As the economic importance of tourism increases, it is important to consider the effects that tourism has on the environment in the affected regions of the country. In our study, we selected two popular tourist destinations in Japan, Tokyo and Kyoto, for our case studies on the repercussion effects induced by the economic and environmental activities of visitors. As waste generation and landfilling are two of the most important environmental loads in Japan, a regional waste input–output approach was considered to be an effective method for evaluating these issues. The estimated direct effects of visitors’ consumption activities in Tokyo and Kyoto amounted to approximately 434 billion yen and 209 billion yen, respectively. The tendencies of visitor consumption in both prefectures were similar, as were the repercussion effects on the production value, which accounted for approximately 434 billion yen and approximately 260 billion yen in Tokyo and Kyoto, respectively. Value added amounted to 276 billion yen in Tokyo and approximately 108 billion yen in Kyoto. Waste generation induced by tourists in Kyoto accounted for approximately 22,690 t, which was similar to that induced in Tokyo at 20,655 t. Regarding the repercussion effect of the area of landfill consumption, Kyoto tourists consumed 1479 m² of landfill in contrast to 7369 m² in Tokyo.

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one of the original Seven Wonders of the World that is still standing. However, at its current rate of deterioration, along with the Sphinx, it will soon be a distant memory. Decades of overtourism to Giza has contributed to irreparable damage to these magnificent ancient monuments. Years of overcrowding from tourists, erosion from footsteps, and even vandalism and theft have brought immense strain on the towering structures. Unfortunately, any restorative efforts have only seemed to make matters worse.