Japanese restaurants say they’re not charging tourists more – they’re just charging locals less
Japanese restaurants say they’re not charging tourists more – they’re just charging locals less
by wewewawa
14 Comments
stephenp129
Hahahaha. Love this 😂
Nimue_-
Hilarious haha. Luckily is speak japanese so next time im in japan im just gonna lie that i can’t speak english so “nihongo no menyu onegai shimasu”
pixelboy1459
If it’s for all tourists who are not from the area, then fine. A family from Tokyo eating in Kyoto should have to show their ID and pay the tourist price. A foreign person living in Kyoto with a valid residence card should be pay the same as a native Kyoto-ite.
CoffeeBean422
I feel like this is somewhat ok, we pay less for train tickets, they pay less for food 😀
KeithKamikawa
That’s great
RedditEduUndergrad
I’m sure I’ll get downvoted for this but whether or not this is fair or justified can be debated but note that “Tourist Taxes” and “Two Tiered Pricing” isn’t unique to Japan and often isn’t just about greed.
Still within reasonable margins in my experience. When i was visiting India, some places were charging non-Indians 4× more. Even my local guide was furious about it.
erratic_bonsai
I don’t see an issue with this—with caveats.
– the price difference should not be very big – locals who are not ethnic Japanese should get the same price as ethnic Japanese locals – Japanese people from other cities or prefectures shouldn’t get the local price
krw755
Distinction without a difference lol
Sirnando138
It’s still a good price most places. Japan is very reasonable
wiseguy9317
A Japanese tourist from the US gets the discount, this has nothing to do with where you live and is racist.
Interloper_11
This doesn’t have anything to do with Japanese food
Interloper_11
Do mods just let anything get posted in here related to Japan? Especially people who just wanna complain about travel issues? Are these questions and complaints and discussions not better posted in r/askjapan ?
pixelboy1459
The pricing on the sign in the article is wild. Girls under 10 and 5 get extra discounts. Would a boy under 10 or 5 still be charged full price?
14 Comments
Hahahaha. Love this 😂
Hilarious haha. Luckily is speak japanese so next time im in japan im just gonna lie that i can’t speak english so “nihongo no menyu onegai shimasu”
If it’s for all tourists who are not from the area, then fine. A family from Tokyo eating in Kyoto should have to show their ID and pay the tourist price. A foreign person living in Kyoto with a valid residence card should be pay the same as a native Kyoto-ite.
I feel like this is somewhat ok, we pay less for train tickets, they pay less for food 😀
That’s great
I’m sure I’ll get downvoted for this but whether or not this is fair or justified can be debated but note that “Tourist Taxes” and “Two Tiered Pricing” isn’t unique to Japan and often isn’t just about greed.
– https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/04/01/tourist-taxes-all-of-the-countries-you-will-have-to-pay-to-enter-in-2022
– https://www.cntravellerme.com/story/tourist-tax-the-destinations-youll-have-to-pay-to-enter
– https://www.escape.com.au/destinations/asia/japan/japan-is-exploring-dual-pricing-for-foreigners-and-locals-and-people-are-divided/news-story/713f7e1bb28cd225ccee8993f327c6ff
– https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240522-the-worlds-revolt-against-bad-tourists
– https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/05/balance-over-tourism-sustainable-travel-future-economic-growth/
Still within reasonable margins in my experience. When i was visiting India, some places were charging non-Indians 4× more. Even my local guide was furious about it.
I don’t see an issue with this—with caveats.
– the price difference should not be very big
– locals who are not ethnic Japanese should get the same price as ethnic Japanese locals
– Japanese people from other cities or prefectures shouldn’t get the local price
Distinction without a difference lol
It’s still a good price most places. Japan is very reasonable
A Japanese tourist from the US gets the discount, this has nothing to do with where you live and is racist.
This doesn’t have anything to do with Japanese food
Do mods just let anything get posted in here related to Japan? Especially people who just wanna complain about travel issues? Are these questions and complaints and discussions not better posted in r/askjapan ?
The pricing on the sign in the article is wild. Girls under 10 and 5 get extra discounts. Would a boy under 10 or 5 still be charged full price?