but Miyajima is the first to introduce one among islands off Japan’s main island of Honshu. The new tax is designed to mainly apply to sightseers. It will be added to the fee they pay for a ...

That’s a relatively new concept, with Venice perhaps the first city to implement one for this purpose, three weeks before Japan’s Miyajima Island announced the new regulation. While the plan ...

Rising up from the waters of the Seto Inland Sea in Japan, two bright orange pillars and a curved crosspiece form an impressive entryway into a spiritual world. This is the famous torii gate of ...

HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima Prefecture--A Miyajima visitor tax will be introduced on Oct. 1 costing tourists 100 yen (67 cents) to visit the island, home to Itsukushimajinja shrine, a World Heritage site.

G7 leaders are visiting the island of Miyajima, home to Itsukushima Shinto Shrine and its famous seagirt torii gate and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.