There have been troublesome cases such as unsorted garbage being left out on days that were not collections dates and rolling suitcases being left unattended on roads.

Japan Today · last updated September 20, 2025 – 7:50 PM

Kiyoshi Sakakibara, chairman of a local community association in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district. Complaints about garbage and noise related to minpaku private lodging services have led some municipal governments in Tokyo to order some operators to temporarily suspend business or to plan to toughen relevant regulations.

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