Vocabulary

tourist trap

観(かん)光(こう)地(ち)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Uncommon

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun, Phrase

A place that attracts many tourists and often sells overpriced goods or experiences, sometimes feeling commercial or inauthentic.

観光(かんこう)客(きゃく)が多(おお)く集(あつ)まり、商業(しょうぎょう)的(てき)で割高(わりだか)に感(かん)じられることのある観光(かんこう)スポット。

Examples

  1. We tried to avoid tourist traps and visit quieter neighborhoods.
  2. That street is a famous tourist trap full of souvenir shops.

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