Miyajima Island in Japan will now impose a tourist tax.

Now, to explore Japan’s gorgeous Miyajima Island, also known as Itsukushima, the outsiders will have to pay a tourist tax.The island is a must visit for tourists and travellers visiting the city of Hiroshima in Japan as it only a short ferry ride away from the city. It makes for a perfect excursion and is extremely popular among people visiting the region. Taro Matsumoto, addressing a press conference, said that “It is necessary to secure new financial resources in order to continuously maintain quality of the Island as a tourist spot.” Adding to his statement, he said that the tourist tax will begin by the spring of 2021. As of now, the government plans to impose ¥100 or $1 or INR 65 as a Tourist Tax or Admission Fee for Miyajima Island. The tax fee might be collected in three practical ways: 1) By charging every traveller traveling by ferry. 2) By increasing the tax for the ferry operators. 3) By charging tax on to the guests once they use facilities on the island. It’s not the first time that a destination has decided to impose a tax on tourists to combat overtourism. All over Asia, governments are trying to deal with the negative effects of overtourism. By putting extra entry fees, they are trying to stop the long-term damages incurred by travellers.