Japanese town cancels cherry blossom festival after tourists defecate in residents’ gardens
The weak yen and Instagram brought 10,000 daily visitors to this Mount Fuji town. It was too many.
Tourists have been defecating in private gardens in Fujiyoshida, Japan, and “raising a fuss when residents pointed this out.” That behavior, along with trespassing, littering, and opening strangers’ doors to use their bathrooms, has prompted the town to cancel its annual cherry blossom fe…
