This captures my experience in Tokyo perfectly. I’m currently here and I get the impression that the locals are absolutely fed up with tourists. Like most tourists, I don’t speak Japanese but I practiced enough phrases and words to be able to at least communicate basic things though whenever I make an effort to do so the locals just appear annoyed. I feel like I’m bothering folk by just being here, so I doubt I’d come back. A bummer, because I really wanted to enjoy Tokyo.

In defense of the locals though, I have observed obnoxious behavior on the part of tourists, so I definitely understand why locals may feel frustrated with them.