Culture Miyajima Implements Visitor Tax to Tourists Serena Kim Nov 6, 2023 Starting on October 1st, 2023, the Miyajima Visitor Tax is officially applied... to overtourism concerns, prompting officials to implement the tourist tax
Japan Makes Global Hotel Alliance's 2024 Destinatio... Kim Bergström Dec 3, 2023 Japan and Thailand jointly topped the list as the most popular destinations for 2024, indicating it's going to be another exciting year ahead.
Hokkaido Named on Best of Travel 2024 List Kim Bergström Nov 1, 2023 It looks like more people are set to enjoy the best of the prefecture, too, as it was recently named on Lonely Planet's Best of Travel 2024 list.
Accommodation Results of the World's 50 Best Hotels 2023 Kim Bergström Sep 21, 2023 The World's 50 Best Hotels 2023 list helps to determine some of the top players in the industry, and three Japanese-based accommodation options made the
Culture Fashion in Japan 1945-2020: Shimane 2021 Mar 20th - May 16th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition at the Iwami Museum in Shimane introduces Japanese fashion from the postwar period to the present, and some..
Culture Naha Tug-of-War Festival 2025 Mid Oct Every October, Naha hosts its annual Tug-of-War Festival, where competing teams face off with a 200-meter long rope – a Guinness World Record (1997) for
Shopping Consumption Tax Changes for Tourists Coming? Kim Bergström Dec 2, 2024 Starting as early as the 2026 financial year, Japan is looking to shift to a refund-based tax exemption model for travelers, which is commonly used in
Shopping Tokyo 2020 – Official Pop-up Shop in 2016 Tom Roseveare A Tokyo 2020 Official Shop opened up in Shibuya and Ginza over the summer.
