Japan began its Golden Week holiday on April 27, and stations and airports were crowded with travelers.
Over the next few days, Japan's scenic spots are likely to welcome a large number of visitors.
In fact, even if it is not a regular scenic spot, there are many tourists who visit it on weekdays.
For example, there is a convenience store in Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, which has become an Internet celebrity check-in place in the past two years.
(Tourists come to take pictures of Mt. Fuji)
It's just an ordinary convenience store, but because it is facing Mt. Fuji, it is on fire!
(Tourists come to take pictures of Mt. Fuji)
If you take a photo from the front, you can see the blue and white signboard of the convenience store, which contrasts with Mt. Fuji in the background.
After the photos went viral on social platforms, they attracted a large number of tourists.
(The photo went viral on social platforms)
People usually gather downstairs in the dental hospital directly opposite the convenience store, and the location here is better.
(Tourists taking pictures on the side of the road)
The reporter came to the scene on the afternoon of April 25 and could see that many tourists were standing on the side of the road to take pictures.
(Tourists taking pictures on the side of the road)
The director of the dental hospital, Koichi Ide, said:
"In the beginning, most of the tourists from Asia came, but then tourists from all over the world came, and more and more tourists came. ”
"We had a lot of fun when everyone came to play, but there were too many people, and it still caused trouble for the local residents. ”
(Dean interviewed)
After all, this is not a regular scenic spot, there are no traffic lights and zebra crossings, and there are many vehicles coming and going.
Tourists cross the road from time to time, and vehicles whizz by, which is quite dangerous to look at.
(Tourists crossing the road)
There are also tourists who are either sitting or lying on the side of the road, resting and eating.
(Tourists rest on the side of the road)
Some visitors may discard plastic bags, lunch boxes, cigarette butts and other garbage, and the dental hospital has to clean it up every morning and evening.
(Some people throw away garbage at will)
When the weather is hot, people gather under the eaves of the dental hospital to cool off.
Some buses and taxis will enter the hospital's dedicated parking lot at will, affecting the normal operation of the hospital.
(Tourists gather at the entrance of the hospital to cool off)
There are also people who set up stalls within the hospital to do business and sell Polaroid photos.
(Someone set up a stall on the side of the road)
Even though Fujikawaguchiko Town sent security guards to the scene and whistled to maintain order, it still did not change.
Tourists still cross the road at will, completely ignoring the security guards in front of them.
(Tourists ignore security)
Recently, the local government finally couldn't bear it anymore and had to resort to "last resort".
The so-called "last resort" is to set up a huge black curtain and a protective fence on the sidewalk opposite the convenience store.
(The local area will be covered with a black curtain to block the view)
The black curtain is about 20 meters long and 2.5 meters high.
In this way, the view of tourists is blocked, and it is not possible to take pictures of Mt. Fuji normally, and it may be possible to avoid tourists gathering or crossing the road.
Construction will begin on April 30, and the black curtain will be pulled up as soon as May 1.
In this regard, the staff of the dental hospital said,
"With the curtain installed, the view from the hospital may not be as good.
However, we can also understand that it is really a last resort. ”
(The local area will be covered with a black curtain to block the view)
Some Japanese netizens expressed their approval of this approach:
"When something happens, it's too late, and I think that's an effective response. ”
A local guy said in an interview:
"I think it's nice if you can eliminate dangerous behaviors by pulling up the curtain. ”
(Local guy interviewed)
However, some netizens questioned: "Will it cause tourists to stand directly on the road and take pictures!?"
There is also a local uncle who thinks,
"I don't think there's any point in making a shady curtain there.
Consideration should be given to how to create a suitable environment for taking photos and parking so that a win-win situation can be achieved. ”
(Local uncle interviewed)
A similar situation also appears at the Shirakusha Shrine in Lake Biwa, Japan.
Because of the beautiful scenery of the large torii gate in the lake, it attracts a large number of tourists to take pictures.
(The large torii gate in the lake)
However, since there is a national highway in front of the torii gate, there are no traffic lights or zebra crossings, so tourists often park illegally or cross at will.
There have been fatal accidents here.
(Tourists crossing the road)
Since February of this year, Shirakusha Shrine has set up a fence about 110 centimeters high and about 100 meters long next to the large torii gate, deliberately "destroying" the scenery in front of the torii.
Keiichi Takahashi, the head of Shiramoji Shrine, said that although he had been troubled by the fence, safety came first.
(Shrine fence)
Yet even so, there are people crossing the road,
Or in order to find a better angle to take pictures, and engage in dangerous behaviors.
(Fence effect is average)
The Japanese media finally summed up:
"If visitors behave more and more, the barriers that obscure the landscape may become higher and higher......"
(Screenshot of Japanese media report)