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There is a Consumption tax of 5% on all goods purchased. This includes meals at restaurants and hotel charges. Overseas visitors are exempt from this tax on large purchases outside of hotels and restaurants. There are rebate counters in the larger stores. An additional 3% sales tax applies on hotel accounts over yen15,000 and restaurant bills over yen7,501 per person.
Updated Aug 17, 2006
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Water - 150 metres below the earth's surface lies the natural spring water of Mt. Fuji. Water has been tapped from its subterrainean caverns for over 80 years and is filtered naturally through the mountain's volcanic rock. Its purity is ideal for drinking and cooking.
Updated Sep 12, 2002
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Japan is the virtual nonexistence of violent crime. If you leave your briefcase or camera in a taxi, often it will be returned before you realise it's missing.
Updated Sep 12, 2002
Keeweechic's Mt Fuji and Hakone
Mt Fuji - The highest mountain in Japan, Mt.Fuji-san, is 3776-metres high. Once a sacred mountain, Mt Fuji appeared in the present form about 10,000 years ago. More than 300,000 people climb to the...
The Japanese have a saying-- "Only a fool never takes the opportunity to climb Mt.Fuji...and only a fool would do it twice."
I was in Fuji San on 30 of June 2002 but unfortunately, the weather was very bad. There was a fog and i couldn't see Fuji San at all. I know only that i 've climbed the Fuji San but i didn't see him...
Mount Fuji and surrounding area
A great trip to go on when you visit Tokyo is a day or two day trip to Mount Fuji. The journey takes some time and you feel that you are never going to get out of the Tokyo suburbs. Finally you start...
Build your own Fuji page
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