🌸 Osaka Department Stores and Drugstores Cashback Guide 🌸

Heading to Japan? Most department stores and drugstores offer cashback deals! Here's how to maximize your savings in Osaka: 1️⃣ Location: 90% of visitors to Osaka will head to Shinsaibashi, where various department stores and drugstores are clustered. If you have shopping needs, you can basically solve them in one stop here . 2️⃣ Department Stores: There are mainly two major department stores, Daimaru and Umeda Hankyu, with a wide range of brands such as Breguet, Tissot, Girard-Perregaux, Longines, and Raymond Weil. Plus, they offer cashback deals![^3^] 👉 How to Participate in Cashback: ✔️ Meet one condition: You must be on a free-and-easy trip to participate![^3^] 👉 Cashback Process: 1️⃣ Before checking out, get a discount coupon from the cashback company, which usually offers about a 9.3% discount. ⚠️ Electronic coupons obtained from some platforms are not eligible for cashback![^3^] 2️⃣ A single receipt of over 5000 yen (approximately 260 RMB) allows you to show your passport for tax refund, generally around 8%. Remember to refund on the same day of purchase; otherwise, you can't get a refund the next day. Drugstores usually handle退税 on the spot, while department stores require you to go to a designated place for tax refund![^3^] 3️⃣ Keep the receipt and get cashback from the cashback company. Department stores can offer about 5% cashback, and drugstores about 7%. See the cashback table in Figure 2 . ✔️ In total, with coupons + tax refunds + cashback, you can save about 18%![^3^] 📌 Tips: Japan's garbage classification is very strict. The type of garbage that can be thrown each day varies, and it's very detailed. For example, paper-packaged drinks, straws, and paper packaging must be separated![^3^] #JapanFreeTravel #OsakaTravel #TravelAbroadTips #JapanShopping #JapanCashback #OsakaShinsaibashiShopping #JapanDrugstoreCashback