Kyoto Now Taxes You Per Night, Per Person. At the Top End That's Ten Thousand Yen Each.
To say lodging tax in Japanese, say 宿泊税 (shukuhakuzei).
Your Kyoto hotel quoted you one price. There's a line at the bottom of the bill nobody mentioned.
宿泊税
shukuhakuzei
lodging tax
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- 宿泊税 shukuhakuzei lodging tax
- 宿泊税は含まれていますか？ shukuhakuzei wa fukumarete imasu ka? Is the lodging tax included?
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