The problem of “littering” has been blamed on foreign tourists. However, the disappearance of foreigners from the streets has not eliminated littering. Photo shows Hanamiko-dori, Gion, in April 2020. “Walking food” in Nishiki Market, “maiko paparazzi” in Gion When it comes to overtourism in Kyoto, Nishiki Market is the place to be. Before Corona, this shopping street, known as “Kyoto’s kitchen,” was also flooded with foreign tourists, causing problems such as eating while walking and littering. “Nishiki Market is a mix of stores that cater to the public and those that cater to tourists, making it a very difficult place to operate. For stores that cater to tourists, littering is a problem, but the popularity of walking and eating is still appreciated in order to attract customers. However, for stores that cater to citizens, it is a matter of life and death if the citizens leave. We heard that it was difficult for the market to unify opinions on whether they wanted tourists to come or not. Nevertheless, by the fall of 2018, each storefront was posted with a warning sign in Japanese, English, Korean, and Chinese that said, ‘Please refrain from eating and drinking while walking. Just before the Corona disaster, the manners of foreign tourists had begun to improve, so the warnings must have had a certain effect.”   In his book “Punkusuru Kyoto,” Nakai mentions the “maiko paparazzi” who chase geiko and maiko around Gion to photograph them. When inbound tourists return, will they be threatened again by foreigners chasing after them? “The “maiko paparazzi” are obviously a nuisance to the maiko and geiko,” said Mr. Kurokawa, “and their photo-taking has become a nuisance to them. Not only that, politicians, entertainers, and other customers who come to the teahouses to relax on their own will leave. This was a great loss for Gion. So the people of the Hanamachi district gathered their wits and came up with a countermeasure that took advantage of Gion’s unique situation. Most of the Hanamachi is privately owned. The main street is a public street, but many of the side streets and narrow alleys are private. The local community organization set up a sign that said, “No photography on private roads,” because public roads are private property, but not public roads. In 2012, Kyoto City, the Kinki District Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and other organizations conducted a demonstration experiment to raise awareness of manners in Gion by sending push notifications to the smartphones of foreign tourists with information on good manners practiced in Gion. They saw a decrease in the number of acts of rudeness, so I suspect this will be implemented in the future.” Neither the city nor the local people were just ignorant on this matter.