Raiders Practical information on shopping in Japan, what is worth buying in Japan

At a store with a Japan Tax-Free Shop label, you can purchase 5,000 yen or more at a time. At present, there are 5,800 stores that can provide tax refund service, and most large department stores and stores have tax refund services, but it should be noted that even if department stores have tax refunds, it does not mean that every brand can be refunded, and some stores will charge a handling fee. ）

Here are some of the more popular stores for reference:

Department stores: Daimaru, Hankyu, Kintetsu Department Store, 0101, Matsuya, Lumine

Electronics companies: BIC Camera, Sofmap, Yodabashi Camera

Miscellaneous goods: Ann's Palace, Tokyu Hands

Cosmeceuticals: Matsumoto Kiyoshi, Sundrug, Daikoku Drug

If you want to eat, we recommend going to the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo.

The latest tax refund information in Japan in 2016 is actually divided into two main points:

Point 1: From May 1, 2016, you can get a tax refund if you purchase more than 5,000 yen.

Key point 2: The simplification of tax refund procedures is expected to speed up the tax refund of stores.

Tax refund method. At present, there are three main ways to refund taxes in Japan: bank card, cash, and check (all tax refunds are good for issuing checks).

Bank card: credit card, UnionPay card - recommended by Bao. Outbound card swiping is the best choice, not only convenient, but also quick tax refund, with immediate results. Fill in the card number at the time of tax refund. Save time and effort. Highly recommended.

Cash: Generally, everyone reads that cash refund is the most practical, but after conversion, the amount of tax refund is generally scattered, and most of the time it is saved because of the inconvenience of calculation. Although the losses are not large, there are losses after all.

Check: Not only can you return to your home country to get it, the important thing is that it is time-consuming and troublesome, and you must go through the collection in person, plus other fees such as handling fees, and there is not much left to really get it.

All tax refund procedures in Japan are carried out at the store where you shopped, and there are counters in major shopping malls and department stores.

Step 1: Show your passport when you pay, and the clerk will check if there is a sticker for landing permission to see if you are a tourist.

Step 2: If you purchase consumables, the store staff will put the items in a special plastic bag and seal them.

Step 3: The clerk will ask you to fill out the Pledge of Purchase in duplicate and sign the form. Fill in the basic information such as passport number, home address, consumption amount, tax refund amount, etc., and keep a copy for yourself and the store.

Step 4: Attach your signed binder to your passport.

Step 5: Customs will collect the Goods Purchase Record Tax Free Form when you leave the country.

Digital products and home appliances: hair dryers, razors, cameras.

Japanese household appliances are almost a must-have commodity for Chinese tourists, hair dryers, razors and cameras have almost become the "three major items" that are now standard for shopping in Japan, and recently they have become more popular with sweeping robots. The most popular hair dryers are Panasonic's negative ion hair dryers, razors are the best-selling Philips, Canon's DSLR cameras and digital cameras from brands such as Sony are all good.

Baby products: Meiji milk powder, Kao diapers, Pigeon baby products.

Meiji's milk powder is the most popular brand in Dalian, and Kao diapers are about 80 yuan to buy in Japan. Pigeon series of baby products, from bottles to tableware, from shower gel to prickly heat powder, have tourists to bring back, ** equivalent to half of the domestic one, but the formula and process are different from the domestic one. Recently, the most popular is Wakodo's baby wipes.

Cosmetics: Shiseido, Sonma oil.

Japan's cosmetics market is very mature, the formula is more suitable for Oriental skin, ** is also very acceptable to the public, so it quickly occupied the Chinese market, and sales have been leading.

Food: "White Lovers" biscuits, "Three Brothers" potatoes.

Japanese confectionery is famous all over the world, especially in Hokkaido, and many tourists buy confectionery to give to their relatives and friends. Hokkaido's "Shiroi Koibito" biscuits and "Three Brothers" fries are very distinctive, but they are only available at airport duty-free shops, and the price is equivalent to about 35 yuan. The price of a small box of Royle chocolate is 100 yuan in China, and the price is 35 yuan in Japanese airport duty-free shops**.

Meiji chocolate costs 15 yuan in China and can be bought for 5 yuan in Japan.

I usually buy more cosmetics and daily necessities, because it is cost-effective and practical, like skii, Shiseido and the like in Japan will be more cost-effective than in China, daily necessities such as hand soap, hand beauty fruit petroleum jelly, Kao eye mask, magnesium oxide constipation medicine, Ryukakusan and the like, drugstores are basically available, very practical, put at home for backup, and easy to carry, these are what I will bring more often when I go to Japan on a business trip, I hope it can help you

Cosmetics must be the best, many Japanese brands of cosmetics, after arriving in China, there will be a lot of fakes in them.

In fact, there is no absolute must-buy, for example, the ** of Swiss watches is 30% cheaper than that of domestic watches

50%, there must be someone who doesn't need it, and others are the same, such as rice cookers, toilet seats, cosmetics, electronics, etc.

Barley green juice, enzymes, toilet seat.

Cosmetics, souvenirs, clothes, food, anime peripherals.

The most popular products for Chinese tourists include Kao's sanitary napkins, eye masks, Meiji's milk powder, Kao diapers, horse oil, rice cookers (Zojirushi, Tiger, Panasonic), Japanese thermos cups, insulated lunch boxes, Hokkaido Shiroi Koibito biscuits, small boxes of Royle chocolates, Meiji chocolates, Japanese enzymes (Manda, Otaka, Princess), hair dryers, razors, cameras, etc.

If you are a girl, you must buy thick wooden socks, which are very easy to wear.