### [2026-09-7](/feed/2026/09/7/index.md)

##### Tourism in Tokyo
# The government of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, announces plans to prohibit more than half of its vacation rentals in residential areas and near schools after complaints increase over noise, smoking, trespassing and improper waste disposal. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via France 24](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260907-tokyo-s-shinjuku-to-ban-more-than-half-of-vacation-rentals)

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