Australians visit Kanazawa on test tour to resume accepting foreign tourists

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1. Judging by the comments made in this report and others, it looks like the people on these trial tours are not regular tourists, but tourism industry professionals who are looking to sell these tours to prospective travellers in their home countries.

2. Would Australians realistically even go to these if they were strictly mandated by a guide? Can’t imagine culturally that’s a fit at all

3. this reminds me of the pic of GOB (George Oscar Bluth) with the other magicians saying “WE DEMAND TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLy’

4. I feel like 4 people isn’t testing much of anything.

5. They’re starting with Australians? Hope the good people of Kanazawa like random strangers trying to chat with them at the urinals.

6. Was everything ok? Hopefully they disinfected the streets afterwards

7. Couldn’t have picked a better test country, eh? Good on ’em.

8. I’m still trying to understand what are they testing?… the behaviour of tourists?

9. This is a ridiculous shit show 🤭
   What is Japan testing really? All countries have opened their borders and tourism is open everywhere. Why does Japan think it’s different than any other country?! Humans are the same everywhere (physiologically) 🤔

10. I wager that every single person in the background there is a highly trained assassin, with a direct line to the Prime Minister of Japan Furio Kishida himself.

    One wrong move, and those hapless fools get plugged quicker than you can say *”What is your favourite food in Japan, and why is it better than your country’s pigswill?”*

11. If they want to be a closed society again, just admit it.

    I’ve been, it was a great time, and thanks for the cool cars from the 80-90’s, and PlayStation.

    *Spilled milk*

12. what a waste of time

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