Japan’s Tourism ‘Fails’ Make it a Perfect Travel Destination blog.gaijinpot.com

It’s a mantra repeated by every traveler — no matter the destination: “I want to avoid the touristy spots.”

If that’s the case, then Japan is your dreamland. And yes, even Tokyo has plenty of spots to discover that tourists rarely set foot in — shout out to my current stomping grounds of Nerima. Yet how can that be when tourism is quite literally booming in Japan with over 24 million visitors in 2016?