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My personal Japan Trip Lifehack is to pay for all the small awkwardly numbered purchases (kombinis, supermarkets, fast food etc) with your Suica/Pasmo. This el
by resolutebat 3y ago
My personal Japan Trip Lifehack is to pay for all the small awkwardly numbered purchases (kombinis, supermarkets, fast food etc) with your Suica/Pasmo. This eliminates virtually all Y1/5 coins, since "proper" restaurants, transport, attractions etc universally round up their prices to the nearest 10 or even 100 yen.
I do regret Japan rolling back their previous requirement to have all prices tax-included, since now many budget places do the US thing of advertising nice round numbers but adding the tax on top.
- Scoundreller 3y ago> Japan rolling back their previous requirement to have all prices tax-included what was their reasoning?
- astrange 3y agoThey increased consumption tax but made it conditional in some way I don't understand, so that taking items out of a convenience store was taxed more than eating inside it. So there wasn't a single tax inclusive price anymore.
- fomine3 3y agoIt's opposite. Eat-in is considered to be a restaurant, so it's not eligible for reduced tax rate. 8% vs 10% reduced tax rate is stupid.