The neighborhood suddenly became a popular spot about two years ago, apparently after a photo taken in a particular angle showing Mount Fuji in the background of a local convenience store, became a social media sensation.

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    7 months ago

    Another neighbourhood in Kyoto has also thought about outright banning tourists after having to deal with them just walking into people’s homes. The neighbourhood is known for its old architecture. They’re still private homes. It’s nice you think the old houses look cool, you can’t just walk into them.

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      7 months ago

      Wait, what? If I learned one thing from JRPGs is that it’s ok in japanese culture to just barge into someone’s home unannounced, without knocking. Have they been lying to us?

      /j

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      7 months ago

      Is this the one where they’ve stopped people from entering private streets and people misinterpreted it

      And also if they did ban tourists how do they tell who are tourists and who are expats that live in Japan