Vocabulary

tourist trap

(かん)(こう)()

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)(きゃく)(おお)(あつ)まり、商業(しょうぎょう)(てき)割高(わりだか)(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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