Is Over-Tourism Ruining Kyoto? -asking Japanese locals

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The locals are so sweet and welcoming. Hope the tourists respect the local culture and appreciate the welcome extended to them.

たまにマナーの悪い外国人がいます。しかしほとんどの外国人はルールを守ってとても紳士的に振る舞っていると感じています。日本人よりも礼儀正しく親切な外国人もたまにいますね。ぜひ日本に来てください。ありがとう。

I found people in Kyoto to be so sweet and welcoming. Just avoid rush hour commute times, let locals have priority on trains buses and when walking and also just avoid places that have restrictions because of overcrowding and disrespect. I’m from Hawaii and we have major over tourism issue so I want to be the most respectful visitor I can be. I was there in April and there were many people in the popular places but also there are many less popular places that are beautiful. Explore, be respectful, be aware of your surroundings and rules, treat locals with respect. You are visiting their home.

As an American fan of your channel, also an old, at 56, I absolutely LOVED this! On this channel, you are mostly asking questions from foreigners, but here, you are asking older Japanese people, how they recieve us, and it was lovely to hear from them about us!

its so fascinating to see not only what I expected from the video - the local perspectives -- but also all of the different variations of dialects from the kyoto area! diverse people. love this!

I'll actually be traveling to Japan for the first time next week. It's been my number 1 travel destination for many years. I've done tons of reading and preparations and it's a shame that tourists go and disrespect the traditions and rules of the country they visit. I feel people treat these places as theme parks, rather than places where people live and work like any other nation. I will be on my best behavior when I go. I will be visiting Kyoto for a few days when I'm there. I'm very excited. I enjoy your videos very much. They've been very informative on the Japanese perspective on various subjects. Very helpful!

I’m enjoying this new editing format. It makes it very easy to watch 👍🏻

I had a very pleasant experience climbing the top of Fushimi Inari with less tourists at the top. Most only climbed half way.

I have ADHD and felt very loud and aware in Japan. And I took care to not be a nuisance to anyone, to adapt my volume and rhythm of speaking and to not be disruptive. If someone with inhibition problems can have that level of awareness, so can everyone else. The beauty of Japan is this reserved and more caring nature it has towards the bigger picture. If you visit, you contribute to that to keep it that way.

Yess so glad to see Shogo here! I was wondering if you were going to speak to him when you said you were in Kyoto! You both offer great insight into Japan and Japanese culture!

Such a great video. Residents of Kyoto were so nice and were trying to be reverent to foreigners visiting their beautiful city. Arigato and mahalo!🍍😎🌺💕🥷🫶🏻

First of all, I realized video's quality level has changed and some features added in video. Subtitle feature and some title, and screen quality. Takashii from Japan are improving himself constantly. During watching, I realized one more thing, Takashii was nearby of guests in past videos. There are only guests on the screen now. I liked this changes.

Going back to Kyoto this year and I was afraid that the public opinion on tourists had massively changed within the public but it´s nice to see many locals be very reasonable in their opinions! Great video as always たかしさん！

Thanks for posting this Takashi. It’s very nice you collaborated again with Shogo san. Thanks for the recommendations from the locals too🫶🏾

I think you two in the last interview are my favorite Japanese YouTubers. Thank you guys for your hard work.

Very informational video, great work!

We’ve also had this problem in Hawaii in 2022-23. The locals were getting frustrated that we can’t enjoy our recreational spots because it was overrun by tourists. I totally can relate. Hawaii loves Japan.

I love these old ladies, they are so open minded ❤

Hi Takashi, thanks so much for this video. My partner and I spent all of last Nov travelling around Japan in a campervan. We purposely avoided Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto as there were so many people and we wanted to be out away from the touristy places. Japan is so much more than those places, as exciting as they are, we needed the quieter rural life. We live in rural Australia and don't particularly enjoy the craziness of cities. Castles, temples, Momiji and forests, tea and rice, farming and village life revolving around traditional skills and crafts is what does it for me. I DO enjoy going to those other places but I can't stay for long. They are very exciting and very beautiful but Japanese people need their space too and they LIVE there. Thanks again. Cheers.