Authorities cited sanitation issues among the most serious problems, including cases of visitors entering private homes to use toilets, relieving themselves in residential yards, and causing confrontations when challenged, according to Kyodo News. 

Safety worries have also emerged, particularly from families living nearby. According to the city, parents have reported children being pushed aside on school routes as large crowds gather along narrow pavements to reach popular photo spots.

The fuck is wrong with people?

Japanese infrastructure is famously anti-tourist. I dont know if thats intentional or a byproduct of their culture’s development. There are extremely limited public trashcans or toilets. You are expected to carry your trash with you until you get home or the hotel.

Its a very respect based culture but the rules dont work as well when you are a visitor who isn’t following a kind of standard work/school day schedule your average Japanese person is.

I do think it’s funny that they identified the problems, and yet the solution is cancel the whole thing. Most countries would have installed temporary trash cans and toilets for the duration of the event.