If you compare guidebooks on this question they have different answers. I live here and know there is only one simple answer. You don't tip anywhere at any time. Even at salons and in a taxi there is no tipping. Ironically, the Japanese provide some of the best customer service in the world.
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-Zackary
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I once heard this same thing from a cabbie in Vegas. He said that Japanese riders never tipped, but he still had to pay taxes (or something like that) on their fare as if they had. Bummer!
No, you don't have to pay taxes when you take a cab. In the evening though the price goes up dramatically.
What an adjustment I had to make. Amazing service and you don't tip whereas in other countries, the service can be less-than-stellar while tipping is expected.
Gotta love Japan, really.
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