to handle foreigners the way every other nation does.
My first trip out of the US (besides Canada) was Japan right after 9/11 for a new job I had.
I was with three other Americans and they were absolutely obnoxious everywhere they went. After the first few data I avoided doing anything with them and explored the city on my own for the remainder of my stay. I am all for maintaining the sanctity of your traditional culture and traditional spaces.
The owners of our hotel put on a tea ceremony for us one night in their restaurant. Our organization had stayed at their hotel for a few years, so there was a relationship there. I thought it was interesting that I was the only one of the four of us who "got it" when after the demonstration they had each of us try it.
The other three were 100% oblivious to the point and sat there flailing around like the Swedish Chef. While I mimicked the very deliberate, ritualized movements and attention to detail that is the point of the tea ceremony. I loved Japan!
Thank you for showing them not all us Americans are idiots
@@garaltxabushi8214I mean no shit
Instead of stopping tourist they should ban the perpetrators from ever entering Japan!
Did Joe Biden write this for you?
I thought you were going to say , stop selling the virginity of the women they call geisha . Which is just a escort for rich businesses men in China. They behave like models and are very talented, but their training is because their pimp makes money off their performance and happy ending skills.
I am not Japanese but I respect the decision of locals. when you visiting any country, you should respect the local laws. if they feel that tourists are being too disrespectful, then it's their right to ban them from certain areas.
You should also just respect humans in general??? If these people weren’t entitled idiots, this wouldn’t be an issue. It’s not just about disrespecting locals or disrespecting other countries. The people who do this shit are terrible in general. That’s the problem
Yes, but.....all tourists? :(
@@StonerSquirrelI don’t think all tourists, just certain areas they’re banned from because tourism plays an important rule in the economy so probably some areas banned for tourists
Listen, as someone planning a trip to Japan in the future, they need to solve this. They should start banning people with no manners at all.
☝️
I really wanna experience their culture too. I'm not from Japan, but I've been learning about their mannerisms for years since I was a teen! God, stupid people ruin things for EVERYONE
Before this, there was actually a ban penalty for impolite tourists, but Kyoto suffers from massive overtourism and it's impossible to enforce it, which is why they just banned everyone
Agree! 👍
facts they should ban americans and aussies
I mean, if you're not following the laws in a country, you deserve to be punished. Same as in these toursits' home countries. Before going somewhere, look up the laws in the area so you dont do this. But stalking, harassment, and being disrespectful to the local cultures are a huge no-no in any country.
These tourists need to stop touching people it’s not ok to touch people in Japan
Not ok to touch people anywhere. (Both in the world and on thier body)
I agree with the Japanese government. I just don’t understand why the tourists can’t be respectful. It is frustrating.
Let's not be naive. Some countries and cultures have very little respect of other human beings or the female gender.
Groids gonna groids, just yesterday a bunch of indians started a street fight, like 6 of them, plus the N that harrassed japanese people for fun
Most Westerners don't have respect
@@muffin8435 I am from the west and i’d say I have a lot of respect. I’d never touch someone without permission. let alone attack, harass, stalk, or do anything of that sort. I’ve been properly raised on manners.
I believe in treat everyone how you want to be treated both emotionally and physically.
and I understand where you come from on your perspective, but please re-word your sentence to Most westerners. Because I won’t defend those who partake in these horrible acts and are from the west, They do exist and I don’t deny the existence of them.
@@muffin8435ah yes, ameriphobia, de sure love getting discriminated because of Logan paul.
Justified, but FUCKS things up for those of us respectful enough ...
This is why we need less of these idiots in the world
I read in another thread from a Japanese resident that this is not really a tourist ban but a specific reinforcement of rules for tourists and non tourists alike. The point is to keep people out of private alleyways owned by locals and keep people from harassing the geishas, as even Japanese people have been causing trouble in that district as well.
Bad ones ruin things for the good. It's probably only a small percentage of the shitheads doing these things, but all will suffer as a result. It is messed up, but that's how the world works. Boundaries are everywhere for good reasons.
Personally I don't blame the Japanese government for any of this.
I disagree. For example, Bangkok's Coleslaw road is not for me and I got no concerns... just like having zero tattoos doesn't affect my life in any way whatsoever, ya? I mean, do all stupid white guys have tattoos? ( Actually I think they do...
Ban is perfectly justified. I'm glad they won't sell their soul or pride just to make a quick buck from tourism.
If they're that rude, it would be a turn off to even people who would want that quick buck.
it really isnt its a terrifying move japan is slipping back
@@jacobhealy8376 Oh, so terrifying they're putting down boundaries because they're fed up with being walked all over and disrespected in their own land.
@@SCP01986 scp ya ill take you seriously
@@jacobhealy8376as a tourist that is currently here, I say it is justified. I specifically choses to avoid visiting many iconic places because I know there is way to much ignorance coming over with this boom in mass tourism.
I can’t blame Japan. People tend to forget that there are different cultures with different sets of rules. That if you plan to go out of country, learn the rules over there before going. Always ruining it for everyone else because they think they could do whatever they want, wherever they are
“Who’s gonna stop us?”
A competent government, apparently
wish I had one of those
@@Clepto_and_CoFr
My country hasn’t heard of those before 🙃
Execpt those decision might be illegal to if target only foreign passport and not Japanese national, this is by their own law and treaties...
@@timetravellergec2043 Better than having "illegals" do whatever they want to other countries.
Was just in Tokyo and I can tell you lots of Europeans were mad loud and disrespectful in the shrines and temples. Shit was sad to see
That is insane.
As a European wtf is wrong with people I'd be whispering and saying sorry for even looking at someone lol
Haven't been in Japan, but I did see similar disrespect from, mostly, white tourists in some religious tourist destinations in my hometown.
I know that they don't have the understanding and faith for the religion since they're not a majorly known religion like Christian or Muslim, and that in their mind, those belief are foreign and silly.
But, like, seriously. If you're a guest in someone else's place, please respect their rules no matter how silly you think the rules are!
@@mctheobeymebunny190 Postmodernist upbringing. There is no objective morality. Everything is subjective, and so therefore they are allowed to do whatever they want because telling them "no" is a form of oppression.
Yeah, but Chinese and Arab tourists are way worse. Some of them literally defecate on the road.
“Who’s gonna stop me?”
The Japanese police officer right behind them:
No, that’s exactly why they are banning those areas. There aren’t enough police or they aren’t doing well with their jobs.
@@Duwung And the joke has flown way over your head.
@@kyototomokui6676 although I have no proof, I do get the joke. I'm just pointing something out
@@Duwung Fair.
They turn around and see no one as the japanese cop is below their shoulder level
It is justified. We must respect people.
And that’s the thing. Normal tourists hate these types of people. They hate seeing disrespectful jerks harass locals and then screaming, “I’m an American”, when the locals fight back.
As Norwegian I saw this with my own two eyes while visiting Japan for the very 1st time back in 2019. My bf and I had went to this sky restaurant in Tokyo, and these two white all American men were harassing the waitresses. Super uncomfortable to witness and cringe. Loud too!
It always seems to be the Americans 😅
@@kilipaki87oritahitior like that black guy or that other black guy, or that other black guy... oh, sorry, I forgot to say American... don't want to sound racist 😂😂
@@YOYO-dv8gvi hate people who generalize things about Americans. The majority of us actually are not rude. I could say a bunch of crap about another group of people from a particular country in Asia but I won't even go there.
It wasn't Americans.... It was the European and Chinese.
In general, it's much better to ban actual offenders than entire groups of people.
Yes, but it's hard to go after singular offenders that don't have a permanent residence in the area. No police force is that equipped and staffed. So I understand that they'd rather ban people's ability to offend in the first place.
When enough of them are being problematic, Japan probably decided that the net negatives outweight any positives they bring, so I agree with their decision to ban tourists,
In a dream world
In reality they always a way to hide and cause more trouble as you got bothered by them
It’s called racism
Japan knows what theyre doing
I like Japan and its culture. If this means I can’t visit but their traditions are respected, I stand with them.
Who the hell ever said you can't visit? Did you even watch the vid?
@@RobertJ-vo4bkin theory when all tourists are banned its still the better solution because the tradition, people and culture is much more important then tourists destroying it
I'm content with watching content from Japanese youtubers for now, like their excellent driving and walking videos, all from the comfort of my home, in glorious 4K😃.
Afternoon from the U.K, I'm so glad to hear that news is absolutely makes me mad, it's sad as well because the Tourists who really enjoy your country!!!!. Why don't they read the Rules before going, sadly they think its OK because they spending money. ❤
Ban is definitely justified. People need to learn respect.
so the 99% should suffer for what some jizz rags did? think before you post
I agree, because if you had someone disrespecting your house or community you’d be pissed too. It’s fine to be curious about a place and people, but it’s a completely separate issue to be a disrespectful douche to everyone. So you cant act surprised when they get upset when you act out of pocket.
Would this ban be okay if any place in America or Europe enacted the same law? People would flip out!
Solution: if a tourists are being disrepectful revoke their visas, deport them, and ban them from returning
@@salemsmith2878 and? it would teach people to stop being entitled and actually give people respect. i think hawaii would be very grateful to have this ban.
Good for them, I love seeing anyone stand up for their culture and homeland
No one seems to do the same in America. I wonder why?
@@Mike-xo8onBecause of jews
Fascist
@@plankalkulcompiler9468 You're joking right? When protecting your culture became fascism?
@@Mike-xo8onAmerica has a culture and tradition?
There's a saying "When in Rome do as the romans do".
I don't blame why the Japan decide to put this rule. Tourist saying how are they suppose to know the rules is a big excuse for them not doing their research of Japanese culture, they have access to wide range of information on internet to know the rules and culture of Japan.
It's not they don't know the rules, it's about their attitude and being respectful/polite to the Japanese people. They act like they can do it on their on country being disrespectful and no one complains but do it on Japan and suddenly the Ban rule is made.
Speaking of Rome, there was a tourist a while ago who scratched his and his girlfriend’s name into the coliseum. Tourists really don’t know how to respect culture >:(
@@diseasedwombat5611 Meh.
Since the fall of Rome, the Colluseum has been defiled beyond measure. Mostly by Romans themselves (as in citizens of the city of Rome, not the ancient Romans)
Throughout medieval times, the ancient monument was stripped for its stone and other parts for building supplies.
Scratching your names in ancient stone of a titanic structure isn't really disrespectful.
What would be disrespectful is doing this in an equally ancient structure in Rome, the Pantheon.
The Pantheon was a sacred temple to the Romans and to this day it is a holy place for Catholics. Writting your names in the stones would be very disrespectful.
Or for example, refusing to follow the rules of the Vatican, anyone who has gone to the Vatican's Basilica knows they have some attire guidelines. Even if I find them silly, it is a holy place to them, and I am but a tourist, so I follow them.
Going back to Japan, I don't care if a couple of tourists carve their insignias in a old castle, but doing this in a temple/shrine would be very disrespectful.
As an Italian I tell you that it is true that in the Middle Ages these monuments were abandoned to themselves and were not protected.
But since the first decades of the 14th century, not a single Italian would dare to think of removing a single stone from the remains of ancient Rome, or defacing them in any way.
The trend of engraving one's name and that of one's girlfriend on blocks of travertine that are more than 2,000 years old, or of attaching chewing gum to them, can be attributed almost entirely (almost because the mother of idiots is always pregnant even in Italy) to the ignorance of tourists, mostly Anglo-Saxon, who have not yet understood that the good taste of Italians begins with the respect they have for their history and their culture.
We would do well to take example from the Japanese.
100% agree with Japan's policy
If ur gonna visit a place, someone’s home, a national park, a restaurant, a new country, it’s pretty obvious, your only gonna b allowed back if you act responsibly and respectfully, if I touch and take pictures of my waitress without her permission, staff gonna throw me out, b smart people, it’s basic human interaction here. Just don’t b stupid
Exactly, i wish the US would do the same and ban/deport all illegals for disrespecting our laws and culture.
Which is hard to follow for some people w no brain and intellectual capacity 🥲
Like how they popularize the motto "customer is always right", they will forever ride the PPP when it comes to tourism worldwide. Speaking of which, we need a new name for them, since the local embodiment is called Karen,what would be the right name for this tourist version? 🤭
The rich are pretty stupid though they have nothing else to do.
My teacher, a grown man on a trip to Japan, grabbed Geishas during our trip. There's a lot of creeps out there, I don't blame the government for this move.
Sorry you had a creepy teacher 😭😭😭
Just because someone is "grown up" does not mean that they've learned for their past mistakes sadly. Also, to what type of school do some of y'all go to?!?!! I can only dream of being able to leave Europe (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
@@lilli4222 College exchange trip, I had to pay for it, not cheap :(
Bro im so sorry the geishas that sus teacher😢😮
Please tell me that you amd the other students told the dean. It's only a matter of time before he starts getting forceful with female students.
If I remember correctly, when Japan started opening up again after Covid for international tourists, international visitors had to be accompanied by local, certified tour guide, and this was mandatory. I wonder if that worked in protecting Japanese culture, and if yes, maybe Kyoto government can have this regulation up again for Gion.
I think that was specifically done primarily due to Covid lockdowns and this was part of them transitioning toward reopening to foreigners. As to protecting the culture, I'm not entirely sure if that was even in mind, but more of just a safety thing. But I can see that happening for this reason for those areas
I wonder if they could turn the ban into a restriction with something like this. Tourists could enter these areas, but must be accompanied by a local guide. That way, you limit the number of jackasses that harass the locals and the respectful tourists would probably see something like this as an advantage compared to if they were alone.
Crowd control with police like the traffic cops with whistles and buttons will do it
Awful! These tourists should pay a fine!
I hate to hear this because well I always wanted to go to Kyoto, but I completely understand as a Westerner, I can't stand my culture or my people either. The fact that Johnny Somali is allowed to walk freely is ridiculous.
He’s finally “finding out” in Israel now at least. 😂
Me too
I also wanted to go to kyoto
You're a f*cking smoothbrain and you have absolutely no right to hate "your own culture" when you're already a pillow f*cker.
Relax with the culture hating, you act like Johnny Somali is viewed as a hero in America
American culture is better than Japanese culture.
As a tourist or outsider it looks great maybe but the xenophobia and racism won’t be tolerated in America. Their work culture and lack of labor laws is also pretty disgusting.
The ban is 100000% justified
as a japanese person, I think people should just be mindful because I know a lot of people ARE respectful but if you keep harassing or yelling at locals don’t come to our country
Unfortunately that works both ways. I educated myself very carefully on Japanese customs,culture and etiquette before traveling there last year. I was trying to be extremely polite and respectful and as invisible as possible but despite that I encountered few Japanese people that literally stopped me on the street shouting very rude things at me,cursing at me and calling me extremely bad names. I know that majority of Japanese people are not like that but it happens. Just like majority of tourists are not like that but there are also bad and rude people amongst them.
I’m mindful! I want to go to Japan because of the culture.
Actually I am going to Japan in a mouth
@@aggieeol1352 that’s unfortunate, and understandable, not all of everyone is that way; and in the end, we’ll always encounter people who will leave a bad taste in our mouth, but it also works in both ways
then again, news of foreigners circulates fast in japan and could create poor images of foreigners in general, hopefully next time; people won’t be so rude the next time you visit
@@bonge_Spob2857 I hope you have a wonderful stay, and don’t forget to stick closer to the main streets at night, it can be very dangerous or scary; especially with all the drunk business men
@@junthemaledicted I’ll keep that in mind
Good movement for this action. The people need to be more respectful and follow the rules whereever they are
Some tourists treat non western countries as amusement parks and run around acting like idiots
It's not an act... they really are idiots.
actually, it is the Chinese tourists that are the reason for this. They just can't say it. Anyone who has been to Gion knows this
It's not the west that's responsible for this lol
Take a guess who it is
They do this in western countries as well.
Well, Spain is a western country as well and it's also treated that way. Those type of tourists behave like this no matter where they go.
the picture of that lady on hachiko REALLY pissed me off. and this whole situation does in general.
Yeah same how can someone be that disrespectful I would never climb a statue anywhere in the world
Not only is that stupid, it's also dangerous!! How did they even come up with such an idea ?;
@@Some_guy_passing_by "come up" 😂 sorry but yeah. These people's instincts are wvwn worse than animals tbh. Like "I can do it so I just do it" or like "do it first apologies later", "what are they gonna do to me, I don't understand their local language anyways".
The ban is justified 100%, people's stupidity is too much to handle and i'm surprised they didn't just ban tourists more or less completely.
Because Japan knows tourism is is a fairly sized chunk of there economy
@buttoningrex850 It's like people never seen a cherry tree before.
@@Cooldudejrin some countries there are no cherry trees so yes some people have not seen it before.
Yeah just like your stupid Braun dead mind tii
They’ve done it before lol
It's understandable why the government of Kyoto would do this. It's just sad that they banned tourists in these certain spots of Kyoto before even getting to visit there.
i can’t blame them for this, and ngl i’m so upset that people have ruined this!! i would’ve loved to visit some tea houses, tea has been my hobby for a while now :(
I've read that you can still go there if you're invited, so maybe there is still a possibility to go.. its just not nearly as easy
I want to travel to japan to learn about their culture and physically learn and do some too, But yea every tourist will be known as “The american disrespectful swines that never behave and ruins everything” Its sad
Tea is a hobby?
@@shaqzilla245yes, tea-making is an art form, you don't just brew tea, you make your tea from scratch
@@CrowitzerTheHoloFan from scratch?
100% agree. They're just trying to protect their culture and citizens. They welcome people into their country and wat do they get in return? Nothing but disrespect 😞
They get a ton of money in return
@@possessedchair8144 that was my first thought as well, until I remembered that the damages tourists do could be permanent. It could be unfixable, for example making the people living in Kyoto way more racist than they already are. It's better for the government to close some places than the people hating on those that actually respect the place.
Japanese tourists act like complete aholes in every country they visit and are listed as the worst to have visit any country
@@possessedchair8144you can say that for any country...
Sadly, I agree with this band. Even though I wish to visit Japan one day, they have to preserve their culture. They have to make sure that people feel safe and welcome in their own country. My fellow Americans have gotten extremely disrespectful as the years have gone on with their America first ideals and it is totally inappropriate and disrespectful to all other cultures In America and then we decide we want to bring that outside of it. This is definitely going to ruin the Cherry blossom festival in the future though for future non-disrespectful tourists
Japanese are a very patient people. The fact that they reach this point, tells us alot . Specially this fact that there must be way more than 1% of tourists behaving bad .
Exactly.
Another example of bad ppl is smart af. They literally control the world
No hell nah. It’s because y’all read and visit places that absolutely glorify japan and paint them as gods of good behaviour and the pinnacle of discipline. Go visit matcha samurai…, he’s a Japanese and he actually tells you how they really are. Stop glorifying a specific group of people. For a matter of fact, japanese people aren’t at all patient
And that’s a problem
Agreed
Well, there goes one of the items from my bucket list...but on the other hand, good on you, Japan. You tried to warn em nicely. They didn't listen. They decided to f*** around, now they find out.
Justified. First of all, tourist are not ban from Japan but from certain areas of Kyoto. Second, harassment and stalking people are wrong and everyone knows that. Third of all, it's a good way for the locals to have safe areas while they still can go where the tourists are if they want to
And how many actually did it?
True. I am sad that I won’t be able to see some of these areas myself one day, but the safety and comfort of the people who actually live there is more important than me being able to visit.
Harassment and stalking is wrong in ANY country.
@@violetblythe6912 I'm content with watching travel videos on youtube if I don't get to set foot in another country besides Jamaica.
I don't blame Kyoto's government for banning tourists from these locations. I blame tourists for being disrespectful to Japanese customs, which in turn ruins the experience for all tourists, especially those who respect the rules and customs of Japan.
The band is justified! I don’t think anyone would want some random tourists, just coming into residential neighborhoods and disrespecting the people and the culture. It’s not okay
I may be American, but they need to know to not touch people, bro. I think nobody won’t be OK with somebody touching them like that low-key that’s kind of mad that’s gonna make me mad because that don’t understand the.
I’m from Japan 🇯🇵 and I don’t mind tourists!!! I can speak English and help them out , good way for me to practice English 👀.
I have issues when they are
1) Being loud at middle of the night
2) Carving their names in temples/ shrines
3) Being disrespectful to others
The name carving is so sad to see. I hate how selfish some people are :(
I'd honestly love to visit some temples and shrines in Japan. Specifically because of the way the culture interacts differently with nature than America.
But honestly other tourists will probably just ruin it...
for yoursake, you should matter it
I’m from England and I’ve loved Japanese culture since I was a little girl, on behalf of everyone in the world I’m sorry for peoples behaviour
People carve their names in shrines? That's so rude
@@W-I463shrines, stores, trains. You name it. One of the worst places I’ve seen these gratifies and such is Ikebukuro/Harajuku.
"Who's going to stop us"
Consequences:
"Wait you can't do that 😢"
"Touching, stalking and harassing is wrong everywhere in the world."
India: *Nervous sweating*
Not to mention the infamous Japanese train creepers
They do that in India? That explains the whole "show bobs and vagana plz" thing
@@alexjustalexyt1144 well to be fair that kind of thing just comes from being on the internet not just people from India
@@Greshgorei have a feeling u are indian
@@TanvirAhmed-bz2oxokay that's kinda racist
Nah its justified just be respectful why is this so hard to understand. And they will say "oh but it just a handful of people" you still represent what ever country you are from regardless if you care or not. I'm sad that this is happening.
Personally i can not stand rude and nasty people anymore after working 5 years in pizza place i became sick of people in general so i completely support this i think many countries should follow suit
I don't like people at all! I avoid contact as much as I can, having worked in a therapeutic industry all my adult life. No to people, I say! Lol
Yeah, but do you realize how much revenue tourism supplies the place with?
Same. Been working in retail for nearly a decade and the destruction and lack of respect for others property is ... draining.
To be clear, one of my jobs is to make sure the store gets recovered and looks presentable and shoppable. Basically make sure the aisles are neat and nothing is on the floor. I have no problem doing this. However, the things I have seen customers do due to disrespect is infuriating: opening up packages and not putting the items back inside making the item look used so other customers demand a discount, throwing rugs on the floor, walking on them and then walking away without putting it back on the shelf, stashing items to come back for later to buy, taking a literal shit on the floor, accidentally breaking glass or ceramic items and just walking away without telling anyone, leaving their trash in a carriage or on a shelf when we have trash cans available for use...
I understand Japans decision.
I've worked in retail for 20 years and have seen such behaviours from people who treat the place like a tip, dumping stuff on isles, eating food without paying, being rude to staff, supervisors and management. We've had to close the toilets many times because of the mess some make. We also used to have a changing room if you wanted to buy clothes or shoes, but that was removed years ago do to the undesirable behaviour of a few youths. Don't even get me started on the loitering, littering and drug taking in the supermarket car park...
100% agree with this decision. Good on japan for cracking down on disrespectful tourists. I'm Canadian but i 100% sympathize with their situation
This is 10000000000000% valid! These people are terrible for harassing people just living their lives.
This kind of disrespecting in my time (the 70's to the early 90's) rarely happened until westerners started to flocked in and thought that east Asia is their playing ground. My 14 yrs in Japan was truly a peaceful and respectful era. Good to hear that the Japanese now learned not to be so polite and passive. The ban is timely.
Can’t have anything nice because of garbage people who don’t even have an ounce of common sense can we?
You gonna be fine: a) it should only affect some roads in the Gion district and you can still enjoy most all of Kyoto
b) there are other beautiful places in Japan besides Kyoto
C) it’s a new implement and they have no idea how to enforce it. (What constitutes a tourist? A person on a tourist visa or just a person visiting from outside of Kyoto?) so if it will turn out to be troublesome to enforce it’s likely to be scrapped
im pretty sure this behaviour comes from humans with dark skin
@@jellyfish461 NAH💀💀
Japan doesnt want the basketball american problem
@@jellyfish461I'm pretty sure it was was white Americans and Chinese tourists, because that's what I saw.
Sad how a simple common sense, needed to be told, taught, and made into a sign, just because somebody value their "freedom" more than other people's comfortable life.
Ironic that their freedom requires imposing on others
@@JohnPeacekeeperSo you think people deserve to be stalked, harassed, and touched without consent? easy to make anything unreasonable when you take out the context.
@@The.BluDvl thats... not at all what he meant.
@@The.BluDvlHe didn't say that is what he thought.
@@andrewpjjuuko1737 it's what this video is about. He disagrees that Geisha's should have bodily autonomy. it's not what he said but what he implied.
People saying the toursists couldn't have know is like saying a murderer couldn't have know it's illegal. It's their responisbilty to know when they get there and not knowing doesn't make it any less bad.
As a tourist, it’s your duty to know the customs and the rules of the place you’re visiting. It’s just courtesy.
or at least dont be rude. like why is it so difficult?
I’m saving up to go there someday, well I hope I can🥺. I would never do any of those terrible things, of course I plan to study before I go and I have manners and show people respect. It’s my dream to visit and learn more about japans culture.❤
The foreign media has sensationalized and misleadingly reported this case.
Originally, some pathways in Gion, Kyoto were not public roads but "private roads" that were opened to the public through the "generosity" of the local people.
Originally, these were roads for some stores and houses.
And these prohibitions apply not only to foreigners but also to Japanese tourists.
So, these streets will be returned to their original state. It is their road.
The main boulevards and other streets will remain the same, and tourists who see the signs and follow the rules will have nothing to worry about.
Yeah, it's also people not understanding some of these places being banned from the public are because they are mainly working sites for Geiko's and their customers. The issue is mostly directly tied to them and the disrespect they face from all sorta of people, and the ability to protect and allow them to continue to do their work.
Yep it's already starting to effect foreigners living there I've been getting stopped by police almost daily to ask what I'm doing & I've been living here for almost 20years since highschool.
Thank u Japan for protecting ur communities. Tourists can be very rude & entitled.
Yes thank you for being close-minded, we should ban all tourists from everywhere that would be fair, no one would be allowed to visit anyone and it would be strictly enforced that's what you want right.
@@Plsrateeight どした？
@@pineyellow7623 I cannot translate this currently.
@@Plsrateeight You want idiots entering sacred places and harassing locals just because?
@@dragondelsur5156 cry more
Honestly justified, when I visited in May, I literally witnessed an American tourist push through the ticket counter just because he couldn’t figure out how to use it, then proceeded to yell “I fucking hate these things!”
As long as you are respectful and show that you’re willing to learn or already know even just some of their culture and their language, you are loved by most Japanese people, I literally had an old man give me a whole bushel of bananas he had picked that morning because he and I had a 5 minute conversation in my broken Japanese
they got the "Fuck around and find out" treatment, glad to see Japan is doing something about it.
No, we all did
Honestly I think it’s fair. We in America, specifically dumb idiots treat tourists more worst than this and they don’t even deserve it. Respect is a two way street. People only complain when it effects them and they can’t get what they want.
No they did not.
As a westerner european I feel ashamed and disgusted by these kind of people disrespecting other countries culture like that. I do 100 percent agree with Japan's decision. They actually should mark people in their passports for bad behavior so they can get banned personally instead of ruining it for everyone else.
Same
As non westerner tourist but asian, i found my self become difficult as well
Immigrants disrespect western culture everyday
激しく同意、Same! Same! ( ゜o゜)
Eh, I figured it would be Chinese tourists.
As an American I fully support this it is the decision of the people of Kyoto to say what is and isn't allowed in their city as well as who gets banned.
I'm gonna move to Japan in the future lmao. It's pretty common knowledge to not touch people anyway. Some people are really stupid 😔