NUMBER OF THE DAY
That’s how high Japan’s departure tax per person is set to rise — three times the current amount.
🍣 Goodbye, Nigiri: As if a trip to Japan wasn’t pricey enough, your return ticket will soon include about 2,000 yen extra in departure tax — roughly 20 USD gone. Fewer sushi plates for you.
🏙️ Fighting overtourism: The government plans to use the additional revenue to ease overcrowding, congestion, and poor tourist behavior at popular spots.
Watch: Japan’s tourism boom has become a real problem. Kyoto is closing alleys in the Geisha district, Mount Fuji is adding fees and visitor caps, Shibuya bans late-night drinking — and now you’re losing a couple of sushi plates to the tax man.
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