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Japan
want to combat tourism overcrowding or
overtourism
by considering doubling the departure tax to 3 thousand yen or around IDR 323 thousand.
The Departure Tax is officially called the International Tourist Tax, which was introduced in 2019. This tax is levied as a fee added to the price of airline tickets and other forms of transportation.
Currently, Japan is increasingly experiencing a crisis due to tourism density, because this country is visited by too many foreign tourists.
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This phenomenon is a challenge for Japan to stabilize tourism, the economy, maintain the quality of the local population and preserve culture.
Japanese Government and
Liberal Democratic Party
(LDP) is now looking for ways to double the departure tax of 3 thousand yen per person.In fact, some LDP members proposed raising taxes by more than 3 thousand yen.
As reported by
Straits Times
, this tax will likely be used to fund solutions to problems arising from the surge in tourism in Sakura Country.
The Japanese government is also considering using some of this tax revenue to lower immigration costs.
Thus, foreign tourists in Japan may be subject to higher taxes, including for flight and cruise ticket prices.
The Japanese government’s goal of doubling taxes is none other than to address some of the country’s concerns because more and more tourists are coming in.
In this case, especially regarding crowding, traffic jams, and behavior that is considered bad at tourist attractions in Japan.
Previously, in March 2025 Japan recorded a record of collecting 52.48 billion yen in departure tax revenue.
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