[Guide] Furusato Nōzei: Get Local Gifts & Tax Breaks by Donating to Japanese Small-Towns

With rural-to-urban migration growing, fewer working citizens are paying taxes in their hometowns, leaving many municipalities with little funds to keep themselves afloat.

The hometown tax program (hereafter referred to as the Furusato Nōzei program) was first announced 2007 as a way to fight the deterioration of rural Japan. The program encourages peopl…