Japan Accommodation Tax Calculator

Many places in Japan add an accommodation tax per person per night, and each city sets its own rates. Choose where you stay, your dates, the room price and the number of guests to see the tax, from each city's and prefecture's own pages, with the changes coming in 2026 and 2027.

Rates from each city's and prefecture's official pages · checked October 2026
Your stay
Room price per nightFor the whole room, room only. Take off meals if they are included.
Guests in the roomChildren = elementary-school age or younger.
The tax here
Your price for the rate
Each night
For your stay

    The rate is set by the room-only price per person per night, without meals and consumption tax. Check the official page linked below for exceptions.

    How to use

    1. 1. Choose where you stayEach city or prefecture sets its own tax. Some places have none.
    2. 2. Enter your check-in date and nightsSeveral places change their tax in late 2026 and 2027.
    3. 3. Enter the room price per nightThe whole room, room only. Untick the box if the price is before Japan's 10% consumption tax.
    4. 4. Enter the guestsThe price is split per person to find the rate.

    Rates in the main places (per person per night)

    The price is the room-only price with service charge, without meals and consumption tax, divided by the guests in the room. Where both a prefecture and a city charge, the amounts above are the total.

    PlaceRate (room-only price per person per night)
    TokyoUnder ¥10,000: none · ¥10,000–14,999: ¥100 · ¥15,000+: ¥200 (3% from April 1, 2027)
    Kyoto CityUnder ¥6,000: ¥200 · ¥6,000–19,999: ¥400 · ¥20,000–49,999: ¥1,000 · ¥50,000–99,999: ¥4,000 · ¥100,000+: ¥10,000
    Osaka PrefectureUnder ¥5,000: none · ¥5,000–14,999: ¥200 · ¥15,000–19,999: ¥400 · ¥20,000+: ¥500
    Fukuoka CityUnder ¥20,000: ¥200 · ¥20,000+: ¥500
    SapporoUnder ¥20,000: ¥300 · ¥20,000–49,999: ¥400 · ¥50,000+: ¥1,000
    Hiroshima PrefectureUnder ¥6,000: none · ¥6,000+: ¥200
    Miyagi (Sendai)Under ¥6,000: none · ¥6,000+: ¥300
    OkinawaNone until January 31, 2027 · 2% (up to ¥2,000) from February 1, 2027

    Sources: Tokyo (Japanese), Kyoto City (Japanese), Osaka Prefecture (Japanese), Fukuoka City (Japanese), Sapporo (Japanese), Hiroshima Prefecture (Japanese), Miyagi Prefecture (Japanese), Okinawa Prefecture (Japanese)

    What's changing

    • Niseko: 3% of the room price from November 1, 2026 (until October 31, a fixed amount).
    • Okinawa: 2% per person per night, up to ¥2,000, from February 1, 2027, including Ishigaki and Miyakojima.
    • Tokyo: 3% per person per night from April 1, 2027; stays under ¥13,000 per person are not taxed, and hostels (simple lodging) and vacation rentals are added.
    • Nagasaki City: new rates from April 1, 2027. Fujiyoshida, Fujikawaguchiko and Kagoshima City start a ¥200 tax on April 1, 2027.
    • Hakone aims to start a tax in April 2028. Nara, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kobe and Kamakura had none as of October 2026.

    Sources: Japan's list of local taxes (Ministry of Internal Affairs, Japanese PDF), Niseko Town (Japanese)

    FAQ

    How much is the accommodation tax in Tokyo?

    Nothing under ¥10,000 per person per night, ¥100 from ¥10,000 and ¥200 from ¥15,000, counting the room-only price without consumption tax. From April 1, 2027 it becomes 3% for stays of ¥13,000 or more per person.

    How much is the accommodation tax in Kyoto?

    From March 1, 2026: ¥200 under ¥6,000, ¥400 under ¥20,000, ¥1,000 under ¥50,000, ¥4,000 under ¥100,000 and ¥10,000 at ¥100,000 or more, per person per night.

    Do children pay accommodation tax in Japan?

    In most places, yes, if they pay for the stay. A few places exempt young children, such as Gifu City, Takayama and Atami. School trips are exempt in many places.

    Is the tax based on the price with or without consumption tax?

    Without. Most official pages say the price is the room-only price with service charge, without meals and consumption tax.

    Is there an accommodation tax in Osaka?

    Yes, across Osaka Prefecture: nothing under ¥5,000, then ¥200, ¥400 or ¥500 per person per night. Osaka City has no separate tax of its own.

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