HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima Prefecture--Visitors to Miyajima island here will face a new tax of 100 yen (70 cents) starting Oct. 1 next year to pay for much-needed upgrades to tourist facilities.

Tokyo — The "shrine island" of Miyajima is one of Japan's most iconic destinations. A quick ferry ride from downtown Hiroshima, the postcard-perfect locale is much-loved for its giant "floating ...

It also included visits to Hiroshima and Miyajima Island and a week in central Japan. The trip cost about $3,400, not including the airfare, which I paid for with credit-card points. As a cost ...

That’s a relatively new concept, with Venice perhaps the first city to implement one for this purpose, three weeks before Japan’s Miyajima Island announced the new regulation. While the plan ...

Although Skye’s weather isn’t always sunny, one user said the island’s misty days add a ‘magical, mystical quality to the scenery’. Japan’s Miyajima island, an hour outside Hiroshima ...

HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima Prefecture--A Miyajima visitor tax will be introduced on Oct. 1 costing tourists 100 yen (67 cents) to visit the island, home to Itsukushimajinja shrine, a World Heritage site.