'Kyoto is the seventh ring of Hell now': Viral video shows how Japanese hotspot has become the latest tourist destination struggling to cope with huge crowds
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Shocking footage shows hordes of tourists lining an iconic street in Kyoto - sparking concerns the iconic Japanese destination is being overrun by visitors. Hundreds of people, jammed back-to-back, can be seen struggling to make their down the historic Sannenzaka street in the city's Higashiyama district.
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Authorities were even forced to direct the traffic on the narrow 400-metre long cobblestone street with one travel blogger describing Kyoto as the 'seventh ring of hell now'. The clip, which has been widely shared on social media, suggests that Kyoto is struggling to keep up with the number of tourists.
A French travel YouTuber shared the clip with the caption: 'Kyoto, what a hell it has become. How can one enjoy one's visit in such conditions?'. Johnny Waldman, who runs the Spoon and Tamago travel blog, also posted the video with the caption: 'Unpopular opinion — Kyoto is the 7th ring of hell right now.'.
While Sannenzaka street, which leads up the famous Kiyomizu-dera Temple, is no stranger to crowds, it appears particularly packed this season. One person commented on the clip: 'I feel lucky to have visited before the tourist explosion.'. A post shared by 여행 인플루언서 유후70 (@yoohoo.gogo).
Shocking footage shows hordes of tourists lining an iconic street in Kyoto - sparking concerns the iconic Japanese destination is being overrun by visitors. Another user shared a photo from 2008 when it was 'a quiet side street' but added that the area 'looks terrible now'.
