Japanese media is calling for Chinese-only zones at tourist attractions after the poor behaviour of a group of visitors last week, spoiling the mood of the annual blossom viewing season.

A woman gatecrashed a forbidden area at Ueno Park in Tokyo while others were seen at Osaka Castle Park breaking off flowers to decorate their hair and man-handling the branches.

Their destructive actions have caused outrage in the country leading to one unnamed talk show presenter suggesting that designated photography areas should be set up for tourists from China.

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Chinese visitors to Japan behaved badly this year while viewing cherry blossoms in Tokyo and Osaka by damaging the trees while taking photographs

People were seen climbing the trees, shaking the branches and picking the flowers, causing outrage in Japan

Seeing the trail of destruction caused, like the branch being stamped on above, one Japanese talk-show presenter called for there to be a 'Chinese-only' zone in tourist areas

According to Huanqiu, a guest on the talk show then suggested that the Japanese government should step up their guidance of customs in the country.

There are already signs in English, Japanese and Chinese at some sites advising visitors to keep noise levels to a minimum, avoid jostling and not to climb the trees, pick the flowers or to shake the branches.

The trees are said to be extremely delicate and any damage could cause the entire tree to die due to bacterial infection.

However, these have clearly not been heeded by enthusiastic visitors.

The actions seen at popular Hanami, the Japanese tradition of flower viewing, venues, has caused the Chinese tourists to be widely ridiculed by Japanese media since the reports first appeared.

Japanese media cited a woman who gatecrashed a forbidden area at Ueno Park in Tokyo while others were see at Osaka Castle Park breaking off flowers to decorate their hair (above) and man-handling the branches.

The cherry trees are said to be extremely delicate and any damage could cause the entire tree to die due to bacterial infection

A guest on the talk show suggested that the Japanese government should step up their guidance of customs in the country

HANAMI ETIQUTTE Check the local customs of the park you're going to Don't touch or damage the cherry tree - including the exposed roots Don't take up too much room if you're having a picnic - and check if it is permissible to light fires Avoid getting drunk Remove your rubbish when you leave Source: Wa-Oh! Japan, Japan Guide Advertisement

Some have even coined the phrase 'Chinese-style flower viewing' to describe the unruly behaviour seen by locals.

The issue has been widely debated in China with more than 3.6million web users reading and debating the issue on Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter.

One user, ClaretWoo, wrote: 'Behaving badly at home is ruining your own reputation but doing it in other countries is destroying the reputation of the whole of China.'

Another user, Yang Xiao Qing, added: 'Honestly, the worst calibre of international tour groups is Chinese. This is a fact Chinese people have to face and admit.'

It's not just within Japan where Chinese tourists have been criticised for their actions while viewing cherry blossoms.

Last month, MailOnline reported that several visitors to tourist areas in Changsha and Nanjing, in China, were seen shaking, climbing and even kicking the trees to get the perfect photograph.

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