More places in Japan now tax hotel nights, each with its own table. Kyoto changed its rates in March, Hokkaido and 14 of its towns started in April, Nagano in June, and Niseko switches to 3% of the price on 1 November. The departure tax went from 1,000 to 3,000 yen in July. People search for "japan accommodation tax calculator" and find tables of a few cities, so I added a tourist tax calculator to Japan Life Hub, in its seven languages.
Your hotels and your flight
Add each stay: the city, the first night, the nights, the room's price for a night and how many guests share it. The tax is per guest, on the room's price divided by its guests before the 10% consumption tax: a 26,400 yen room for two in Tokyo is 12,000 yen a guest, or 100 yen a night each. Each night uses the table in force that night, which matters in Niseko this autumn and in Tokyo next April. The travellers and the day you leave add the departure tax.
Tax-free, shop by shop
From 1 November you pay the tax in tax-free shops and get it back after customs. The 5,000 yen minimum counts per shop and per day, and the calculator groups your receipts the same way: it shows which shop is still short and by how much, and the last day to leave with the goods. The trip stays on your device, so you can add receipts as you go.
Every city's table
Below the calculator are the accommodation taxes of 52 cities, towns and prefectures, each linked to the page I read it on, with the changes already decided for 2027.
