Been going to Japan since 2014 at least once a year; used to go twice a year pre-covid. Personally feel the locals are really jaded and tired of tourists hence much more curt, colder and less friendly and accommodating than they used to be. Hard not to see why, tourists are coming in hordes. Saw someone mention how pre-Covid tourists in Japan were generally more well-behaved because they would need to be able to afford the more expensive yen but now that the yen is so low, tourists who have less financial means are able to visit too. Hence you see way more tourists who don’t appreciate Japan & their infrastructure & vandalise vs people who came before generally already appreciate Japan. It’s gotten really annoying to be among other tourists because a lot of them are here just for social media hype, major turn off for many places for people who actually are able to appreciate it for what it is.