How Japan Offers with Obnoxious Slam Dunk Vacationers

How Japan Offers with Obnoxious Slam Dunk Vacationers

General Japan likes getting tourism for its anime and manga, however that doesn’t imply that some vacationers can’t be annoying. A railway crossing in Kanagawa, Kamakura, Japan is a significant vacationer cease for followers of Slam Dunk, and over time some vacationers have been recognized to trigger issues there, like stepping into the street the place it’s not secure, or parking illegally. To not point out the examples of littering and trespassing. The Kamakura Municipal Authorities determined it wanted to do one thing about this.

It began in 2017 with hiring a safety guard to hang around within the space in the course of the days on weekends and holidays. In fall 2023, a safety guard was additionally positioned there in the course of the day on weekdays. The guards know learn how to say “Don’t keep on the street!” and different necessary English sentences regarding their work. Now there’s an energetic police field normally within the space, and police automobiles are recognized to patrol to verify nothing is amiss. Along with this, in two months there shall be two safety guards collectively within the space 24/7.

“The variety of vacationers visiting hasn’t modified, however as we’ve got communicated the principles verbally, our issues have been getting via,” remarked an official from the Kanagawa city planning division.

Takashi Matsuo, the mayor of Kamakura, moreover commented, “With the cooperation of police (in entrance of the railroad crossing), we’ve got been in a position to create a a lot much less harmful scenario. There’s a restrict to what a single guard can do on the subject of watching over that many vacationers, so a two-person group shall be efficient.”

VIZ Media publishes the unique Slam Dunk manga and gave this description for it:

Takehiko Inoue’s legendary beloved basketball manga is lastly right here and the story of a lifetime is in your arms.

Hanamichi Sakuragi’s bought no recreation with women–none in any respect! It doesn’t assist that he’s recognized for throwing down at a second’s discover and at all times popping out on high. A hopeless bruiser, he’s been rejected by 50 women in a row! All that adjustments when he meets the lady of his goals, Haruko, and she or he’s really not afraid of him! When she introduces him to the sport of basketball, his life is modified ceaselessly…

Supply: The Mainichi Shimbun

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Danica Davidson is the writer of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk e-book Chalk Art Manga, each illustrated by skilled Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Take a look at her different comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.