by Angelie | Last updated Apr 3, 2026 | Japan Travel, Tokyo Travel Guide
If you’ve shopped tax-free in Japan before, you’ll know the old system was straightforward: flash your passport at the register, the 10% consumption tax was knocked off your bill on the spot, and you walked out paying less. Japan’s new tax-free...
by Angelie | Last updated Apr 1, 2026 | Spring in Japan, Celebrations & Holidays in Japan
Every year, for roughly ten days between late April and early May, Japan collectively exhales and goes on holiday. All at once. Around 40 million people take to the roads, railways, airports, and motorways in what is arguably the biggest annual movement of people in...
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