Talk:Tourism in Japan

message: The allegation of a copyright violation is incorrect. I wrote many parts of this article, and my contributions are all original. My contributions are present on the external web site. The web site copied my contributions from Wikipedia, not the reverse.
Fg2 20:45, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: If you look closely at this diff, you will see some sections that are different from the cited copyvio "source".  The old rev in that diff is significant, because it is when the Travelling tips section was added, and it is not likely that both pages came up with the same format for that section independently.  So, at that point, we can reasonably establish that one site copied from the other; and, since the first rev with that section on wikipedia is different than the current version on the cited page, it seems that ours was the source and gradually evolved into the current version, which is nearly the same as what is on the cited page.  On the cited page, the wording matches our version on April 11, which is not a surprise since the cited page has an updated date at the bottom for the last time they (presumably) trolled wikipedia for the info.  Neier 22:41, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It sounds like you have a point there. I'll re-revert. Most of the material will have to be rewritten anyway, because it reads like a travel guide rather than an encyclopedia entry. NeonMerlin 06:51, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

text: I've already sent an e-mail. NeonMerlin 15:10, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Alleged copyright violation

message: This should be an encyclopedic article about the popular tourist attractions in Japan, the demographics and motivations of tourists, and the economic impact of tourism. Instead, it's a travel guide, and Wikipedia is specifically not a place for travel guides. As well, this article has no references. NeonMerlin 07:05, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for that link. I followed it and found this text: "Travel guides. An article on Paris should mention landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, but not the telephone number or street address of your favorite hotel or the price of a café au lait on the Champs-Élysées. Such details are, however, very welcome at Wikitravel, but note that due to license incompatibility you cannot copy content wholesale unless you are the copyright holder." In reading Tourism in Japan, I do find things along the lines of landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. The link says they should be mentioned in the article so obviously that information should stay in place. I cannot find anything analogous to favorite hotels or price of coffee, that is, things that are inappropriate. So if you can identify which information is inappropriate according to the guideline you cited, it would be a good starting point for improving the article. Regarding references, demographics, motivations of tourists, and economic impact of tourism, I agree that they would be valuable additions to the article, and if you have factual information on those subjects to contribute, Wikipedia will welcome such contributions. Fg2 10:25, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrite 

message: Sorry. I made a mistake.
Horyu-ji does have 115 National Treasures & 1,955 important cultural properties according to Nara Tourism Federation website.  --220.212.0.120 11:21, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for the reference link. Neier 11:58, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Horyu-ji

message: The picture used for this article  is ridiculous. In the two years I'd been in Japan, I only saw one (1) rickshaw. The picture tells more about whoever decided to use it in the article then it does about tourism in Japan. If we really have to go with a terribly stereotipycal portrayal of tourism in Japan, there's got to be a gazillion Kinkaku-ji or mt. Fuji pictures out there that could be used. TomorrowTime (talk) 14:25, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hey, thanks for the kind words Fg2 (talk) 20:24, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  picture 

message: https://web.archive.org/web/20020601223854/http://www.lookjapan.com/LBsc/02MayFacts.htm from Look Japan
WhisperToMe (talk) 11:45, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article on Youth hostels in Japan 

message: It's good 116.75.82.18 (talk) 15:45, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anime 

message: Maybe just delete this section entirely? The chart of statistics seems to tell a different and perhaps more correct story. 72.66.109.170 (talk) 17:21, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  The "current status" seems out of date