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In Japan, the Fight Is on Against Unruly Tourists

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/world/asia/japan-fuji-tourism-cherry-blossoms-overtourism.html

In Japan, the Fight Is on Against Unruly Tourists

Huge crowds of visitors during cherry blossom season have put a picturesque Japanese town on edge. Some residents are trying to take charge.

The New York Times

MediaFaro Analysis 2d ago

‘Athens cannot operate as a giant hotel’: its mayor vows to rescue the capital from overtourism.

Haris Doukas warns that with 700 000 residents and 8 million tourists, people are being pushed out of their neighbourhoods

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260425-athens-cannot-operate-as-a-giant-hotel-its-mayor-vows-to-rescue-the-capital-from-overtourism?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

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‘Athens cannot operate as a giant hotel’: its mayor vows to rescue the capital from overtourism.

Haris Doukas warns that with 700 000 residents and 8 million tourists, people are being pushed out of their neighbourhoods

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian 2d ago

‘Athens cannot operate as a giant hotel’: mayor vows to rescue capital from overtourism https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/25/athens-cannot-operate-as-a-giant-hotel-mayor-vows-to-rescue-capital-from-overtourism #Greece #Overtourism #Europe #Barcelona #Cities #WorldNews #AthensHolidays #Travel

‘Athens cannot operate as a giant hotel’: mayor vows to rescue capital from overtourism

Haris Doukas warns that with 700,000 residents and 8 million tourists, people are being pushed out of their neighbourhoods

The Guardian

René Koning 👑5d ago

From my series: "Walking in Amsterdam in April is driving me mad" #NL #Amsterdam #Photo #Photography #ownwork #SOOC #NoFilter #urban #overtourism #Darktable suppose the insiders do know where I was walking...

Bogdan Buduroiu 5d ago

I regret going to Tokyo. Don't get me wrong, I had a great time and learned a lot about the Tokugawa Shogunate, Taisho era and Meiji Restoration.

However, overtourism in Japan is genuinely insane, 3 times have I noticed Japanese just bumping stupid tourists out of the way, one time saying "get out of Japan".

And you know what? I don't blame them.

#Japan #overtourism

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CBC World Apr 19

This Japanese town cancelled its cherry blossom festival to stop overtourism. It didn’t work
Fujiyoshida was a sleepy town with a great view — until its cherry blossoms went viral on social media. Now, it’s the latest travel hotspot struggling to find ways to balance tourism with liveability.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-fujiyoshida-overtourism-9.7167766?cmp=rss

CBC Top Stories Apr 19

This Japanese town cancelled its cherry blossom festival to stop overtourism. It didn’t work
Fujiyoshida was a sleepy town with a great view — until its cherry blossoms went viral on social media. Now, it’s the latest travel hotspot struggling to find ways to balance tourism with liveability.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/japan-fujiyoshida-overtourism-9.7167766?cmp=rss