Osaka accommodation tax: rates since 1 September 2025
Osaka Prefecture charges an accommodation tax on stays of ¥5,000 or more per person per night: ¥200, ¥400 or ¥500. It applies across the whole prefecture, including Osaka City, and covers hotels, ryokan, guesthouses and private rentals. Checked against Osaka Prefecture on 21 October 2026.
Rates per person per night
| Room price per person per night | Until 31 August 2025 | From 1 September 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Under ¥5,000 | None | None |
| ¥5,000–6,999 | None | ¥200 |
| ¥7,000–14,999 | ¥100 | ¥200 |
| ¥15,000–19,999 | ¥200 | ¥400 |
| ¥20,000 or more | ¥300 | ¥500 |
Examples
| Room and guests | Price per person | Tax per night |
|---|---|---|
| A ¥4,500 bed in a hostel | ¥4,500 | None |
| A ¥9,000 business hotel room, one guest | ¥9,000 | ¥200 |
| A ¥16,000 twin room, two guests | ¥8,000 | ¥200 each, ¥400 for the room |
| The same room, one guest | ¥16,000 | ¥400 |
| A ¥45,000 room for two | ¥22,500 | ¥500 each, ¥1,000 for the room |
What counts as the price
The price is the room charge per person per night, including service charges and fees for bedding, baths and nightwear, and the cleaning fee of a private rental. Food and drink, consumption tax, tips and extras such as laundry are left out. If several guests share a room, the room price is divided by the number of guests.
Accommodation tax calculator
Hotels round percentage-based taxes in their own way, so treat this as an estimate.
Use the room-only price per person, before consumption tax and without meals. Rates checked on 22 October 2026.
Booking a hotel
Who pays
Every guest whose price is ¥5,000 or more per night, at any age. There is no exemption for children. Stays under ¥5,000, school trips with a certificate and diplomats on official duty are exempt.
The tax covers hotels, ryokan, hostels and both kinds of private rental in Osaka (special-zone minpaku and registered minpaku).
Why you pay at the hotel
The hotel collects the tax for the prefecture. Some booking sites do not include it in the price you prepay, so you may be asked for it at check-in even though the room is paid. If your booking already includes it, you do not pay again.
No extra fee for foreign visitors
Osaka studied a separate fee charged only to foreign visitors. In 2025 an expert panel advised against it, and the prefecture has not introduced one. Japanese and foreign guests pay the same accommodation tax.