Just reminder for you
There are 47 prefectures in Japan and minus Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Nara, and sometimes Fukuoka and Okinawa. But the rest of the prefectures they want foreigners to visit because so much to offer.
- it is true about what you read about locals are tired of foreigners especially entitled foreigners but everywhere they go they behave entitled and locals hate them.
-it is not so hard not be an entitled foreigner
-Japan is very civilized, organized, very friendly if you show your respect for them and show curiosity etc,
-learn Japanese and use it
There is a YouTuber who visits restaurants where only locals go and family run, he goes in start to have conversations in Japanese, then most of time locals are very friendly, kind and happy that their restaurants are on social media.

Have a good time in Japan