Foreign tourist angers locals for doing pull-ups on torii gate at shrine in Japan

Sacred sites are not the place for gymnastics. As the number of foreign tourists to Japan soars to record highs, so to do the number of overseas travellers caught behaving badly during their visits. With higher-than-usual cases being reported, the Japanese media has even coined a term for it, “Meiwaku Gaikokujin“, which translates as “Nuisance … Continue reading Foreign tourist angers locals for doing pull-ups on torii gate at shrine in Japan