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Tourism up, common sense down, on Ogasawara islands
OGASAWARA ISLANDS--With its listing as a World Natural Heritage site, the Ogasawara island chain has faced an inevitable surge in tourists--and among them visitors lacking basic common sense.

Greenery on the mountain is recovering on Mimamijima island in Ogasawara. (Yusuke Fukui)

Elderly tourists clean their shoes at the Higashidaira Sanctuary on Chichijima island in Ogasarawa on Oct. 13. (Yusuke Fukui)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ2011111216404
OGASAWARA ISLANDS--With its listing as a World Natural Heritage site, the Ogasawara island chain has faced an inevitable surge in tourists--and among them visitors lacking basic common sense.
Greenery on the mountain is recovering on Mimamijima island in Ogasawara. (Yusuke Fukui)
Elderly tourists clean their shoes at the Higashidaira Sanctuary on Chichijima island in Ogasarawa on Oct. 13. (Yusuke Fukui)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ2011111216404