There is a the same circulating that the average millennial millennium crisis takes place like that::
- Take run.
- Make home plants all your personality.
- Buy an air fryer.
- Start planning a trip to Japan.
First of all, ouch. But second, precision.
The attraction of Japan called travelers (young and old, for the record) for years, but especially since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The unique mix of cultural traditions and advanced modernity, the accent on the well-being and aesthetics of comfort, and its natural landscapes and its popular attractions are only part of what makes Japan so attractive for many.
Last year, Japan was named the best country to visit in the world by the Conde Nast Readers’ Choice Awards.
And now, reinforced by a weak yen, it is also more affordable, leading to a Unprecedented travel boom This saw the country cross the brand of 10 million visitors at its fastest rate this year. For many, it is a welcome boost, after tourism in Japan has been interrupted for more than two years during the pandemic, because the country has set up some of the most strict border controls in the world.
But now like Japan to grapples with the waveHe has a new problem: the exceeding, with crowds affecting everything, of some of his most sacred traditions to the increase accommodation and the hotel prices.
“I am happy that there are so many visitors in Japan, but I am scary every day,” said Yoshiki Kojima, who has a computer company, to The Japan Times in January About his difficulties in finding affordable hotel rooms for his employees when they go to Tokyo.
“I have already abandoned,” said Natsuki Sato, a mother who realized that she could not afford to buy a house because she lives near a popular ski resort where tourism has increased Australian Broadcasting Corporation April 12.
And now, to help cope, some of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan would have deployed a Two -level price system on all about restaurants has Themed parks.
Matcha’s global demand is soaring, but experts claim that the limited production of Japan and the number of tea producers cause supply shortages. As Leanne Yu reports, some Vancouver companies hope to get their supplies directly on Matcha farms, this will help reduce the impact.
Increased Canadian visits
The arrivals of foreign visitors to business and leisure reached 3.5 million last month, bringing the total in the first quarter to 10.54 million, showed data from the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).
Last year, Japan reached 10 million visitors in April.
For all 2025, tourist arrivals are in pace to overshadow the level of all time of 36.87 million from last year. The famous season of Cerisiers du Pays has helped stimulate demand in March, which experienced record arrivals for a single month among travelers in the United States and Canada, JNTO said.
And Canada was among the first 20 countries Of which residents recently visited Japan, with 44,500 visits to Canadians recorded in February only, up 31% compared to last February. More than 550,000 Canadian tourists visited last year, up 37% compared to the previous year.
Right now, a CDN at $ 1 gets you around 103 yen – or in other words, a bol of ramen can cost around $ 5 and a standard Hotel room about $ 200 One night.
Yen’s weakness against the Canadian dollar is a big draw, explains Aaron Petrowitsch, 32, a Calgarian who went to Tokyo and Kyoto for his honeymoon in February.
“Many people don’t want to go to the United States right now, and fairly fairly,” Petrowitsch told CBC News. “But looking at other places where your money goes very far, Japan is definitely one of these places.”
He and his wife Sarah had initially planned a trip to Japan in 2020, which they had to cancel due to COVVI-19 travel restrictions. When they were referred to their honeymoon, Petrowitsch says it was pleasantly surprised that the trip was more affordable than it would have been five years ago.
“It becomes more and more popular, that’s for sure,” said Petrowitsch, adding that around two weeks after returning to Calgary, a colleague from his trip to Japan with his girlfriend, and he knows at least another colleague who plans a trip.
Overchard
But while more and more tourists are flocking to Japan, many of them inspired by social media, what is called overourism has become a burning subject.
“The problem is not so much with too many people who go to Japan, but with too many people who go to the same places while they are there,” said James Mundy of Japan Responsible trip website.
“What tourists and local communities want to do is not sometimes harmonized,” Kenji Hamamoto said Japan Tourism Agency Travel voiceA Japanese travel news site in January.
Some regions and attractions have taken additional measures. The historical district of Geisha de Gion in Kyoto, for example, has Prohibition of tourists from some of its alleys and private streets to try to control those who have would have tried to force Geisha and Maiko to pose for photos Or touched their kimonos.
Tourists flock Kamakura for a photo has become so problematic that the city must have Add security agents to keep people away from its famous railroad crossing.
And in Fujikawaguchiko, so many people have blocked roads or encroaching to get a Famous photo on Instagram of the convenience store of Lawson By Mount Fuji, the authorities had to set up a barrier to block the view. (They finally, quietly, brought backCNN reports)
Meanwhile, a 400 -year -old temple in Kyoto was prey to litter and unauthorized photo sessions. And Mount Fuji has become so overcrowded and strewn with tourists that some called it “garbage mountain. “”
Prices on two levels?
To manage overchurism, some tourist hot spots increase their prices. From July, Anyone who goes up Mount Fuji will have to pay 4,000 yen, or around $ 39 CDN, for a license – double the Price of the so-called “tourism tax” from last year.
From next year, Himeji castle in western Japan will charge tourists more than double its normal rate. A new Park on the theme of nature Called Junglia Okinawa invoices 8,000 yen for a day’s pass for tourists, against 6,300 yen for citizens.
Some have been reported that some Restaurants charge a tourist taxLike an unlimited seafood restaurant Tokyo which offers a reduction for Japan residents.
And in 2023, the officials deployed a Tourist tax of 100 years to visitors to MiyajimaHousing the World Heritage Sanctuary of UNESCO Itukushima, to anyone entering “by boat”.
Petrowitsch, from Calgary, says he didn’t really notice a two -level system during his visit, and when there was a lower price for Japanese residents, it was “minimal”. He also says that it will probably not dissuade him from visiting again, unless the price difference becomes drastic.
“We had such a good time.”
