it's so near to the RM4 = 100yen point that is back when i traveled to tokyo that it doesn't make any different
but lucky all my yen are changed around the 3.6~3.8 range

i arrived on the 3rd day of GST hike
but all my yen are changed between 3.6~3.8 range

How much is the tax hike?

It's 39.28 now. Should have changed when its went down to 37.29 3 months ago.

It's called consumption tax. Going up from 8% to 10% on Oct 1.

So the 2% increase is across everything?
I can see why they decided to do it

same as our GST...2 % increase will bring trillion of yen income for Govt.

Not the same. 6% in a relatively affordable country is not same as 10% in a super expensive country.

TBH honest i a bit regret visiting the atomic bomb museum. i got mixed feeling inside. not sure want to pity them or what. it was due to my late grandma who survived the WW2 japan invasion period in malaysia and keep telling me how suffering the family during that time.

The million dollar view is Mount Inasa ah?

Yeah and my friend is from China, I think better don't trigger her on this thing though she has no heart feeling for Japanese but still... You know la. She already mentioned she doesn't want to see then I should respect her decision.

Yes, Mt. Inasa.

Got any suggestions for Nagasaki specific souvenirs? One that I can go get in the city itself (hopefully not too expensive,haha)? My trip is mainly sightseeing but having something unique is my cherished memory.

babylon52281

2% increase bring billion of yen extra for Japan Military expansion. Japan are building new carrier for F35 jets

Japan last year parliment already over write Military law which is Self defense. Now Japan military can step out from Japan if other country needed Japan Military.

To easy understand, When US attk North Korea or China, Japan can be part of US alliance.

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Sep 11 2019, 06:34 PM

Nagasaki specific soveniour are Castella. If you gift Castella to any Japanese, they will know you been Nagasaki.

"2% increase bring billion of yen extra for Japan Military expansion."
Haha. No comment on that.

The Castella is that sponge cake right? That's on my to-eat-list there, haha. Not sure if it can withstand the rough tumble in a luggage back home. Umm, anything other than food? Some kinda handicraft perhaps? Thanks.

this 2% hike has been delayed many many many times
but this time is for real

just to get input from you guys on my itinerary on staying at Nagano city

Day 1 Reach Nagano city around evening (walk around Nagano city)

Day 2: Day trip to Snow monkey park (what else to do here)

Day 3: Day trip to to Shiga Kogen

Day 4: Day trip to Nozawa onsen or Matsumoto?

Day 5: Depart to Tokyo

Is Nozawa Onsen or Matsumoto a more interesting place to visit?

and

Will hiking at Snow monkey park take more than half a day?

Don't you get rebate on purchases if you are a visitor to Japan?

For purchases that not consumed in Japan. That's tax refund.
For food, you can't.

Reach at late evening can enjoy both sunset & the city night view. The sunset by the sea also quite nice d. I see a lot ppl do timelapse sun went down there.

haha... i don't know what is their specific souvenirs d. mostly i get those keychain only for those places i visited.

https://jp-coupon.com/

Stupid question but does anyone know what will be the sunrise & sunset times during end Sept/Early Oct? (In Kyushu) I wanna maximise my daytime trips.

FreedomSeeker
Haha... thanks, yeah maybe keychain or something if nothing interesting. I will see what catches my eye there. Thanks.

For your reference - https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/japan/fukuoka