A question about sale tax

We are visitors in Japan for 8 days. Do we have to pay sale tax?

I heard something like; if we show our passport, we don't have to pay tax. It is correct?

Thanks.

We are visitors in Japan for 8 days. Do we have to pay sale tax?

Yes!

I heard something like; if we show our passport, we don't have to pay tax. It is correct?

No!

Only a small number of large department stores and electronics stores will drop the sale tax if the amount of the purchase is bigger than 10,000 yen.

However, the sales tax is only 5%, which is not much.

Don't nickel & dime. It is not like VAT. Better bet is to negotiate if you spend a lump sump in any store(clothes, souvenir, electronics, etc.). Nothing to lose & I do at any available opportunity. Say "benkyo site kudasai"=please study hard

Yes, this is true in some places like in large department stores. SOME large department stores even have their own tax refund area -- an example would be Isetan in Shinjuku. You get something put into your passport which you have to give up at the airport (customs).