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 ...

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.