{
  "title": "Japan dual pricing (二重価格): resident vs non-resident prices at tourist sites",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-10-16",
  "keyFacts": [
    "Dual pricing in Japan is legal and set by each facility; the Japan Tourism Agency (観光庁) runs a study group (first meeting 2026-04-27) and plans guidelines for public facilities within FY2026 (by March 2027).",
    "The test is almost always residence (registered address in the city/prefecture, or living in Japan), not nationality. Foreign residents with a registered address pay the resident price; Japanese visitors from other cities pay the higher price.",
    "Two kinds: A = surcharge aimed at visitors (Himeji Castle, Nanzoin, JUNGLIA, Nara Prison Museum, Nijo Castle and Kyoto City Bus plans); B = discount for local residents (Odawara Castle, Kitakyushu, Kagoshima City, Sapporo TV Tower).",
    "Proof: usually a My Number card, driver's license, health insurance card or residence card showing the address; without proof you pay the general price.",
    "Announced, not in force: Nijo Castle (¥1,000 citizens / ¥2,000 others, FY2027), Kyoto City Bus (¥200 citizens / ¥360 others, FY2027), national museums (higher price for non-residents by March 2031). Under review: Kenrokuen (first committee meeting 2026-10-14). Dropped: Osaka Castle (one price ¥1,200)."
  ],
  "statuses": {
    "live": "Dual pricing in force",
    "announced": "Announced, not in force yet",
    "under_review": "Under review (no decision)",
    "not_adopted": "Considered and dropped: one price for everyone",
    "flat": "One price for everyone"
  },
  "types": {
    "A": "Surcharge aimed at visitors",
    "B": "Discount for local residents",
    "R": "Reverse: cheaper for foreign visitors",
    "none": "One price"
  },
  "places": [
    {
      "id": "himeji-castle",
      "name": "Himeji Castle",
      "nameJa": "姫路城",
      "aliases": [
        "himeji",
        "himejijo",
        "姫路"
      ],
      "prefecture": "hyogo",
      "city": "Himeji",
      "category": "castle",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "A",
      "basis": "registered address in Himeji City (not nationality)",
      "ticket": "Admission, age 18+",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "hyogo",
            "city": "himeji",
            "aliases": [
              "姫路"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Himeji City residents (18+)",
          "priceJPY": 1000
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else 18+ (tourists and all other Japan residents)",
          "priceJPY": 2500
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-03-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 1000,
      "freeUnderAge": 18,
      "adultFromAge": 18,
      "proof": "Residents verify with a My Number card when buying a digital ticket, or show a My Number card, driver's license or other official ID at the ticket booth.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Himeji pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "Under-18s are free for everyone from March 2026.",
        "Groups of 30+: ¥800 residents / ¥2,000 others. Himeji Castle + Kōko-en combo ¥2,600; annual pass ¥5,000.",
        "Highest castle-keep admission in Japan; revenue funds stone-wall seismic work."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://visit-himeji.com/en/news/revision-of-himeji-castle-admission-fees/",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "nijo-castle",
      "name": "Nijō Castle (Nijo-jo)",
      "nameJa": "二条城",
      "aliases": [
        "nijo",
        "nijojo",
        "nijo-jo",
        "二条城",
        "元離宮二条城"
      ],
      "prefecture": "kyoto",
      "city": "Kyoto",
      "category": "castle",
      "status": "announced",
      "type": "A",
      "basis": "Kyoto City residents vs everyone else (planned)",
      "ticket": "Entry + Ninomaru Palace set ticket, adult",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "kyoto",
            "city": "kyoto",
            "aliases": [
              "kyoto-shi",
              "kyotoshi",
              "京都市",
              "kita-ku",
              "kamigyo",
              "sakyo",
              "nakagyo",
              "higashiyama",
              "shimogyo",
              "minami-ku",
              "ukyo",
              "fushimi",
              "yamashina",
              "nishikyo",
              "上京区",
              "左京区",
              "中京区",
              "東山区",
              "下京区",
              "右京区",
              "伏見区",
              "山科区",
              "西京区"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kyoto City residents (planned)",
          "priceJPY": 1000
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (planned; incl. tourists and Osaka/Tokyo residents)",
          "priceJPY": 2000
        }
      ],
      "plannedFrom": "FY2027 (April 2027–March 2028); ordinance planned for the November 2026 city council",
      "previousPriceJPY": 1300,
      "proof": "Not announced yet.",
      "foreignResidents": "Expected to follow residence (Kyoto City address), as with the city bus plan; not confirmed.",
      "notes": [
        "Announced by Mayor Matsui at the city council on 2026-10-01: the ¥1,300 set ticket becomes ¥1,000 for citizens and ¥2,000 for everyone else; extra revenue goes to Ninomaru Palace conservation.",
        "Today everyone pays ¥1,300."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?g=eco&k=2026100100761",
        "https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/20261001-GYT1T00232/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "kyoto-city-bus",
      "name": "Kyoto City Bus (flat-fare zone)",
      "nameJa": "京都市バス 市民優先価格",
      "aliases": [
        "kyoto bus",
        "kyoto city bus",
        "市バス",
        "京都市バス",
        "市民優先価格"
      ],
      "prefecture": "kyoto",
      "city": "Kyoto",
      "category": "transport",
      "status": "announced",
      "type": "A",
      "basis": "residence registration (住民票) in Kyoto City, identified by linking a My Number card to an IC card (planned)",
      "ticket": "Adult single fare, flat-fare zone",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "kyoto",
            "city": "kyoto",
            "aliases": [
              "kyoto-shi",
              "kyotoshi",
              "京都市",
              "kita-ku",
              "kamigyo",
              "sakyo",
              "nakagyo",
              "higashiyama",
              "shimogyo",
              "minami-ku",
              "ukyo",
              "fushimi",
              "yamashina",
              "nishikyo",
              "上京区",
              "左京区",
              "中京区",
              "東山区",
              "下京区",
              "右京区",
              "伏見区",
              "山科区",
              "西京区"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kyoto City residents (planned, IC card linked to My Number card)",
          "priceJPY": 200
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (planned)",
          "priceJPY": 360
        }
      ],
      "plannedFrom": "FY2027 (April 2027–March 2028), subject to national approval",
      "previousPriceJPY": 230,
      "proof": "Planned: link your My Number card to a transit IC card. Cash and coupon payments will not get the citizen fare.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents registered in Kyoto City are 'citizens' (the test is 住民票, not nationality). Residents of nearby cities pay the higher fare.",
      "notes": [
        "Mayor Matsui set the non-citizen fare at ¥360 on 2026-10-01 (the city's earlier outline said ¥350–400). Children pay half.",
        "The city is considering relief for frequent non-resident commuters.",
        "Separate from the ¥500 Sightseeing Express buses (観光特急バス), which anyone can choose."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/page/0000351261.html",
        "https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?g=eco&k=2026100100761",
        "https://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/webguide/ja/fare/fare_bus.html"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "odawara-castle",
      "name": "Odawara Castle keep",
      "nameJa": "小田原城天守閣",
      "aliases": [
        "odawara",
        "小田原城",
        "小田原"
      ],
      "prefecture": "kanagawa",
      "city": "Odawara",
      "category": "castle",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Odawara City (小田原市に住所のある方)",
      "ticket": "Castle keep (天守閣), adult (ticket includes SAMURAI-kan)",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "kanagawa",
            "city": "odawara",
            "aliases": [
              "小田原"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Odawara City residents",
          "priceJPY": 500
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 1000
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-03-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 510,
      "proof": "Address proof for Odawara residents.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Odawara pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "Elementary/junior-high: ¥200 residents / ¥300 others.",
        "Groups (30+): ¥400 residents / ¥800 others.",
        "Easy stop on the Tokaido line from Tokyo."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://odawaracastle.com/news/ryokin_kaitei-2026.html",
        "https://odawaracastle.com/ticket/",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "nanzoin",
      "name": "Nanzoin Temple (Reclining Buddha)",
      "nameJa": "南蔵院",
      "aliases": [
        "nanzoin",
        "nanzo-in",
        "南蔵院",
        "reclining buddha",
        "sasaguri"
      ],
      "prefecture": "fukuoka",
      "city": "Sasaguri",
      "category": "temple",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "A",
      "basis": "living in Japan (日本在住) vs visitors from abroad",
      "ticket": "Visit fee per person",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "japan"
          },
          "label": "People living in Japan (Japanese and residence-permit holders)",
          "priceJPY": 0
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Visitors from abroad",
          "priceJPY": 500
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2025-05-01",
      "priorTiers": {
        "until": "2026-02-28",
        "tiers": [
          {
            "who": {
              "kind": "japan"
            },
            "label": "People living in Japan",
            "priceJPY": 0
          },
          {
            "who": {
              "kind": "everyone"
            },
            "label": "Visitors from abroad",
            "priceJPY": 300
          }
        ]
      },
      "previousPriceJPY": 0,
      "freeUnderAge": 19,
      "proof": "Documents showing residence in Japan (or age) may be requested.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents of Japan (with a residence permit) are free.",
      "notes": [
        "Fee for overseas visitors introduced in May 2025 at ¥300 (to curb nuisance behaviour; this tool uses 2025-05-01 as the start, exact day per the temple), raised to ¥500 on 2026-03-01.",
        "Under-19s free. Groups with an entry permit ¥200 each."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://nanzoin.net/event_guide/%e6%8b%9d%e8%a6%b3%e6%96%99%e3%81%ab%e3%81%a4%e3%81%84%e3%81%a6/",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "junglia-okinawa",
      "name": "JUNGLIA Okinawa (theme park)",
      "nameJa": "ジャングリア沖縄",
      "aliases": [
        "junglia",
        "ジャングリア"
      ],
      "prefecture": "okinawa",
      "city": "Nakijin / Nago",
      "category": "theme_park",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "A",
      "basis": "living in Japan (国内在住者) vs general price",
      "ticket": "1-Day ticket, adult (12+)",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "japan"
          },
          "label": "Japan residents",
          "priceJPY": 6930
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "General (visitors from abroad)",
          "priceJPY": 8800
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2025-07-25",
      "adultFromAge": 12,
      "proof": "Japan-resident tickets need a Japanese address/phone at purchase; proof of residence may be checked at entry.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents of Japan get the Japan-resident price (residence, not nationality).",
      "notes": [
        "Children (4–11): ¥4,950 residents / ¥5,940 general. Under 4 free.",
        "Two-tier from opening day (first major private theme park in Japan to do so)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.junglia.jp/ticket",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "nara-prison-museum",
      "name": "Nara Prison Museum by Hoshino Resorts",
      "nameJa": "奈良監獄ミュージアム",
      "aliases": [
        "nara prison",
        "nara prison museum",
        "奈良監獄"
      ],
      "prefecture": "nara",
      "city": "Nara",
      "category": "museum",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "A",
      "basis": "three tiers by where you live: Nara Prefecture / elsewhere in Japan / abroad",
      "ticket": "Adult admission",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "prefecture",
            "prefecture": "nara"
          },
          "label": "Nara Prefecture residents",
          "priceJPY": 2000
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "japan"
          },
          "label": "Japan residents",
          "priceJPY": 2500
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "General admission (visitors from abroad)",
          "priceJPY": 3500
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-27",
      "proof": "ID for residence verification may be requested at entry.",
      "foreignResidents": "Residence-based: foreign residents of Japan pay the Japan-resident (or Nara) price.",
      "notes": [
        "Students 15–22 ¥1,500, children 6–14 ¥700, 5 and under free (same for all).",
        "First museum in Japan with a three-tier residence price."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://hoshinoresorts.com/nara-prison-museum/en/visit/",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sapporo-tv-tower",
      "name": "Sapporo TV Tower observation deck",
      "nameJa": "さっぽろテレビ塔",
      "aliases": [
        "sapporo tv tower",
        "tv tower",
        "テレビ塔"
      ],
      "prefecture": "hokkaido",
      "city": "Sapporo",
      "category": "observation",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "living in Sapporo City",
      "ticket": "Observation deck, adult (high-school age+)",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "hokkaido",
            "city": "sapporo",
            "aliases": [
              "札幌",
              "chuo",
              "kita",
              "higashi",
              "shiroishi",
              "toyohira",
              "minami",
              "nishi",
              "atsubetsu",
              "teine",
              "kiyota",
              "中央区",
              "北区",
              "東区",
              "白石区",
              "豊平区",
              "南区",
              "西区",
              "厚別区",
              "手稲区",
              "清田区"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Sapporo City residents",
          "priceJPY": 800
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 1200
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-01-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 1000,
      "proof": "Show something proving you live in Sapporo (driver's license, health insurance card, etc.).",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Sapporo pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "Elementary/junior-high: ¥400 residents / ¥600 others."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.tv-tower.co.jp/news.html?n=164",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "asahiyama-zoo",
      "name": "Asahiyama Zoo",
      "nameJa": "旭山動物園",
      "aliases": [
        "asahiyama",
        "旭山"
      ],
      "prefecture": "hokkaido",
      "city": "Asahikawa",
      "category": "zoo_aquarium",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "Asahikawa City residents vs others (since 2008)",
      "ticket": "Admission, high-school age+",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "hokkaido",
            "city": "asahikawa",
            "aliases": [
              "旭川"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Asahikawa City residents",
          "priceJPY": 700
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 1000
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2008-04-28",
      "proof": "Address proof for Asahikawa residents.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Asahikawa pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "One of the oldest resident/non-resident prices at a major Japanese attraction (introduced 2008 at ¥580 / ¥800)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "takeshima-aquarium",
      "name": "Takeshima Aquarium",
      "nameJa": "竹島水族館",
      "aliases": [
        "takeshima",
        "竹島水族館"
      ],
      "prefecture": "aichi",
      "city": "Gamagori",
      "category": "zoo_aquarium",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "Gamagori City residents vs others",
      "ticket": "Admission, high-school age+",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "aichi",
            "city": "gamagori",
            "aliases": [
              "蒲郡"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Gamagori City residents",
          "priceJPY": 500
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 1200
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2024-10-01",
      "proof": "Address proof for Gamagori residents.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Gamagori pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "Introduced October 2024 (exact day per facility)."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "chidorigafuchi-boats",
      "name": "Chidorigafuchi boat rental (cherry-blossom season)",
      "nameJa": "千鳥ヶ淵ボート場",
      "aliases": [
        "chidorigafuchi",
        "千鳥ヶ淵"
      ],
      "prefecture": "tokyo",
      "city": "Chiyoda",
      "category": "boat",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "Chiyoda City (ward) residents vs others",
      "ticket": "One boat, 30 minutes, cherry-blossom period",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "tokyo",
            "city": "chiyoda",
            "aliases": [
              "千代田"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Chiyoda ward residents",
          "priceJPY": 800
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 1500
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-03-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 800,
      "proof": "Address proof for Chiyoda residents.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Chiyoda ward pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "Prices quoted for the cherry-blossom period; check off-season prices with the operator."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "hakoyu",
      "name": "Hakoyu public bath (Shuzenji)",
      "nameJa": "筥湯",
      "aliases": [
        "hakoyu",
        "筥湯",
        "shuzenji"
      ],
      "prefecture": "shizuoka",
      "city": "Izu",
      "category": "bath",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "Izu City residents and workers vs others",
      "ticket": "Adult (junior-high+)",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "shizuoka",
            "city": "izu",
            "aliases": [
              "伊豆"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Izu City residents and people working in Izu City",
          "priceJPY": 350
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 700
        }
      ],
      "proof": "Address or workplace proof.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Izu City pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "Start date not given in the JTA list."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "kokura-castle",
      "name": "Kokura Castle",
      "nameJa": "小倉城",
      "aliases": [
        "kokura",
        "小倉城"
      ],
      "prefecture": "fukuoka",
      "city": "Kitakyushu",
      "category": "castle",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kitakyushu City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外居住者); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Adult individual admission",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "fukuoka",
            "city": "kitakyushu",
            "aliases": [
              "北九州",
              "kokurakita",
              "kokuraminami",
              "moji",
              "yahatahigashi",
              "yahatanishi",
              "tobata",
              "wakamatsu",
              "小倉北区",
              "小倉南区",
              "門司区",
              "八幡東区",
              "八幡西区",
              "戸畑区",
              "若松区"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kitakyushu residents",
          "priceJPY": 400
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 500
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 350,
      "proof": "Kitakyushu residents show official address proof (My Number card, driver's license, health insurance card, etc.).",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kitakyushu pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "Children's and students' fees are the same for residents and non-residents.",
        "Junior-high/high-school ¥300, elementary ¥150 for everyone."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/page/dayori/260315/topics/topics.html",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "kokura-castle-garden",
      "name": "Kokura Castle Japanese Garden",
      "nameJa": "小倉城庭園",
      "aliases": [
        "kokura garden",
        "小倉城庭園"
      ],
      "prefecture": "fukuoka",
      "city": "Kitakyushu",
      "category": "garden",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kitakyushu City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外居住者); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Adult individual admission",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "fukuoka",
            "city": "kitakyushu",
            "aliases": [
              "北九州",
              "kokurakita",
              "kokuraminami",
              "moji",
              "yahatahigashi",
              "yahatanishi",
              "tobata",
              "wakamatsu",
              "小倉北区",
              "小倉南区",
              "門司区",
              "八幡東区",
              "八幡西区",
              "戸畑区",
              "若松区"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kitakyushu residents",
          "priceJPY": 400
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 500
        }
      ],
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      "previousPriceJPY": 350,
      "proof": "Kitakyushu residents show official address proof (My Number card, driver's license, health insurance card, etc.).",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kitakyushu pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "Children's and students' fees are the same for residents and non-residents."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/page/dayori/260315/topics/topics.html",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "mojiko-retro-observation",
      "name": "Mojiko Retro Observation Room",
      "nameJa": "門司港レトロ展望室",
      "aliases": [
        "mojiko",
        "門司港"
      ],
      "prefecture": "fukuoka",
      "city": "Kitakyushu",
      "category": "observation",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kitakyushu City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外居住者); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Adult individual admission",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "fukuoka",
            "city": "kitakyushu",
            "aliases": [
              "北九州",
              "kokurakita",
              "kokuraminami",
              "moji",
              "yahatahigashi",
              "yahatanishi",
              "tobata",
              "wakamatsu",
              "小倉北区",
              "小倉南区",
              "門司区",
              "八幡東区",
              "八幡西区",
              "戸畑区",
              "若松区"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kitakyushu residents",
          "priceJPY": 400
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 600
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 300,
      "proof": "Kitakyushu residents show official address proof (My Number card, driver's license, health insurance card, etc.).",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kitakyushu pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "Children's and students' fees are the same for residents and non-residents."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/page/dayori/260315/topics/topics.html",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "kyushu-railway-museum",
      "name": "Kyushu Railway History Museum",
      "nameJa": "九州鉄道記念館",
      "aliases": [
        "kyushu railway",
        "鉄道記念館"
      ],
      "prefecture": "fukuoka",
      "city": "Kitakyushu",
      "category": "museum",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kitakyushu City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外居住者); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Adult individual admission",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "fukuoka",
            "city": "kitakyushu",
            "aliases": [
              "北九州",
              "kokurakita",
              "kokuraminami",
              "moji",
              "yahatahigashi",
              "yahatanishi",
              "tobata",
              "wakamatsu",
              "小倉北区",
              "小倉南区",
              "門司区",
              "八幡東区",
              "八幡西区",
              "戸畑区",
              "若松区"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kitakyushu residents",
          "priceJPY": 400
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 500
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 300,
      "proof": "Kitakyushu residents show official address proof (My Number card, driver's license, health insurance card, etc.).",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kitakyushu pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "Children's and students' fees are the same for residents and non-residents."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/page/dayori/260315/topics/topics.html",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "hirakawa-zoo",
      "name": "Hirakawa Zoological Park",
      "nameJa": "平川動物公園",
      "aliases": [
        "hirakawa",
        "平川動物公園"
      ],
      "prefecture": "kagoshima",
      "city": "Kagoshima City",
      "category": "zoo_aquarium",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kagoshima City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Adult admission",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "kagoshima",
            "city": "kagoshima",
            "aliases": [
              "鹿児島"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kagoshima City residents",
          "priceJPY": 750
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 1000
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2025-10-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 500,
      "proof": "Kagoshima City residents must show address proof (My Number card, driver's license, the city's digital resident ID app for ages 15+, etc.); without it the non-resident fee applies.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kagoshima City pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "One of 14 Kagoshima City facilities that added a non-resident (市外) fee on 2025-10-01 'for fairness with residents whose city taxes maintain the facilities'."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/kikakuzaisei/zaisei/zaisei/shise/yosan/jokyo/r7/documents/omonakoukyoshisetsu.pdf",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf",
        "https://hirakawazoo.jp/importantinformation/20250901kakakukaitei/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "io-world-aquarium",
      "name": "Io World Kagoshima Aquarium",
      "nameJa": "いおワールドかごしま水族館",
      "aliases": [
        "io world",
        "kagoshima aquarium",
        "いおワールド",
        "かごしま水族館"
      ],
      "prefecture": "kagoshima",
      "city": "Kagoshima City",
      "category": "zoo_aquarium",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kagoshima City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Adult admission",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "kagoshima",
            "city": "kagoshima",
            "aliases": [
              "鹿児島"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kagoshima City residents",
          "priceJPY": 1500
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 2000
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2025-10-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 1500,
      "proof": "Kagoshima City residents must show address proof (My Number card, driver's license, the city's digital resident ID app for ages 15+, etc.); without it the non-resident fee applies.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kagoshima City pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "One of 14 Kagoshima City facilities that added a non-resident (市外) fee on 2025-10-01 'for fairness with residents whose city taxes maintain the facilities'."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/kikakuzaisei/zaisei/zaisei/shise/yosan/jokyo/r7/documents/omonakoukyoshisetsu.pdf",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf",
        "https://ioworld.jp/news/news-31476"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ishin-furusato-kan",
      "name": "Museum of the Meiji Restoration (Ishin Furusato-kan)",
      "nameJa": "維新ふるさと館",
      "aliases": [
        "ishin furusato",
        "維新ふるさと館"
      ],
      "prefecture": "kagoshima",
      "city": "Kagoshima City",
      "category": "museum",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kagoshima City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Adult admission",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "kagoshima",
            "city": "kagoshima",
            "aliases": [
              "鹿児島"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kagoshima City residents",
          "priceJPY": 450
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 600
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2025-10-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 300,
      "proof": "Kagoshima City residents must show address proof (My Number card, driver's license, the city's digital resident ID app for ages 15+, etc.); without it the non-resident fee applies.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kagoshima City pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "One of 14 Kagoshima City facilities that added a non-resident (市外) fee on 2025-10-01 'for fairness with residents whose city taxes maintain the facilities'."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/kikakuzaisei/zaisei/zaisei/shise/yosan/jokyo/r7/documents/omonakoukyoshisetsu.pdf",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "saigo-nanshu-museum",
      "name": "Saigo Nanshu Memorial Museum",
      "nameJa": "西郷南洲顕彰館",
      "aliases": [
        "saigo",
        "西郷南洲顕彰館"
      ],
      "prefecture": "kagoshima",
      "city": "Kagoshima City",
      "category": "museum",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kagoshima City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Adult admission",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "kagoshima",
            "city": "kagoshima",
            "aliases": [
              "鹿児島"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kagoshima City residents",
          "priceJPY": 300
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 400
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2025-10-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 200,
      "proof": "Kagoshima City residents must show address proof (My Number card, driver's license, the city's digital resident ID app for ages 15+, etc.); without it the non-resident fee applies.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kagoshima City pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "One of 14 Kagoshima City facilities that added a non-resident (市外) fee on 2025-10-01 'for fairness with residents whose city taxes maintain the facilities'."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/kikakuzaisei/zaisei/zaisei/shise/yosan/jokyo/r7/documents/omonakoukyoshisetsu.pdf",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "kagoshima-science-hall",
      "name": "Kagoshima City Science Hall",
      "nameJa": "鹿児島市立科学館",
      "aliases": [
        "science hall",
        "科学館"
      ],
      "prefecture": "kagoshima",
      "city": "Kagoshima City",
      "category": "museum",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kagoshima City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Adult admission",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "kagoshima",
            "city": "kagoshima",
            "aliases": [
              "鹿児島"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kagoshima City residents",
          "priceJPY": 600
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 800
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2025-10-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 400,
      "proof": "Kagoshima City residents must show address proof (My Number card, driver's license, the city's digital resident ID app for ages 15+, etc.); without it the non-resident fee applies.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kagoshima City pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "One of 14 Kagoshima City facilities that added a non-resident (市外) fee on 2025-10-01 'for fairness with residents whose city taxes maintain the facilities'."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/kikakuzaisei/zaisei/zaisei/shise/yosan/jokyo/r7/documents/omonakoukyoshisetsu.pdf",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "kagoshima-art-museum",
      "name": "Kagoshima City Museum of Art (permanent collection)",
      "nameJa": "鹿児島市立美術館",
      "aliases": [
        "kagoshima art",
        "美術館"
      ],
      "prefecture": "kagoshima",
      "city": "Kagoshima City",
      "category": "museum",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kagoshima City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Adult, permanent exhibition",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "kagoshima",
            "city": "kagoshima",
            "aliases": [
              "鹿児島"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kagoshima City residents",
          "priceJPY": 450
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 600
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2025-10-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 300,
      "proof": "Kagoshima City residents must show address proof (My Number card, driver's license, the city's digital resident ID app for ages 15+, etc.); without it the non-resident fee applies.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kagoshima City pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "One of 14 Kagoshima City facilities that added a non-resident (市外) fee on 2025-10-01 'for fairness with residents whose city taxes maintain the facilities'."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/kikakuzaisei/zaisei/zaisei/shise/yosan/jokyo/r7/documents/omonakoukyoshisetsu.pdf",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "kagoshima-literature-museum",
      "name": "Kagoshima Museum of Modern Literature",
      "nameJa": "かごしま近代文学館",
      "aliases": [
        "literature museum",
        "近代文学館"
      ],
      "prefecture": "kagoshima",
      "city": "Kagoshima City",
      "category": "museum",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kagoshima City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Adult, permanent exhibition",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "kagoshima",
            "city": "kagoshima",
            "aliases": [
              "鹿児島"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kagoshima City residents",
          "priceJPY": 450
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 600
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2025-10-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 300,
      "proof": "Kagoshima City residents must show address proof (My Number card, driver's license, the city's digital resident ID app for ages 15+, etc.); without it the non-resident fee applies.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kagoshima City pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "One of 14 Kagoshima City facilities that added a non-resident (市外) fee on 2025-10-01 'for fairness with residents whose city taxes maintain the facilities'."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/kikakuzaisei/zaisei/zaisei/shise/yosan/jokyo/r7/documents/omonakoukyoshisetsu.pdf",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "kagoshima-marchen-kan",
      "name": "Kagoshima Märchen-kan",
      "nameJa": "かごしまメルヘン館",
      "aliases": [
        "marchen",
        "メルヘン館"
      ],
      "prefecture": "kagoshima",
      "city": "Kagoshima City",
      "category": "museum",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kagoshima City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Adult, permanent exhibition",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "kagoshima",
            "city": "kagoshima",
            "aliases": [
              "鹿児島"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kagoshima City residents",
          "priceJPY": 450
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 600
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2025-10-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 300,
      "proof": "Kagoshima City residents must show address proof (My Number card, driver's license, the city's digital resident ID app for ages 15+, etc.); without it the non-resident fee applies.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kagoshima City pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "One of 14 Kagoshima City facilities that added a non-resident (市外) fee on 2025-10-01 'for fairness with residents whose city taxes maintain the facilities'."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/kikakuzaisei/zaisei/zaisei/shise/yosan/jokyo/r7/documents/omonakoukyoshisetsu.pdf",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ijinkan-kagoshima",
      "name": "Former Kagoshima Spinning Mill Engineers' Residence (Ijinkan)",
      "nameJa": "旧鹿児島紡績所技師館（異人館）",
      "aliases": [
        "ijinkan",
        "異人館",
        "技師館"
      ],
      "prefecture": "kagoshima",
      "city": "Kagoshima City",
      "category": "museum",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kagoshima City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Adult admission",
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        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "kagoshima",
            "city": "kagoshima",
            "aliases": [
              "鹿児島"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kagoshima City residents",
          "priceJPY": 300
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 400
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2025-10-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 200,
      "proof": "Kagoshima City residents must show address proof (My Number card, driver's license, the city's digital resident ID app for ages 15+, etc.); without it the non-resident fee applies.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kagoshima City pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "One of 14 Kagoshima City facilities that added a non-resident (市外) fee on 2025-10-01 'for fairness with residents whose city taxes maintain the facilities'."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/kikakuzaisei/zaisei/zaisei/shise/yosan/jokyo/r7/documents/omonakoukyoshisetsu.pdf",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "tamazato-tea-house",
      "name": "Former Shimazu Tamazato Residence garden tea house",
      "nameJa": "旧島津氏玉里邸庭園 茶室",
      "aliases": [
        "tamazato",
        "玉里邸"
      ],
      "prefecture": "kagoshima",
      "city": "Kagoshima City",
      "category": "garden",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kagoshima City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Tea-house use, per hour",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "kagoshima",
            "city": "kagoshima",
            "aliases": [
              "鹿児島"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kagoshima City residents",
          "priceJPY": 900
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 1200
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2025-10-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 600,
      "proof": "Kagoshima City residents must show address proof (My Number card, driver's license, the city's digital resident ID app for ages 15+, etc.); without it the non-resident fee applies.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kagoshima City pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "One of 14 Kagoshima City facilities that added a non-resident (市外) fee on 2025-10-01 'for fairness with residents whose city taxes maintain the facilities'."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/kikakuzaisei/zaisei/zaisei/shise/yosan/jokyo/r7/documents/omonakoukyoshisetsu.pdf",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "kagoshima-craft-village",
      "name": "Kagoshima Culture & Craft Village",
      "nameJa": "かごしま文化工芸村",
      "aliases": [
        "craft village",
        "文化工芸村"
      ],
      "prefecture": "kagoshima",
      "city": "Kagoshima City",
      "category": "museum",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "B",
      "basis": "address in Kagoshima City (市内居住者) vs everyone else (市外); not nationality",
      "ticket": "Adult ticket",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "municipality",
            "prefecture": "kagoshima",
            "city": "kagoshima",
            "aliases": [
              "鹿児島"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Kagoshima City residents",
          "priceJPY": 300
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. visitors from abroad and from other parts of Japan)",
          "priceJPY": 400
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2025-10-01",
      "previousPriceJPY": 200,
      "proof": "Kagoshima City residents must show address proof (My Number card, driver's license, the city's digital resident ID app for ages 15+, etc.); without it the non-resident fee applies.",
      "foreignResidents": "Foreign residents with a registered address in Kagoshima City pay the resident price; residents of other Japanese cities pay the same as tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "One of 14 Kagoshima City facilities that added a non-resident (市外) fee on 2025-10-01 'for fairness with residents whose city taxes maintain the facilities'."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/kikakuzaisei/zaisei/zaisei/shise/yosan/jokyo/r7/documents/omonakoukyoshisetsu.pdf",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "miyajima-visit-tax",
      "name": "Miyajima Visit Tax (Itsukushima)",
      "nameJa": "宮島訪問税",
      "aliases": [
        "miyajima",
        "itsukushima",
        "宮島",
        "宮島訪問税"
      ],
      "prefecture": "hiroshima",
      "city": "Hatsukaichi",
      "category": "tax",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "A",
      "basis": "residents of the Miyajima area and regular commuters/students are exempt; every other visitor pays (any nationality)",
      "ticket": "Per person, per entry by ferry",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "area",
            "prefecture": "hiroshima",
            "area": "Miyajima-cho",
            "aliases": [
              "miyajima",
              "miyajimacho",
              "宮島町",
              "宮島"
            ]
          },
          "label": "Miyajima-area residents, commuters/students 48h+/month (certificate needed)",
          "priceJPY": 0
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone else (incl. other Hatsukaichi and Hiroshima residents)",
          "priceJPY": 100
        }
      ],
      "effectiveFrom": "2023-10-01",
      "proof": "Exempt people need a certificate from Hatsukaichi City. Usually collected with the ferry fare.",
      "foreignResidents": "Only Miyajima-area residents and qualifying commuters/students are exempt; other Japan residents pay like tourists.",
      "notes": [
        "Annual option: ¥500 per person per year (apply by the 10th of the month before your first visit).",
        "Under-18s and some school trips are exempt."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.city.hatsukaichi.hiroshima.jp/soshiki/110/59551.html",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "iwami-ginzan-center",
      "name": "Iwami Ginzan World Heritage Center",
      "nameJa": "石見銀山世界遺産センター",
      "aliases": [
        "iwami ginzan",
        "石見銀山"
      ],
      "prefecture": "shimane",
      "city": "Oda",
      "category": "museum",
      "status": "live",
      "type": "R",
      "basis": "reverse dual pricing: a cheaper 'foreigner' rate to attract overseas visitors",
      "ticket": "General admission",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "overseas"
          },
          "label": "Foreign visitors (show passport at reception)",
          "priceJPY": 300
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "General",
          "priceJPY": 400
        }
      ],
      "proof": "Show a passport at reception.",
      "foreignResidents": "The JTA list describes it as a 外国人 (foreigner) rate with passport check; ask at reception whether residents with a residence card qualify.",
      "notes": [
        "A rare case where visitors from abroad pay LESS."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "national-museums",
      "name": "Japan's national museums and art museums",
      "nameJa": "国立博物館・国立美術館",
      "aliases": [
        "tokyo national museum",
        "national museum",
        "国立博物館",
        "東京国立博物館",
        "国立美術館",
        "national museum of western art"
      ],
      "prefecture": "tokyo",
      "city": "Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Dazaifu and others",
      "category": "museum",
      "status": "announced",
      "type": "A",
      "basis": "non-residents of Japan pay more; foreign residents of Japan are not targeted (government policy)",
      "ticket": "General admission",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "japan"
          },
          "label": "Japan residents (current price)",
          "priceJPY": null
        },
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Visitors from abroad (higher price, amount not set)",
          "priceJPY": null
        }
      ],
      "plannedFrom": "by the end of FY2030 (March 2031); dates differ by museum",
      "proof": "Not decided; verifying residence at the door is the main open issue.",
      "foreignResidents": "Policy targets non-residents; foreign nationals living in Japan are not supposed to pay the higher price.",
      "notes": [
        "Agency for Cultural Affairs policy (March 2026) for the national museums and art museums (Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Kyushu National Museums; National Museum of Western Art; National Museum of Modern Art, etc.).",
        "Reports mention up to ¥3,000 at the Tokyo National Museum (today ¥1,000), but no price is official."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/05/japan/national-museums-dual-pricing/",
        "https://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkacho/shokan_hojin/94340601.html",
        "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "kenrokuen",
      "name": "Kenrokuen Garden",
      "nameJa": "兼六園",
      "aliases": [
        "kenrokuen",
        "kenroku-en",
        "兼六園",
        "kanazawa"
      ],
      "prefecture": "ishikawa",
      "city": "Kanazawa",
      "category": "garden",
      "status": "under_review",
      "type": "A",
      "basis": "Ishikawa Prefecture residents vs tourists (under discussion)",
      "ticket": "Garden admission",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone (one price today)",
          "priceJPY": null
        }
      ],
      "plannedFrom": "not decided; committee interim report around summer 2027, so not before summer 2027",
      "proof": "n/a",
      "foreignResidents": "n/a (no decision)",
      "notes": [
        "Ishikawa's committee on Kenrokuen's future held its first meeting on 2026-10-14 to discuss whether to separate prefecture residents and tourists, funding and upkeep."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/3011433"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "osaka-castle",
      "name": "Osaka Castle Main Tower",
      "nameJa": "大阪城天守閣",
      "aliases": [
        "osaka castle",
        "大阪城",
        "osakajo"
      ],
      "prefecture": "osaka",
      "city": "Osaka",
      "category": "castle",
      "status": "not_adopted",
      "type": "none",
      "basis": "one price for everyone",
      "ticket": "Adult admission",
      "tiers": [
        {
          "who": {
            "kind": "everyone"
          },
          "label": "Everyone (adults)",
          "priceJPY": 1200
        }
      ],
      "proof": "None needed (students show a student ID for ¥600).",
      "foreignResidents": "Same price for everyone.",
      "notes": [
        "Osaka Prefecture's expert panel advised against a foreigner levy / dual pricing in August 2025 and the governor dropped it; the castle charges ¥1,200 to every adult."
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.osakacastle.net/guide/",
        "https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/documents/108411/dainijitousin.pdf"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "prefectures": {
    "hokkaido": {
      "en": "Hokkaido",
      "ja": "北海道"
    },
    "aomori": {
      "en": "Aomori",
      "ja": "青森県"
    },
    "iwate": {
      "en": "Iwate",
      "ja": "岩手県"
    },
    "miyagi": {
      "en": "Miyagi",
      "ja": "宮城県"
    },
    "akita": {
      "en": "Akita",
      "ja": "秋田県"
    },
    "yamagata": {
      "en": "Yamagata",
      "ja": "山形県"
    },
    "fukushima": {
      "en": "Fukushima",
      "ja": "福島県"
    },
    "ibaraki": {
      "en": "Ibaraki",
      "ja": "茨城県"
    },
    "tochigi": {
      "en": "Tochigi",
      "ja": "栃木県"
    },
    "gunma": {
      "en": "Gunma",
      "ja": "群馬県"
    },
    "saitama": {
      "en": "Saitama",
      "ja": "埼玉県"
    },
    "chiba": {
      "en": "Chiba",
      "ja": "千葉県"
    },
    "tokyo": {
      "en": "Tokyo",
      "ja": "東京都"
    },
    "kanagawa": {
      "en": "Kanagawa",
      "ja": "神奈川県"
    },
    "niigata": {
      "en": "Niigata",
      "ja": "新潟県"
    },
    "toyama": {
      "en": "Toyama",
      "ja": "富山県"
    },
    "ishikawa": {
      "en": "Ishikawa",
      "ja": "石川県"
    },
    "fukui": {
      "en": "Fukui",
      "ja": "福井県"
    },
    "yamanashi": {
      "en": "Yamanashi",
      "ja": "山梨県"
    },
    "nagano": {
      "en": "Nagano",
      "ja": "長野県"
    },
    "gifu": {
      "en": "Gifu",
      "ja": "岐阜県"
    },
    "shizuoka": {
      "en": "Shizuoka",
      "ja": "静岡県"
    },
    "aichi": {
      "en": "Aichi",
      "ja": "愛知県"
    },
    "mie": {
      "en": "Mie",
      "ja": "三重県"
    },
    "shiga": {
      "en": "Shiga",
      "ja": "滋賀県"
    },
    "kyoto": {
      "en": "Kyoto",
      "ja": "京都府"
    },
    "osaka": {
      "en": "Osaka",
      "ja": "大阪府"
    },
    "hyogo": {
      "en": "Hyogo",
      "ja": "兵庫県"
    },
    "nara": {
      "en": "Nara",
      "ja": "奈良県"
    },
    "wakayama": {
      "en": "Wakayama",
      "ja": "和歌山県"
    },
    "tottori": {
      "en": "Tottori",
      "ja": "鳥取県"
    },
    "shimane": {
      "en": "Shimane",
      "ja": "島根県"
    },
    "okayama": {
      "en": "Okayama",
      "ja": "岡山県"
    },
    "hiroshima": {
      "en": "Hiroshima",
      "ja": "広島県"
    },
    "yamaguchi": {
      "en": "Yamaguchi",
      "ja": "山口県"
    },
    "tokushima": {
      "en": "Tokushima",
      "ja": "徳島県"
    },
    "kagawa": {
      "en": "Kagawa",
      "ja": "香川県"
    },
    "ehime": {
      "en": "Ehime",
      "ja": "愛媛県"
    },
    "kochi": {
      "en": "Kochi",
      "ja": "高知県"
    },
    "fukuoka": {
      "en": "Fukuoka",
      "ja": "福岡県"
    },
    "saga": {
      "en": "Saga",
      "ja": "佐賀県"
    },
    "nagasaki": {
      "en": "Nagasaki",
      "ja": "長崎県"
    },
    "kumamoto": {
      "en": "Kumamoto",
      "ja": "熊本県"
    },
    "oita": {
      "en": "Oita",
      "ja": "大分県"
    },
    "miyazaki": {
      "en": "Miyazaki",
      "ja": "宮崎県"
    },
    "kagoshima": {
      "en": "Kagoshima",
      "ja": "鹿児島県"
    },
    "okinawa": {
      "en": "Okinawa",
      "ja": "沖縄県"
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/page08_00012.html",
    "https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/content/002011640.pdf",
    "https://visit-himeji.com/en/news/revision-of-himeji-castle-admission-fees/",
    "https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?g=eco&k=2026100100761",
    "https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/20261001-GYT1T00232/",
    "https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/page/0000351261.html",
    "https://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/webguide/ja/fare/fare_bus.html",
    "https://odawaracastle.com/news/ryokin_kaitei-2026.html",
    "https://odawaracastle.com/ticket/",
    "https://nanzoin.net/event_guide/%e6%8b%9d%e8%a6%b3%e6%96%99%e3%81%ab%e3%81%a4%e3%81%84%e3%81%a6/",
    "https://www.junglia.jp/ticket",
    "https://hoshinoresorts.com/nara-prison-museum/en/visit/",
    "https://www.tv-tower.co.jp/news.html?n=164",
    "https://www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/page/dayori/260315/topics/topics.html",
    "https://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/kikakuzaisei/zaisei/zaisei/shise/yosan/jokyo/r7/documents/omonakoukyoshisetsu.pdf",
    "https://hirakawazoo.jp/importantinformation/20250901kakakukaitei/",
    "https://ioworld.jp/news/news-31476",
    "https://www.city.hatsukaichi.hiroshima.jp/soshiki/110/59551.html",
    "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/05/japan/national-museums-dual-pricing/",
    "https://www.bunka.go.jp/bunkacho/shokan_hojin/94340601.html",
    "https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/3011433",
    "https://www.osakacastle.net/guide/",
    "https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/documents/108411/dainijitousin.pdf"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Educational guide, not legal, travel or financial advice. Prices are adult prices copied from official facility/municipal pages and the Japan Tourism Agency's case list as of 2026-10-16; facilities change prices, planned schemes can change or be dropped, and the ticket counter decides who qualifies for a resident price. Check the official source before you go. Not affiliated with any facility or government body.",
  "docs": "https://japan-dual-pricing.vercel.app/openapi.json",
  "checker": "https://japan-dual-pricing.vercel.app/api/check"
}