Itsukushima

Island · Hatsukaichi

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"On a smaller scale, on October 1, Japan's popular Itsukushima Shrine began implementing a tourist tax on visitors visit the Miyajima island, where the UNESCO World Heritage Site is located, in order to “create a sustainable tourist area that is good to live in and good to visit.”"

Iceland Is the Latest Destination to Add a Tourist Tax—But How Effective Will It Be?

Miyajimacho, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima 739-0588, Japan Get directions

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