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Osaka Tourist Tax Calculator
Budget Osaka's tourist tax before check-out: per-night and total-stay figures for any hotel tier, with the regime's rules explained. Exemptions explained.
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Osaka's regime is flat — tiers price identically.
Tourist tax total (5 nights)
$11.00
Source: TripCalc dataset · indicative — updated June 2026 · Methodology
Regime: Osaka's city accommodation tax of ¥100–300 per person per night banded by room rate, unchanged for two decades.
Basis: charged per person per night. Room rates under ¥7,000 per person are exempt in Osaka.
Planning note: Osaka's tax has held at ¥100–300 since 1997 — one of Japan's quietest and cheapest lodging taxes. Figures are indicative 2026 bands.
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Osaka collects roughly $2.20 per night per person at mid-tier — so a couple pays it twice — and the calculator above totals your exact stay. A family of four prices 5 nights of Osaka tax at $44.00 mid-tier — four heads, four nightly charges. Context: #35 of 49 tracked city regimes by nightly tourist tax, charged per person at a flat rate — room rates under ¥7,000 per person are exempt in Osaka.
Osaka charges $2.20 a night: the regime explained
The regime in plain terms: Osaka's city accommodation tax of ¥100–300 per person per night banded by room rate, unchanged for two decades. Basis: charged per person per night, meaning a family of four in Osaka pays four times the nightly rate. No category multiplier applies — the $2.20 nightly figure holds from hostel to five-star, which quietly favors luxury stays.
Room rates under ¥7,000 per person are exempt in Osaka. Osaka's tax has held at ¥100–300 since 1997 — one of Japan's quietest and cheapest lodging taxes.
What the Osaka tax costs across your stay
| Nights | 1 guest | 2 guests | 4 guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2.20 | $4.40 | $8.80 |
| 3 | $6.60 | $13.20 | $26.40 |
| 5 | $11.00 | $22.00 | $44.00 |
| 7 | $15.40 | $30.80 | $61.60 |
| 10 | $22.00 | $44.00 | $88.00 |
| 14 | $30.80 | $61.60 | $123.20 |
Cells are the mid-tier total for the whole party; the regime is flat, so category changes nothing.
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Compounded over a stay, the tax stops being a rounding error: seven nights at $2.20 per person is $15.40 per person, identical in any category.
Where Osaka ranks among 49 tracked tourist taxes
At $2.20 nightly per person, Osaka sits at #35 of 49 tracked city regimes by nightly tourist tax — cheap by international standards; most visitors to Osaka never notice the line item. The direction of travel matters as much as the level for Osaka: a dozen major cities introduced or raised lodging taxes between 2023 and 2025, so re-check before every trip.
Paying it: the Osaka folio, fine print and exemptions
At the property: the tax lands on your folio as its own line, collected by the hotel and remitted to Osaka — you never pay it elsewhere. Room rates under ¥7,000 per person are exempt in Osaka.
Quote sites differ on whether headline prices include it, so compare the tax line — not the headline — against the $2.20 nightly figure this page prices.
Calculation Formula
Osaka total = nights × $2.20 (flat regime — tiers price identically) × travelersHow to Use This Calculator
- Enter your number of nights in Osaka (1–30).
- Pick your accommodation tier — the rate is flat regardless.
- Check the per-night and total-stay rows.
- Multiply by your party size — Osaka charges per person.
Worked Examples
- A 3-night mid-tier stay: 3 × $2.20 = $6.60 per person.
- A week at mid-tier: 7 × $2.20 = $15.40 per person.
- The same week: the flat regime means luxury and budget pay identically at $15.40.
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