JAPAN HAS CHANGED | Overpriced Service Targeted at foreign tourists | Foreigners' Prices, High & Low

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In recent months, Japan has witnessed a remarkable surge in foreign visitors, with February 2024 alone welcoming 2.78 million travelers, marking a staggering 107.1% increase compared to February 2019, making it the highest monthly figure since the pandemic began.
However, amidst this tourist boom, there's a caveat to be mindful of the emergence of high-priced goods targeting foreign tourists.
In my previous video, I received some comments asking for more explanation. Following viewer requests for further elaboration, I delved into Japan's governmental efforts over the past decade.
Surprisingly, in the past, there was a "cheap foreign price exclusively for foreigners." And it turns out that some of them still exist.
Additionally, I found instances of dual pricing across various products and services, irrespective of nationality, based on factors like timing, gender, and age.
In this video, I would like to explain the objective findings from a neutral standpoint
By watching this video, you'll gain insights into what offers value and what warrants caution when traveling to Japan.
Please watch it until the end in order to have a reasonable and enjoyable trip to Japan.
⭐️CHAPTERS⭐️
0:00 Opening
1:32 1.Background & Current Situation
3:36 2.Foreigners' High Prices
5:09 3.Foreigners’ Low Prices
6:39 4.Dual Price Including Japanese
8:29 5.“Tourist tax in Osaka?
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@loupblanc9kai507 2 месяца назад

Props for the tip on the 500yen foreigner special price for the ferry service connecting Kansai Airport and Kobe Airport!

@TheScratchingKiwi 2 месяца назад

With NZD$ 1 = 90 Yen, I'm not going on a 'cheap trip'. 'Foreigner only' items are in many cases not good value, or overpriced. That's not a benefit to visitors at all. As for gender-based pricing, this is something likely to offend some visitors. I cannot comment for other places in New Zealand, but the burden of pricing in tourist areas where I live is carried by tourist and local alike. We pay the inflated prices too. There is no ID, no separate menu system in restaurants, nothing. When the story about the 'tourist trap fish village in Tokyo' broke, I was one of many who said: "No, I am not going there!". A difference of 700 yen may seem like a small amount, but 100 yen here, 200 yen there, 500 yen there, 700 yen there... it turns into daylight robbery based on nothing but 'foreign-ness'. That has other names and does not look good to visitors. It gives a country a bad reputation. Does Japan want to be thought of in the same way as Italy, a country where everyone tries to scam/rob tourists?

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan 2 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing your opinion. As a Japanese tourist guide, I really want foreign tourists to have a good time in Japan. So, I created this video. I will do my best from now on!

@nikisz3858 Месяц назад

I completely agree with you. These kind of practices seem to forget that foreign tourists already invested a lot to reach the given country. After cashing out so much for airplane tickets there must be a benefit visiting another country, be it it's beauty, history or good and cheap local food, whatever. For me when travelling to Japan food is very important, otherwise there are more than enough overpriced Japanese food stores in Europe. Even if I could afford the foreigner only price I don't like the feeling of discrimination and will always avoid such venues. If it gets common practice I might completely avoid the country itself. Regarding the tourist only benefits like JR pass or tax free shopping (as this was thrown back to us a lot): this is a decision of the Japanese government used to be aimed to boost visitor numbers and they can stop offering it anytime. I personally didn't use these much on my Japan trips but even if, it's not the fault of the tourists, neither is overtourism. It there are too many visitors please limit their numbers. It's much better than blaming visitors for missing infrastructure or weak yen. Regarding the behaviour: yes, sadly overtourism comes more ppl and among them there will be those who can't behave well either. We also have it in Europe, I'm sure it's similar everywhere nowadays.

@2imvu Месяц назад

700 yen is a lot... lol! I can have a meal for 700 yen. I don't know the price now... my last visit was in 2018

@tarrence4131 2 месяца назад

Thank you for this information Toshi :) 80 more days until my trip there! Can't wait to see you, Tokyo, and as much as I can in time. Take care, love watching your videos, you're so nice and seem very knowledgeable and happy to share what you know to help others.

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan 2 месяца назад

Thank you for your friendly comment as usual. Please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you in Japan!

@geralt7144 2 месяца назад

If you go to a restaurant that says in Englisch Samurai, Ninja, Nippon you probably getting ripped off. If you speak some Japanese, go to smaller shops not on the main roads. You get a better deal and sometimes even better food. Also the faces of some older Japanese folks are priceless, once you order in Japanese. They look genuin happy that you are making an afford.

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan 2 месяца назад

Thank you for your real experience and advice. It's very helpful for other foreign tourists. I appreciate it!

@essenceofsoul27 Месяц назад

Where in the US are McDonalds workers making $21 an hour?

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan Месяц назад

In Bay Area.

@michaelsim4440 2 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing.. and i envy you, travelled to 75 countries at this young age.. way to go 😊

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan 2 месяца назад

Thank you for your comment. Yeah, I may be lucky guy.

@zetojp7137 2 месяца назад

Tem restaurante que cobra mais de uma vez o imposto sobre consumo. Não peça a sobremesa posteriormente, peça junto. Geralmente, pra pegar residentes.😅

@fmtikitakamaster 2 месяца назад

Luckyly I can speak very good Japanese, better than English, so whenever I go to Japan I only use Japanese and I go where Japanese people go. My best advice is that before you go to Japan (but even to other countries) try to learn some Japanese (or the country language), the first time I went to Japan it was in 2003, I was only 19 , I learnt Japanese by myself in 1 year and could speak with japanese people without using English, and I could read at least hiragana and katakana so I could avoid high prices shops. I made Japanese friends who also took me to the best places, restaurants, and this year I go there and meet with my friends after last time 6 years ago. So my hint is　Learn Japanese and make Japanese friends. 動画ありがとうございますございます。いろいろ教えてくださってありがとうございます、としさん。

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan 2 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing your advice. It's very helpful for other tourists. 日本語上手ですね^^

@fmtikitakamaster 2 месяца назад

@@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan ありがとうございます。中国に留学したときに、よく外国人だからボタックリに狙われた（例えばタクシーの運転手が長道をわざと選ぶとか、ボタックリ店多いし、マッサージお兄ちゃん？と道でいう女の子も多いし笑」でも彼らは私の中国語を聞いて、長い時間中国に住んでるかと思って私を騙すのを諦めた。日本で今までナイトクラブとか六本木か歌舞伎町のバルとか行ったことないから、そういう詐欺を除けたけど、今年行くときに中国のように話しをかけてくれる詐欺が多そうかなとちょっと心配になっちゃった

@jackylee5850 9 дней назад

Problem is, Japanese is one of the most complex languages in the world to learn, not helped by the fact that it's partially derived from Chinese as well, so you're essentially learning 2 languages in one. Granted, someone with Chinese fluency have a considerably easier time since they know half of the language already. Ultimately, not everyone has the linguistic skills needed to learn such a complex language or has the patience to do so, especially if they're in their mid 30s to 40s already, their brains won't absorb the information even if they wanted to learn. That's why children learn languages fast, they have over 20+ years to use it before it becomes second nature. English on the other hand is the international language, the fact that the majority of the world speaks it proves just how easy it is to learn compared to other languages. And yet the Japanese just seems to struggle with it even though it's built-in to their education curriculum at a young age. The average citizen just don't feel the need to use English when they're only dealing with their fellow Japanese on a daily basis. But for businesses that works in the tourism industry, there's no excuse not to have English fluency, the common language that any foreign tourists can understand. So while learning Japanese will definitely give a person many advantages in Japan, realistically it's just not very feasible for many people. If anything, Japan should increase their English education and promote their citizens to use English more often, because to a foreign tourist nothing speaks "unwelcoming" than a language barrier that can be solved by a common universal language, only for the locals unwilling to use it.

@fmtikitakamaster 7 дней назад

@@jackylee5850 well I agree with what you said for the part that Japanese people should also make an effort to speak English more or even other languages. For example I am Italian my English is not native but I can say it’s not bad but why even in Apps like NHK world I can find news in 19 different languages except Italian ?? That makes me a bit said, if you assume that all Italian people can speak English then you can assume all European people can ( in fact German and north European people speak English much better because especially for Germans it’s the same language family Anglo Saxon while for neo-Latin language speakers it’s different) so put only English in the app and then Chinese Korean and other Asian languages. No need to put other European languages in the app. Or put Italian too 😂 It’s not true that English is very easy to learn since many European people also struggle with it, you can google for Toefl average score per country and you will see also Italians and French have not very high scores. I had 100 points while 120 was the highest score and I can be proud of it. English has also many differences between Oxford British English that I learnt at high school and American English that is mainly taught in China and Japan schools( e.g when I told my American friend that I was getting off well with a girl I meant that my dates with her were going well and that I thought she loved me too as I loved her but that was not what he understood). So just think about how difficult English can be for people who come from such a different language background like Chinese and Japanese. When I lived in Shanghai and studied Chinese there I often met Chinese university students who still struggled with English grammar rules that I learnt at the first or second year of high school because Chinese grammar is very easy and simple compared to English one. It looks like ancient English, you can read a book by Ernest Fenollosa who compared Chinese to ancient English if you want

@goyoy6433 2 месяца назад

Does Japan still offer the " Tokyo free guide " program? I was able to hang out with a free tour guide who spoke English very well.

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan 2 месяца назад

I found the following site. Please check it out! www.tokyofreeguide.org/eng/

@jaychino1621 2 месяца назад

Is it still hard to find regular Suica or Pasmo card? We are planning to travel to Japan every year or every other year, so buying the regular one would be more beneficial and less hassle. Thanks

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan 2 месяца назад

You can get Physical Suica at some stations in Tokyo. I explained it in my previous video. Please check it out! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LcqFkDY9v1c.html

@carlomaraan3155 2 месяца назад

Hi, This is Carlo from Los Angeles, CA. I just want to know if I can still buy Suica card at JR East Station? I'll be visiting Japan next month and I just want to make sure is Suica card is still available? Or should I just buy the Welcome IC Card. Thank you and hope to hear from you soon. I'm also your subscriber.

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan 2 месяца назад

Thank you for your question. You can get Physical Suica at some stations in Tokyo. I explained it in my previous video. Please check it out! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LcqFkDY9v1c.html

@carlomaraan3155 2 месяца назад

Thank you very much!

@UnicornGamingRX03 2 месяца назад

I’m in Fukuoka as the time of watching this video. I have been mindful of the costs, so far the meals were under ¥4000 for a large meal rather than a ¥6000 plus for a seafood rice bowl. Also the pay per hour in Japan would be around ¥1000 compared to $35 AUD.

@mofo02 2 месяца назад

Your prices of food isn’t cheap but it’s crazy how their hourly pay is ¥1000 which is roughly 10aud atm 😱 plus I don’t think our hourly rate is 35aud, I don’t think it’s that high lol it’s like 25aud or something like that Actually I stand correct you are right, wow when did that happen, which is good I mean when I was young (20 years ago) I was earning 15aud an hour

@UnicornGamingRX03 2 месяца назад

@@mofo02 my job gives me above $30aud and I do get penalty rates on top after tax. So I earn about double that of a Japanese worker average.

@UnicornGamingRX03 2 месяца назад

@@mofo02 As for food, a chicken Parmigiana where I work is about $30AUD and it’s larger than the ones in the city.

@mofo02 2 месяца назад

@@UnicornGamingRX03 guess things ain’t cheap nowadays, how do the local Japanese people survive 😳

@UnicornGamingRX03 2 месяца назад

@@mofo02 depends on government policies and the global market. It’s strange that you could put the entire population of Australia into Tokyo alone.

@thunderzz2233 2 месяца назад

How do I know if the restaurants/stores are overpriced on purpose? are michelin restaurants in tokyo targeted for foreigners or it's same for local?

@SmoolMurloc 2 месяца назад

Hmm... I would say you can tell it is overpriced on purpose by knowledge. Looking at shorts on youtube or instagram helps a lot to get an idea 😉 For instance, (I hope I am not mistaken), if I want to look at ramen shop, I would like to aim for 1000Y maximum (except if I want to add expensive toppings) , and around 2000Y for an unadon (big bowl of rice with eel on top) If i see a restaurant menu that constantly go above those prices, I would question myself if it is indeed aimed toward tourists. One typical exception I noticed when looking at shorts is when the food was crafted with trendy or difficult techniques, or is a themed-food (for example, a dessert themed on Hello-kitty) Last but not least, the localization. When I look at some expat' videos, it seems that intentionnally overpriced restaurant in tourists streets and areas. Just by walking a few minutes outside of these places, you can find wonderful and not-overpriced restaurants ~

@SmoolMurloc 2 месяца назад

And sorry about the Michelon question, I have no idea 👀

@thunderzz2233 2 месяца назад

@@SmoolMurloc thanks!!

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan 2 месяца назад

@SmoolMurloc Thank you for your follow-up! @thunderzz2233 >are michelin restaurants in tokyo targeted for foreigners or it's same for local? It's both! The price is the same.

@thunderzz2233 2 месяца назад

@@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan thanks for confirming!! Now I am more confident reserving on their website :)

@kennethteng2849 2 месяца назад

was wondering if you could share what is considered Japanese would consume in terms of price.

@mofo02 2 месяца назад

Yes id like to know the price comparison a local Japanese person would be paying compared to a foreigner. Eg a foreigner buys a ramen in Tokyo for ¥1000 but a local would know they would only pay ¥500 🤷‍♂️ of course it’s dependent on location but yeah would like to know the price comparison

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan 2 месяца назад

@kennethteng2849 Thank you for your request. I'll think about it! @mofo02 Thank you for your follow-up!

@svc_nhazul72 2 месяца назад

Thank you for the tips we are traveling in july to japan tokyo can you give us some tips for places to avoid in Tokyo?

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan 2 месяца назад

I explained tourist traps in my previous video. Please check it out! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gig6jfbFqGM.html I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan.

@grrumakemeangry 23 дня назад

Japan try not to be racist challenge (impossible!)

@brunokimpark5653 2 месяца назад

new subscribers here, please make a video of Japanese attitude, what they hate and likes.. i am nervous because i got a job in Hokkaido so i need to prepare myself for the adjustment. t.y

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan 2 месяца назад

Thank you for subscribing and request! I'll think about them. I hope you have a wonderful time in Japan. Good luck with your work.

@joannekwong3045 Месяц назад

How to find the women discount? Do I need to ask? Thanks,

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan Месяц назад

It is listed on the web page and on the price list at the counter desk!

@icecoolmanT 2 дня назад

If this is going to be this way then I wont go to japan

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan День назад

Thank you for sharing your opinion.

@2imvu Месяц назад

I agree higher price for tourist for entrance fee, but not for food.

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan Месяц назад

Thank you for sharing your opinion!

@enrique8334 2 месяца назад

The salary for McDonald's has never hit $21 per hour. The information you've found is false. These workers always make minimum wage.

@Toshi-Guide-from-Japan 2 месяца назад

I lived in Silicon Valley USA. The price was so expensive there...

@AbramSJA 2 месяца назад

It depends on your McDonalds location. Some locations will easily pay more than minimum wage, especially if they are struggling to hire workers.

@enrique8334 2 месяца назад

I live in LA, and I know how expensive the Bay Area West is! But the workers aren't compensated by price of food! Minimum wage just became $20 per hour in California starting April 1st. You really need to do your research better.