Visitors to Japan most frustrated with lack of rubbish bins: Survey

Tourists to Japan say the lack of trash cans in public areas, including train stations, is the biggest problem during their trip, according to a new government survey.

Visitors to Japan most frustrated with lack of rubbish bins: Survey

Respondents said they had to take their rubbish back to their accommodation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Visitors to Japan most frustrated with lack of trash bins: survey

Visitors to Japan have cited the lack of trash bins in public areas, including at train stations, as the biggest inconvenience during their trip, a recent government survey showed. According to the Japan Tourism Agency, the issue was cited by 21.9 percent of over 4,000 foreign visitors surveyed at five…

Is the lack of trash bins such a big deal?

When I step out of my house, the last thing I think about is how to dispose of waste on the go. Whether I’m on the way to or from work or お出かけ odekake, going out for the day, I dispose of PET plastic bottles or aluminum cans in the bins at train stations. I stash grubby stuff or packages in a plastic bag in a pocket for disposal when I get home.A vending machine with a bin for containers on a train station platformToday’s report about inbound vi…

A survey by the Japan Tourism Agency found that international tourists to Japan felt most inconvenienced by the lack of trash cans, followed by language barriers and overcrowding.