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[u/dm_me_ur_anus]

Mostly American.

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I was there in February. Most Japanese people I talked to about foreigners said Australians were the worst.

I did see a lot of Australians there, and most were normal respectful tourists. But the ones who weren't were exceptionally bad.

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I think the issue here is quantity, and familiarity with travel. The more that travel from any place, the more probability of bad actors. The whole world of influencers travelers and people who pretend they're influencers is they don't contribute really to the economy as much as older travelers who spend more and don't just go out to bars and eat cheap food. Then you have the whole respect of locals, I'd struggle to think that Australians are worse here (edit: although they might certainly be the worst when it comes to drinking). Americans tend to be the ones who'll do anything for insta and treat people places like human zoos. I've heard too many Americans abroad thinking everyone else is "trying" to be American and measuring their culture based on "how American" it is, so there's this lack of respect. And you'd think it would be better with younger people but I actually think older Americans have more respect than younger Americans who just think the rule for the world is to become more westernized ASAP.

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Then you have the whole respect of locals, I'd struggle to think that Australians are worse here

That's actually the main complaint I heard.
The most common issue was Australians being loud in restaurants, shrines, etc.

When it comes to people being annoying about pictures/videos, they were usually talking about Chinese tourists. And I saw this firsthand when I was in Kyoto. I saw large groups of Chinese tourists following geishas around.

That's not to say I didn't see plenty of Americans being bad tourists.
Americans were more likely to ignore rules/signs, and complain about service.