been there once (osaka), a few isolated encounters made me changed my mind to visit that country again.

the JP travel marketing is stronk as hell, even people who have no interest in japanese stuff goes to japan because of socmed spam. but they all kept going same spots lmao (Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto)

thats why they dont really have over-tourism, only too many tourists flocking to same place causing congestion while the lesser known places are ignored.

what makes Japan returnable to visit is because Japan walks the talk in terms of what they have to offer for tourists;

you want shopping spree? got
you want nature? got
you want good food? got
you want winter? got
and so on..

Share the story bro

They ok with well behaved tourist

Bonus if you're Angmoh. They veryf friendly with them

1) just alighted the train at a station and preparing to go to the hotel with my luggage, then saw a drunkard shouting "i will kill you" (in japanese, multiple times) at the platform, i just walked past and go to the nearest elevator, and then he took the same elevator with me, dllm. Luckily nothing happen, and he became normal again when see a station police.

2) bought something at a shop, then i heard the cashier asked me if i have membership card, I didn't understand, so i asked him in detail in japanese (i also know abit of japanese). He heard my accent does not sound japanese, he just raised his hand, and not answered any of my question, oh well, i just leave the shop then.

3) I asked for a steam bun at a convenient store (in japanese), the cashier ignored me totally.

Just a cold society, never feel like going there again.

Currency Cantik + less crowd wow

ok don't go then, nobody force you to go

not like you can afford anyway

yes i will.. with lesser crowds life will be much better for me

planning another osaka-nara-kyoto trip next year

my friend when she was travelling in some rural part of central Japan, she got yelled at in the train by some unker in mixed japanese and english with words she can only understand "go back!"

i encountered similar experience during osaka too, just walking past a restaurant out of nowhere 2 waiters outside were asking if im chinese dog

putting that experience aside i feel like macam overrated nothing much hoohaa like you see on internet and people sharing their reels..but then i only visited the most common 3 cities during that trip. Might give another try to Hokkaido in future. Food also so so its mostly salty very 1 dimensional taste or i went to wrong restaurants.

This post has been edited by Tomokitsu: Dec 1 2025, 01:51 PM

see av woh, sure go

i kena similar situation

1) train counter attendant was rude when my partner accidentally cross the ticket booth when the icoca tag was invalid.. he shouted HEY COME HERE.. then nagged in japanese.. we just sumimasen sumimasen till he invalidate the card tag

2) family mart staff. was ordering ice latte took the cup from freezer n go to counter. he spoke in japanese which i dont und wtf.. i just say ice latte.. then he nag dunno wat wat yada yada shit. i raised my voice again ICE LATTE.. paid>make my coffee>ciao. still can here him nagging while waiting for my latte to be done.

3) pokemon card shop at american street. no ppl at the counter. called the lips pearcing thin japanese lady with emo style to come open glass door to choose my card.. didnt bother to respond and cont playing her phone.she was attending to another japanese customer before that. i just ciao

4) some local makan place at umeda. 50s uncle and aunty manning the shop.. went in to request seat for 2.. aunty was so good layaning us and plan to place us in a seating. suddenly the uncle be like “DA ME! DA ME!” aunty face bersalah d n apologize to us.. i guess the uncle duwan serve gaijin kot..so ciao find other place


but again these are like 20% bad experience only out of my overall trip. there are many more friendly, polite and helpful japanese from my encounters.. i kinda understand some of their reaction prolly kena from rude tourists before.. so i just dont mine and avoid confrontation as much as i can

these negative thing wont stop me from revisiting bcs i love travelling there!

Bad tourist, not all. I just went few months back, ok je. I go where also irasshaimase.

Idgaf

I go there during sakura season next year

like?

of course la irasshaimase, want ur money ma $😁
after u gone, xenophobic chit chat commence.

was in osaka / kyoto during the sakura season this year
whole 14 days trip was so pleasant
all the young japanese girls were to pleasant in the bar
topkek

never, i only cuti cuti malaysia, some type think i am tourist here, naiisee

they can talk shit behind my back for all they want but when my hand is holding a stack of cash - u girls better suck it good and say thank you when i CIM

Who doesn't. We here also want ccp tourist money only ma. You want make lup to them?