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To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji (apnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago by gedaliyah@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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The neighborhood suddenly became a popular spot about two years ago, apparently after a photo taken in a particular angle showing Mount Fuji in the background of a local convenience store, became a social media sensation.

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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 23 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Deliberately making your neighborhood less attractive in order to fend off tourists seems like the worst possible solution to this problem. Why ruin the view for locals?

[–] 520@kbin.social 22 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Because tourists can end up inadvertently majorly fucking over locals in a huuuge way. Barcelona is a good example of what happens when tourism is left unimpeded.

[–] YerbaYerba@lemm.ee 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah and this is a single spot in front of a convenience store. Sounds like a safety issue where people walk into traffic trying to take pictures.

[–] 520@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

True but this is also a tiny ass town. Many of the negative effects of tourism are felt much more strongly in smaller communities.

[–] MrBusiness@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 months ago

That's why I shoot my gun off a few times and scream in pain a couple times a week. Keeps the rent down too

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