Welcome guys and girls on Ask Japanese this is CathyCat from the jungle of Tokyo
and currently we are dashing out to find out which tourists are hated
the most so once Japan opens its borders then you don't want to make them regret that they
did that and become a bad tourist so let's find out what tourists are the most hated in Japan
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Right, now what is the thing that tourists most commonly do? Buy the fancy kitkat flavors like
sakura or even the sake ones yeah maybe that's something ....something you do or maybe come to
Japan to dress up in flashy fashion maybe that's something you're looking forward to doing too or
maybe wear a nice kimono or dress up like a feudal lord or samurai that stuff is still okay but
Sznap snap it's pictures tourists love taking pictures and not only Japanese tourists have
the reputation of taking too many photos: so do you guys! And there is a couple of
things that can really annoy and upset Japanese people and you know if you go
out and want to take pictures of kyoto's beautiful shrines stuff like that that's
okay but you can make some big mistakes that will really really make you unpopular
Now taking pictures too long in the same spot that's one thing that will upset
people quite a lot... so I think you have that most beautiful scenic place you're
standing in front of the golden temple and you're taking pictures there if you stand
there with your group for 10 minutes 15 minutes half an hour you're really being obnoxious
meaning Japanese people generally when they take pictures to try and take turns to try to give
others a go on a chance so please don't ignore the people around you and don't take too much time
okay you didn't get the perfect snap then let the other people shuffle forward and then try it again
don't stand there and block the best spot for half an hour it's just annoying
Another thing that foreigners made themselves so unpopular with that it even hit the news
were selfie sticks... because there's many many groups of people that came with really really
long selfie sticks and they kept hitting other people they kept getting in people's way it was
kind of dangerous that since then that's the reason why they have started to forbid those
on certain train platforms and certain amusement parks so keep the selfie sticks to yourself maybe
actually go strike up a conversation ask someone "hey can you take a picture of us"
and there you go you might even have made a conversation or a new friend here in Japan
He even nodded at me!
Taking too much time, putting your selfie stick in people's faces, or maybe you're just too damn tall
because quite a lot of tourists are bigger than the average Japanese person 170 centimeters is
the average for guys and then 158 is the average for girls which means they are bound to be a lot
smaller than the average western person for example who travels to Japan meaning you will
probably block everyone's way... now if you're not aware of that please try and be a little bit
aware of that because if other people try to take pictures and they only get your head or you're
back into the pictures they're not gonna like the pictures just as much... so be a little bit more
aware if you surroundings, see if you're blocking someone's view or path step a little bit aside and
let the small people also have a chance to take a good picture and you're gonna look a lot better
Next foreigners who are ignoring simple outdoor rules also are not loved by Japanese people and
one of them is around smoking... now in your country it might be okay to smoke just on the streets
in Japan especially in Tokyo it's not... now this time here it says do not litter but generally
a lot of signs especially in certain areas where it's very crowded will say
"do not smoke" on the streets... Tokyo has 23 wards and pretty much all of those wards apart from a few
have actually banned smoking out on the streets meaning you're not supposed to just be walking
and smoking at the same time that's a big no... for example in the crowdy crowdy ward of shibuya there
is a law that if you smoke in the street public places or even the park you can get fined 2 000
yen if you don't want to get fined what do you do there are actually designated smoking
areas they're usually around stations outside so people actually have an ashtray so it doesn't land
on the streets and those are the corners are used for people who need to have a smoke.
*trying to remember what she was gonna say*
All right I remembered now... e-cigarettes are another topic now what happens are e-cigarettes
do they have the same rules or not it's a bit of a gray zone they say in Japan
but generally if it heats up tobacco leaves it's also a big no if it doesn't you might
get away with it but still some people might frown at you and not really like it
just be careful with that kind of stuff best trick to do is generally look for those smokers
areas or go to into a cafe or restaurant they actually have designated smoking spaces still
know why is Japan so much against smoking? There are several reasons especially in the
crowded areas of Tokyo and a lot of people are in one area on a short distance to each other you
might actually injure other people by accidentally burning them with the cigarette that's one, number
two people are very strict on second-hand smoking and the bad effects on health for other people
and number three yes smoking all of that but also is the smell remember how I was talking about
Japanese people not really liking if you smell too strongly it all ties in together
But another reason why smoking is very hated in Japan is look at that littering that would be
two thousand yen two thousand yen two thousand two thousand two thousand yen two thousand yen
two thousand yen two thousand yen again oh my god two thousand yet two
thousand yet two thousand eight two thousand no wonder no one likes it
Oh cute puppy
He is so fluffy! Hello Mr Doggo!
Darn you are too cute!
You dress crazy lady.
Yes, full of energy I tell you. - Like a princess.
Thank you for that!
You cute little fluffball.
This lady says you are cute. Aren't you lucky?
Take care Mr doggo.
There it is!
"It's culture not consent" ...especially if you wear fashion that is a little bit out of the ordinary
like the little fashion gothic fashion yume kawaii fashion or if you just wear Japanese
cultural clothes, kimono yukata or similar some people, quite a lot of people have complained in recent
years that they have been subject to harassment... in Kyoto some Maiko and Geisha have been
subject to so much harassment that they actually had to change the laws and the rules of kyoto
to stop tourists from doing that... they couldn't ... Maiko and Geisha they don't dress up for
tourists they're dressing up because they're going from one place to the next to perform
meaning they're not getting paid to stand around on the streets
and take pictures with tourists but they couldn't actually follow their job because
the tourists blocked their path wouldn't let them leave and were quite aggressive about pictures so
now in certain areas of the gion district you're not allowed to take pictures at all anymore
Same with harajuku fashion a lot of young girls used to come to harajuku dressed up the way they
wanted to dress in cute fancy flashy fashion but a lot of the people that came there on the tour
started to become too aggressive meaning they would just go pull the girls out of their group
put their arms around that in the country we're not supposed to really touch people like that
and it would scare a lot of people some people are still coming back to harajuku
but it has scared a couple of people off and it's actually got a couple of people to not
meet up in harajuku anymore and go to other areas of town to just avoid the tourists
those people they don't dress up for you they dress up for themselves they're not performers
they're not mannequins and they're not there for your entertainment, meaning have some respect when
you interact with them. If you're a good tourist you'll ask them for permission and if they say
no you take that as an answer so don't be one of those bad tourists even I had those experiences
And I am still *** off!
Don't be a dam... yes you, do not be a dam... there are three ways foreigners can become
a dam especially in the busy crowded streets of Tokyo on all of those three you should avoid
In Tokyo there will literally be floods of people especially at stations or very very
busy areas of Tokyo meaning everyone is going in one direction and surprisingly they don't
bump into each other generally because everyone kind of knows
where to go and you shouldn't become the dam that breaks up that barrier and stops everything
there are generally signs that tell you where to go so especially at stations but sometimes
also the very busy exit of stations there will be signs either on the walls or on the floor
indicating in which direction to walk also that counts for stairs going up or down the stairs
there is usually a sign where you're supposed to go up and down the stairs so you don't bump into
people or break up the stream of people that might soon be coming out of the station... and foreigners
who ignore this will sometimes find themselves suddenly surrounded by a crowd of people that is
streaming against them just one or two seconds later after they entered the station or went down
the stairs the wrong way because the train just opened all the people are rushing out and you're
in everyone's way and everyone thinks "Ah that foreign I didn't get it did it" In the crowded streets of
Tokyo especially Harajuku if you've ever been there sometimes especially on the weekend
you actually have to walk really really slowly because there's so many people in front of you
the whole path is generally blocked by people people people people people people it's very very
very busy and once in Harajuku it kind of almost stopped like you had to like do one step and wait
one step and wait and you could barely cross Takeshita street and that was because there was
a lovely crepe place and some foreigners a group of foreigners had gone there bought themselves creps
and then decided to stand in the middle of the busiest street of harajuku to eat their
crabs there instead of going to one of the side streets and have blocked everything and
every Japanese person around could tell they were all not very happy about them
So if you're having a snack or similar things like that don't have them in the middle of the
streets go to the side or maybe even into a side street and see if there's enough space
and you're not in anyone's way... another thing that foreigners get wrong a lot in Tokyo you will not
find many benches actually it's really weird to find benches apart from maybe in the park
meaning you're not supposed to sit anywhere in the city on the floor or even sometimes on
like little barriers on the sidewalk generally you're not supposed to sit down there and block
anyone's path or on stairs as well so don't just casually sit down if you really want to rest and
sit down you actually have to generally go into a cafe or a restaurant so yeah that takes
a little bit of time to get used to but once you got used to you don't really do it anymore
So if you come to Japan just don't treat Japan as if it owes you something it's the other way around
you're here as a guest so please look out for the people around you if they're kind to you please
say your pleases and your thank yous and if they look out for you make room and space for you also
make sure that you make room and space for them Japan doesn't owe you anything so please be a nice
tourist when you come to Japan and if you follow the advice that we gave you you're gonna be okay
but there's more advice that we can give you if you come to Japan if you plan to come to
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This was CathyCat... it started raining we're standing in the rain right now so let's go inside.