Okinawa Prefecture to Introduce Lodging Tax

Okinawa Prefecture has announced that it will introduce a “lodging tax” to be levied on hotel and inn guests in the prefecture.

The prefecture expects to receive approximately 7.8 billion yen (about 50M USD) annually from the lodging tax, with the aim of securing a stable source of revenue for tourism-related policies.

This will be the first time in Japan that a prefectural government has introduced a lodging tax.

The tax will be collected through a “fixed rate system,” with a flat rate of 2% of lodging fees and a maximum of 2,000 yen per person per night.

The tax will not be collected from students on school excursions and their escorts.

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(source) https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/1dfe35afe0357740489e35413d1d9d744042301b