[Sapporo City, Miyagi Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture, Kumamoto City] Notice of Accommodation Tax Implementation

Thank you for your continued patronage of SOTETSU HOTELS .
We would like to inform you that the following areas will introduce a Accommodation tax in accordance with local ordinances.

Sapporo City

[Tax start date]
From April 1st, 2026 (Wednesday)

[Accommodation tax rate]
Tax is levied per person per night according to the following accommodation rates.
･Uunder JPY 20,000：JPY 300
(Sapporo City Accommodation Tax JPY 200, Hokkaido Accommodation Tax JPY 100)
･JPY 20,000 or more but under JPY 50,000：JPY 400
(Sapporo City Accommodation Tax JPY 200, Hokkaido Accommodation Tax JPY 200)
･JPY 50,000 or more：JPY 1,000
(Sapporo City Accommodation Tax JPY 500, Hokkaido Accommodation Tax JPY 500)

[Payment Method]
Payment will be made directly at the accommodation upon check-in.
Please note that even guests who have paid in advance will be required to pay the accommodation tax separately.

For more information, please visit the Sapporo City website.
https://www.city.sapporo.jp/citytax/shukuhakuzei/index.html

Miyagi Prefecture

[Tax start date]
Effective for stays beginning Tuesday, January 13, 2026

[Accommodation Tax Rate]
・For room rates of JPY 6,000 or more per person per night (Room rate only / Tax not included)
A tax of JPY 300 per person per night will be levied
* Tax breakdown: Prefectural tax JPY 100, Municipal tax JPY 200

・For stays with a room rate under JPY 6,000 per person per night (Room rate only / Tax not included)
No accommodation tax will be levied (Tax-exempt)

[Payment Method]
Payment is due directly at the accommodation facility upon check-in. Please note that guests who have prepaid their stay will still be required to pay the accommodation tax separately.

For more information, please visit the Miyagi Prefecture website.
https://www.pref.miyagi.jp/site/shukuhakuzei/index.html

Nagano Prefecture

[Tax start date]
For stays from Monday, June 1, 2026

[Accommodation tax rate]
When the accommodation fee is JPY 6,000 or more per person per night (room only, excluding tax)
A tax of JPY 300 will be charged per person per night (JPY 200 for the first three years of the system).

・If the accommodation fee is less than JPY 6,000 per person per night (room only, excluding tax), accommodation tax will not be levied (tax exemption).

[Payment Method]
Payment will be made directly at the accommodation upon check-in.
Please note that even guests who have paid in advance will be required to pay the accommodation tax separately.

For more information, please visit the Nagano Prefecture website.
https://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/kankoki/syukuhakuzei/zei_gaiyou.html

Hiroshima Prefecture

[Tax start date]
From April 1st, 2026 (Wednesday)

[Accommodation tax rate]
When the accommodation fee is JPY 6,000 or more per person per night (room only, excluding tax)
A tax of JPY 200 will be charged per person per night.

・If the accommodation fee is less than JPY 6,000 per person per night (room only, excluding tax), accommodation tax will not be levied (tax exemption).

[Payment Method]
Payment will be made directly at the accommodation upon check-in.
Please note that even guests who have paid in advance will be required to pay the accommodation tax separately.

For more information, please visit the Hiroshima Prefecture website.
https://www.pref.hiroshima.lg.jp/site/zei/hiroshima-syukuhakuzei01.html

Kumamoto City

[Tax start date]
Effective for stays beginning Wednesday, July 1, 2026

[Accommodation tax rate]
・JPY 200 per person per night will be levied
* Children sharing a bed with their parents (preschool-aged children) who incur no accommodation charges are exempt from this tax.

[Payment Method]
Payment is due directly at the accommodation facility upon check-in.
Please note that guests who have prepaid their stay must still pay the accommodation tax separately.

For more details, please visit the Kumamoto City website.
https://www.city.kumamoto.jp/kiji00357587/index.html

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