Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival Canceled Over Uncouth, Unsanitary TouristsA cherry blossom festival has reportedly been canceled in Japan due to an influx of tourists bringing unsanitary conditions and bad behavior.The city of Fujiyoshida, in Yamanashi Prefecture, announced its decision Tuesday to forego the 10-year event that celebrates the beauty of peak cherry blossom season in order to protect its residents.Citizens have complained of foreign tourists littering, trespassing and defecating in private gardens. Others have entered private homes without invitation to use the restrooms, the city said, according to Kyodo News.Tourists have flocked to Japan in record numbers over the past year thanks to a weak yen."Behind (Mount Fuji's) beautiful landscape is the reality that the quiet lives of citizens are threatened. We have a strong sense of crisis," Shigeru Horiuchi, Fujiyoshida mayor, said in a statement obtained by the Japan Times.See All UpdatesClose