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| Above, Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
For those wanting to visit the Itsukushima Shrine on Japan's Miyajima Island, they will have to pay a little bit more to do so.
A new tourist tax will be imposed on tourists heading there.
From the South China Morning Post:
A scenic island in southwestern Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture has started to impose a tax of 100 yen (67 US cents) on all visitors to rein in overtourism after a trip by the leaders of the G7 countries to the area triggered a travel rush there.
Authorities in Miyajima, home to the Unesco-listed Itsukushima Shrine, which appears to float on the waters of a narrow bay at high water, said the levy would be added to the ferry fare to the island.
They also said local residents, office workers, preschoolers and students on schools excursions were exempt from the tax that was expected to generate 300 million yen (US$2 million) in annual revenue for the city of Hatsukaichi, which oversees the tourist destination.
I visited Miyajima Island in 2004 with G-TOUR that was sponsored by G-FAN magazine.
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