New since November 1
Scan to open the app on your phone
Keep about $160 on your Japan trip
Get your 10% tax back, pay less with free visitor coupons, and avoid the fees and mistakes first-timers make. Free, no account.
Average visitor, Japan Tourism Agency 2025. Yours will vary.
Install it in 20 seconds
No app store needed. Open the app in your phone's browser and add it to your home screen. It opens full screen, like any app, and works offline.
On iPhone
- Tap the Share button at the bottom of Safari
- Scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen"
- Tap "Add"
On Android
- Open app.japan4less.com in Chrome
- Tap "Add to home screen" (or ⋮ → Install app)
- Tap "Install"
Open in your browser firstThis app's own browser can't add it to your home screen. Tap ··· at the top right, then "Open in browser".
Tax-free shopping changed on November 1
The 10% is still yours. It just comes back later, not at the till.
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Pay the full priceShow your passport at the till2
Tell the shop where to send your 10%A short refund form from each shop. The step most people miss.3
Customs check at the airportBefore check-in. Then the refund comes to you.What first-timers miss
One-minute guides. Tap one to open it in the app.
Your 10% tax refundSince November 1 you claim it later. Miss a step and the shop keeps it.1 minVisitor coupons5–7% off at the big chains, on top of your 10% back.1 minMobile dataMaps, trains and refund forms all need it.1 minCards, cash and feesCard fees often take 1.5–3%. Some places are cash only.1 minVisit Japan WebThe official entry QR. Fake sites charge for it.1 minMedicinesSome common medicines are banned or limited.1 minTravel insuranceHospitals bill visitors in full.1 minBig suitcasesBig bags on some bullet trains need a booked seat.1 min
Track every receipt to the airport
The app keeps your receipts, deadlines and refund forms in one list, and reminds you on airport morning.
How we make money
Never a cut of your refundYour refund goes from the refund company to you.
Coupons are freeShops don't pay us to list them.
Labelled offersWhen a guide suggests an eSIM, card or insurance and you buy it, the seller pays us. The free option is always shown.