Lawson’s, one of Japan’s largest convenience store chains, has an outpost in the small town of Fujikawaguchiko.
Tourists have flooded into Fujikawaguchiko to take one specific picture – a shot of Mount Fuji behind a Lawson’s store, where the mountain’s classic elegance contrasts with the store’s modern neon signage.
Although Lawson’s has not encouraged visitors to take pictures of their store, the company nevertheless issued a statement addressing the issue on May 5.
Many of them headed to the same destinations, crowding Kyoto’s narrow streets and the walking trails of Mount Fuji.
And Lawson’s is not the only Japanese tourist destination that has resorted to putting up signs warning visitors of bad behaviors.
Persons:
Fuji –, Lawson’s, Lawson, –, overtourism, Fujikawaguchiko, Semans
Organizations:
CNN, Fuji, Mount Fuji, ”, Mount, UNESCO
Locations:
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi prefecture, –, Japan, Mount, Yamanashi