Why Japan Just Banned Tourists

Japan will ban tourists!

The goverment of Kyoto has decided to ban tourists from some alleys, restaurants and tea houses in Kyoto.

Due many locals complaining about bad behavior from certain tourists in local neighborhoods and their attitude towards Geisha. And that's one of the things to know before coming to Japan but...

Do you agree with the decision of Tourists banned from Kyoto?

[reddragon]

99% of tourists are paying for what 1% of idiots have done.

[jhix]

Good for them, I love seeing anyone stand up for their culture and homeland

[afshinafzaliprivate]

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 .

[pinkbombshellcasing]

All these people acting like idiots overseas should have their passports taken away, period.

[kapno]

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

[UlyaGaniya]

Instead of stopping tourist they should ban the perpetrators from ever entering Japan!

[guidovannes]

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.

[maniacaldude]

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.

[joewarrior]

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.

[st]

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.

[Sped_studios-ovmq]

I hate those types of people that ruin everything for everyone else

[Officerdown]

I agree and I feel they should arrest these people on the spot for harassing the locals. Enough is enough

[kimbellefleur]

Stuff like this is a problem in many places on the world. I was a victem as a tourist when I traveled to Jamaica. My skin was touched and grabbed and they touched my hair as I walked by. In my country we call that assault. Be respectful and treat others the way you wish to be treated.

[Tired-of-fools]

I completely understand. I myself would protect my country from stupid and disrespectful people. As a lover of Japanese culture, as well as a person who has lived in Japan, yes, more than fair. If you are a well-intentioned person, you will receive the respect of the vast majority of Japanese. I say this from personal experience. Because of the few, many pay, but you can still make a difference and show that you are not the same as the ignorant minority.

[NationalStereotypesJP]

This is really incorrect. First of all, Japanese govt is not banning any kind of tourist entering Japan.
The main body doing this ban is "South district council of Gion city(祇園南地区協議会)" in Gion district in Kyoto, which is civil institition for promotion of tourism and commerce.
Also, this ban is not just for tourist, but also for Japanese locals, because of criminals tearing up maiko and geiko(舞妓、芸妓) clothes and someone even put cigarette inside their kimonos.
So it is highlighted again that trespassing the private road, other than maiko, geiko and the residents are restricted.
TO BE CLEAR, these premisses are private roads, owned by locals who live there which are narrow spaces between houses, so no one are legally allowed to enter there unless they live there or have permisson by the owner. It was vaguely allowed for tourists if they had behaved, not legally fine since before, but not anymore.
I repeat this, but it is not a Japanese government's tourist ban, but local citizens organisations urged any kind of people to not trespass into private premises just to take photos and stress geiko and maikos

[jish]

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.

[glenrajadam]

It is justified. We must respect people.

[really]

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.

[astrofan]

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.

[yb]

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.