Assuming such a concept exists in Japanese, how do you say "tourist trap"?

Wikipedia [describes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourist_trap) it as:

> A tourist trap is an establishment, or group of establishments, that has
> been created with the aim of attracting tourists and their money. Tourist
> traps will typically provide services, entertainment, souvenirs and other
> products for tourists to purchase.

and Travel Stack Exchange
[describes](https://travel.stackexchange.com/tags/tourist-traps/info) it as "A
disparaging term for places and attractions designed specifically for
tourists."

While it's often used for describing attractions, it's also used used for
describing cities or areas overdeveloped for tourism, for
[example](http://wikitravel.org/en/Gold_Coast):

> Unfortunately, many tourists believe the highrise buildings and crowds of
> Surfers Paradise make it an overdeveloped 'tourist trap'. Most of these
> buildings are however local residential. The city also has many services and
> industries not directly related to tourism.

I tried using 「観光トラップ」 to ask if Atami was a tourist trap, but that apparently
[didn't](http://lang-8.com/424295/journals/1801907) work well, as it attracted
a few comments. One person mentioned 「ぼったくり」 (ripoff), which seems a little
too vague.

The [English edition of
Wiktionary](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tourist_trap) doesn't have a
Japanese translation, and the Japanese edition doesn't even have an entry for
"tourist". Jisho.org has 「観光都市」, but according to the Japanese edition of
Wikipedia,
[観光都市](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A6%B3%E5%85%89%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82) is a
city that's popular with tourists, rather than something dodgy or artificial.
Oddly enough, the Lonely Planet phrasebook for Japan didn't have an entry for
"tourist trap"!
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"Tourist trap" in Japanese
I think ぼったくり is a pretty good attempt. Maybe "観光客狙い" or "観光客向け" is pretty
good, too, also these expression do not have necessarily negative nuances.
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観光地価格{かんこうちかかく} is a phrase used to describe unreasonable pricings seen in
tourist attractions.

> このお[店]{みせ}は[熱海]{あたみ}駅{えき}前{まえ}にあるのに観光地価格ではない  
>  熱海{あたみ}は観光地価格というか[喫茶店]{きっさてん}の[価格]{かかく}も[決]{けっ}して[安]{やす}くはない  
>  3個{こ}パックで500円{えん}也{なり}は観光地価格かな  
>  (source: random Google search hits)

From what I understand, it may not be about the exact equivalent of "tourist
trap"; "tourist trap" seems to be about greedy establishments that are set up
to swindle money from tourists, while 観光地価格 says nothing about the purpose of
the establishment.

That said, however, it can be useful if your focus was on the pricing.
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