The weather is getting hotter and hotter, are there many friends who are planning to travel?
In the past six months, Japan has been overcrowded with tourists!
In addition, the yen exchange rate has plummeted, and many foreign tourists have gone to Japan to shop wildly!
According to statistics, in March this year, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan exceeded 3 million...
Not to mention the more famous destinations like Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
A casual search on the Internet can see the complaints of local residents, and the local people in Kyoto directly say: You tourists have ruined Kyoto!
As for the reason, it's simple -
The various attractions are all crowded with tourists;
And the streets and scenic spots have all become garbage dumps...
On April 6, some netizens uploaded a video titled "The Tragic Situation of Gion".
If you click on it, you can see that the streets of Shijo-dori in Kyoto are full of garbage such as empty bottles, plastic bags, and food boxes, and even around Yasaka Shrine...
The chairman of the street revitalization group is helpless in front of the camera: it is very serious here, and in the morning crows will come and make a mess. I don't even have a place to stay.
Although the government has set up about 300 garbage bins in Kyoto City, and there are also 7 garbage cans around Shijo-dori and the Yasaka Shrine area in the video, it is said that during the tourist season, the garbage cans overflow from morning to night.
Although each store also spontaneously cleans and disposes of garbage, the current situation is still full of garbage...
The shopkeeper was helpless: it was impossible not to let tourists come, they came, and our turnover increased. However, at this stage, it is already a situation that cannot be solved by the efforts of citizens alone.
Kyoto City has increased the frequency of garbage collection from 1/2 to 3 times a day, but the effect is not significant.
However, in Arashiyama, Kyoto, the government office has set up a "special garbage can", which is said to be very effective.
This trash can is a "smart trash can" that can compress the garbage to one-fifth of its original size after it has been accumulated; It is also connected to the Internet, so that the background can grasp the accumulation of garbage in real time.
Since the installation of the smart trash can, littering around the area has decreased significantly.
In fact, there is one such garbage can in the shopping street of Gion, and there is no garbage everywhere in the neighborhood.
So why can't they all be replaced with smart trash cans?
The reason is simple - too expensive!!
According to the staff, the unit price of such a smart trash can is more than 2 million yen. So it's hard to replace all the regular trash cans...
In response to this, some experts say that while 2 million yen may sound like a lot of money, the popularity of Kyoto is insignificant.
I think the most fundamental solution is to appropriately collect the tourist tax, accommodation tax, etc., and there is room for price increases in other areas.
There are also netizens who directly commented: The way to enjoy Kyoto is not to go.
And added his true feelings to emphasize that he was not joking!!
"I'm serious, and in my opinion, the ways to enjoy Kyoto are:
· Went on a tour 10 years ago
· Enjoy through memories
If you haven't been there before, please give up. ”
Under this comment, many netizens have said: I feel the same way...
"That's right, so I reviewed the scenery that shouldn't be able to be photographed now."
"Indeed... Looking back at the photos, I saw that it was really empty. I still want to go to Kyoto, so I might as well give up..."
"I practiced how to enjoy Kyoto."
"I often go to Kyoto for work, and I prove that this is indeed the case"
"Advice to those who want to enjoy it in any future anyway:
Whatever happens, be sure to come on weekdays
Whatever happens, be sure to come by public transportation
・Please walk as much as possible from Kyoto Station to Kiyomizudera Temple, which is about 2km away
Avoid the noon-evening period"
Well...
But if you think about it carefully, no matter where you travel now, the experience of going out at a staggered peak seems to be better...