Ya I get that but they are treated like tourism spots. Mosques and churches where a bad example. Here's a passage (the last bit was in bold in the article) and pic from the link. It just seems like the shrine itself doesn't really treat it with reverence so dumb tourist behavior is kind of to be expected.
I get it but we also live in a society where people will sometimes dance at locations they perceive as public enough. I find it annoying no matter the location but it doesn't seem like a big deal either.
Many of Japan’s religious sites do not have or cultivate a heavily solemn atmosphere. The streets leading to major shrines and temples are often lined with restaurants and souvenir shops, and a mood of levity isn’t seen, in and of itself, as sinful or inappropriate, even on shrine/temple grounds. The sprawling layout of sites such as Fushimi Inari can also contribute to a casual atmosphere, as moving about the spaces between structures can feel like a walk in the woods or stroll in a garden. As such, while shrines and temples are religious sites, they might not necessarily feel like “sacred ground,” in that they don’t impose the same sets of strict regulations and restrictions that term might imply in other cultures. However, just because visitors aren’t expected to be somber at Japan’s shrines and temples doesn’t mean it’s OK for them to be flippant.
