Japan Tax Free Counter PIE VAT Station
Uomachi Gintengai and AMU Kokura
Kokura, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
The shopping arcade in front of Kokura Station in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Amu Plaza Kokura, a commercial facility directly connected to Kokura Station, are part of the “Tax Free Town” that unifies the community.
Uomachi Gintengai is Japan's first arcade shopping street.
In 1952, Uomachi Gintengai became the first arcade shopping district in Japan. This marked the start of a new idea.
From Uomachi 1-chome to 3-chome, you can find many fine-food stores, general stores, and more along a 400-meter street that extends all the way to Tanga Market. Among them, there are well-established tea shops that sell popular green-tea sweets for women, local specialty fried udon, and other Kitakyushu specialties. Take your time to explore the market and enjoy its lively atmosphere.
The "ecoroof" that connects Uomachi 1-chome to Uomachi 2 and 3-chome creates a unique arcade representing Kitakyushu as the Environmental City of the Future. It is equipped with solar panels and LED lighting, giving it a futuristic appearance resembling a UFO.
Amu Plaza Kokura West Bldg. 1F, directly connected to JR Kokura Station
Important Notice
Tax refund procedure must be completed on the dαy of purchase (Please visit tax free counter αt least 15 minutes before close)
Returns cannot be made after tax refund procedures have been completed.
Tax-free items must be taken out of the country by yourself. Tax-free items cannot be consumed or transferred within Japan.
Tax-free items cannot be purchased for business, commercial, or resale purposes.
If there is a possibility that the purchase may be considered as a business purchase, tax refund procedures may be refused.
Please present your passport and tax-free items at customs upon departure.
If you do not retain tax-free items upon departure, you will have to pay sales tax at customs.
If the purchaser and the tax refund applicant are different, you will not be able to proceed with the tax refund procedure.
If the name on the credit card, point card, etc. used at the time of purchase is different from the name on the passport, you will not be able to proceed with the tax refund procedure.