Tourist Invasion at Kawaguchiko-mae Convenience Store Causes Controversy in Yamanashi Prefecture

A large number of tourists came to take pictures near the convenience store, causing inconvenience to nearby residents. (Reuters)

Kawaguchiko-mae convenience store in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, is famous for taking photos of the convenience store and Mount Fuji. However, the city government had earlier done emergency work and installed a black screen on the road opposite the convenience store, making it impossible for tourists to take pictures of the beautiful scenery. from the “monitoring booth” on the opposite road. After that, the dental clinic posted a thousand-word explanation on the Internet and complained about the disrespectful tourists. However, this did not stop many tourists from looking for new “recording points” nearby to continue taking pictures.

The Kawaguchiko-mae Lawson convenience store in Yamanashi Prefecture has long been a tourist attraction due to its beautiful views of Mount Fuji. However, the dental clinic opposite the shop is very problematic as unruly tourists walk outside the clinic and take random pictures, which also blocks traffic on the a road Although the dental clinic said there was nothing that could be done about the project, it was soon determined that this was only a “temporary solution”.

Workers are setting up a black screen to prevent filming. (Reuters)

Tourists began to move to other resource stores

Although the construction work is still going on, a large number of tourists are still running to the convenience store to take pictures. Some Australian tourists said they understood the safety reasons of the authorities, but it was a pity that the attraction was lost. However, a Chinese tourist said: “There are many places where you can see Mount Fuji, not only here, so it doesn’t matter.” During the reporter’s interview, we found that many tourists noticed the surrounding conditions to take pictures, including closed parking spaces. However, there is more than one convenience store near Lake Kawaguchi The reporter pointed out that just 5 minutes away from Lawson, another convenience store is preparing to become a “new attraction”.

Regarding the issue of “overtourism”, the tourism department of the Yamanashi Prefectural Government responded: “In addition to the northern foot of Mount Fuji, there are many attractive tourist facilities. We will try our best to attract foreign tourists who come in. the northern foot of Mount Fuji to Yamanashi Prefecture Other places to visit.”

The original article was published on AM730