Bouncers hired to control crowds in Japanese city after tourist is killed while taking a photo
A small and picturesque port city in Japan has hired security guards to police selfie-taking tourists. Known for its pretty ...
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This snowy Japanese town represents love. But overtourism is turning the sweetness sour
The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old ...
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World's 'friendliest country' hires bouncers to stop tourists taking so many selfies
In Otaru, a quaint city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan, bouncers were deployed this week to prevent gatherings at tourist attraction ... trying to take pictures of the area.
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Four towns to visit in Kyushu, an often overlooked corner of Japan
Tomonori Tasaki, a town representative, shared that although Takachiho became a tourist destination only about 40 years ago, the Japanese have long recognised it as a setting for Japan’s ...
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Japanese city hires guards to manage flood of tourists at site of iconic sea view
A Chinese tourist was struck by a train ... private property without permission to take photos,” local resident Hidetoshi Itagaki, 80, told the Japanese media outlet. Japan welcomed a record ...
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This snowy Japanese town represents love. But overtourism is turning the sweetness sour
Tranquil and blanketed in pristine white snow, the Japanese city ... The 61-year-old tourist was hit and killed by a train on January 24 while reportedly snapping photos on the tracks at Asari ...