Japan travel Australia– tag –

We put $100 AUD to the test in Tokyo and Sydney across food, transport, hotels, shopping, and fun. The results may change how you budget your Japan trip.

Japan's sayonara tax jumped 300% on July 1, 2026. In real dollars, the increase is smaller than a Tokyo convenience-store lunch — here's the actual math.

Okinawa searches from Australia jumped 71% in a year, yet it's still only Japan's 12th most-visited prefecture. Here's what Kyoto's crowds are pushing travelers toward.