Monday, October 31, 2011

Are the Japanese ok with tourists?

Question:


I mean, some countries don't really like tourists. There are even some states in the US that dread tourists from other states at certain times of the year.

I wanted to visit Osaka.

Answer:


Japan is actually spending tons of money right now on a campaign to get more tourists to Japan. Look into it. The government will be offering free flights from around the world to Japan to thousands of people. All they have to do is write an essay on how their trip was once they're done.

Before that, Japan was also heavily promoting itself as a tourist destination.

Of course there are always a few people living under rocks in any country that don't like foreigners. That happens in Japan too, but for the most part, tourists are welcome.

A lot of Japanese seem to love to tell non-Japanese about everything about Japan - food, customs, people, geography, history, ...

It's not like Europeans who can just drive across a border after a few hours of driving and be in a new country. Japanese are well aware that the people that come to visit have specifically chosen Japan at a fair cost.

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