{"id":2284,"date":"2019-09-03T14:15:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T05:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shimamura.co.jp\/shop\/yokohama-classic\/?p=2284"},"modified":"2021-06-20T18:12:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T09:12:30","slug":"tax-free-shopping-at-shimamura-music-yokohama-minatomirai-classic-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shimamura.co.jp\/shop\/yokohama-classic\/etc\/20190903\/2284","title":{"rendered":"Tax-Free Shopping at Shimamura Music Yokohama Minatomirai classic store"},"content":{"rendered":"*About Shimamura music Minatomirai Yokohama classic store.\r\n\r\nShimamura music Minatomirai store is located in shopping mall \"MARK IS Minatomirai\" 3rd floor.\r\n\"\"\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nMARK is minatomirai shopping mall website\r\n\u2193\u2193\u2193\r\n[http:\/\/www.mec-markis.jp\/mm\/::title=shopping mall website]\r\n\r\nShimamura music Minatomirai store specializes in classical music instruments such as pianos, wind instruments, and stringed instruments(not incruding guiters).\r\n\r\nWe handle wide range of wind instruments from classic to jazz-oriented ]]such as Yamaha, Miyazawa, Muramatsu, Altus, Yanagisawa,etc.\r\n\"\"\r\nThe reliable repairmen for wind instruments and stringed instruments are stationed at our store,so you can shop without concern.\r\n\"\"\r\nWe handle a wide variety of latest electronic pianos for lessons such as Yamaha, Roland, Kawai, Korg, and Casio.\r\n\"\"\r\nIn our piano sellection room,We also handle brdnd-new and high quality second hand acoustic pianos such as Yamaha, Kawai, Steinway, Sauter,etc.\r\n\"\"\r\nIf You would like to have english customer service,Please call assistant store manager Shibuya.\r\n\"\"\r\n[tel::045-222-8685]\r\n*About Shimamura Music Company\r\n\"\"\r\nShimamura Music was founded in 1962,starting with launching music school business.With up to 169 locations in Japan,Shimamura Music has become the largest general musical instruments retailer of Japan,and also the 4th largest general musical instruments retailer in the world. Our stores are readily accessible in major shopping centers so that our main customers, from beginners to intermediate level players, can fulfill their dreams.\r\n\r\n*About Tax-Free Shopping at Shimamura Music Store \r\n===0===\r\n[#1:title=What kinds of products are TaxFree?]\r\n[#2:title=Who can shop TaxFree?]\r\n[#3:title=How to shop TaxFree?]\r\n[#4:title=Is there anything I should caution when shopping TaxFree?]\r\n\r\n===1===\r\n**What kinds of products are TaxFree?\r\n\r\nThere are two kinds of TaxFree item(s) in Shimamura Music TaxFree shop,which are general instrument and consumables.]]Please confirm the following instructions and limitation of these two kinds of TaxFree item(s).\r\n***General Instrument\r\nTotal spending of over 5,000yen(before-tax).]]For example,guitar,saxphone,keyboard,etc...]]You can not combine spending with consumables.]]The staff will take a copy of your passport for spending of over 1million yen.\r\n***Consumables\r\nThe spending of over 5,000yen but no greater than 500,000(before-tax).]]For example,pick,polish,reed etc...]]You can not combine spending with general instrument.]]The shop will pack consumables so that it can not be consumed in Japan.\r\n\r\n[#0:title=Back to About Tax-Free Shopping]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n===2===\r\n**Who can shop TaxFree?\r\n\r\n\"Non-resident\" is eligiable for TaxFree\r\nshopping in Shimamura Music \r\nTaxFreestore.\r\n\r\nAccording to Japanese Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act,\"Non-resident\" means that persons not having their domicile or residence in Japan and judicial persons not having their principal office in Japan.\r\n\r\nThe following customer is eligiable for TaxFree shopping.\r\n\r\nCustomer with foreign nationality\r\nThe customer who has a permission to stay within 6 months in Japan.\r\nFor example:Short-term stay visa,Landing permission for crew members,etc.\r\nCustomer with Japanese nationality\r\n1\tThe customer who is staying in foreign country for the purpose of working at the office based abroard.\r\n2\tThe customer who has been staying in foreign country for more than 2 years for the purpose of staying.\r\n3\tBesides 1 and 2,the customer who has been staying in foreign country for over 2 years since left Japan.\r\n4\tThe customer who corresponts to 1 to 3 and return to Japan temporarily for staying for less than 6 months.\r\n\r\n[#0:title=Back to About Tax-Free Shopping]\r\n===3===\r\n**How to shop TaxFree?\r\n\r\nWhen you shop TaxFree in Shimamura Music TaxFree store,the following TaxFree procedure will be required.\r\n\r\nRequired documents\r\n1\tPassport(The TaxFree shopping without submitting the passport will be denied.)\r\n\r\n2\tIn the case of a passport without being attached with a sheet of permission to stay in Japan or landing permission,a document on which prints the status of resident will be required.\r\n\r\nFor example,the Landing Permission for Crew Members,Multiple Landing Permission for Crew Members,etc..\r\n\r\n3\tIf you have a coupon for international customer which is published by the shopping center you visit,please also show that with your passport.\r\n\r\nTaxFree shopping procedure\r\n\r\nBefore you make a payment in our TaxFree shop,please confirm that if you are eligible for TaxFree shopping from the staff.If you are,the following TaxFree procedure will be processed.\r\n\r\nIf the item(s) you want to buy is in stock\r\n1\tCheck.(Before-Tax Price)\r\n2\tFill in the purchase proof document and sign.\r\n3\tAffix the purchase proof document to your passport and return it to you.\r\n4\tPack the item(s) and give it to you.\r\n\r\nIf the item(s) you want to buy is out of stock and you wish to back-order that\r\n1\tCheck.(Before-Tax Price)\r\n2\tPay the postage and provide the necessary information.The good(s) will be shipped as soon as arrive.\r\n3\tThe customer will receive the item(s) you bought.\r\n\r\n[#0:title=Back to About Tax-Free Shopping]\r\n===4===\r\n**Is there anything I should caution when shopping TaxFree?\r\n\r\nBefore purchasing item(s) at our store,the following caution is required.Please read carefully.\r\n\r\nBefore Buying\r\n\r\n1\t\u201cTAX FREE SHOP\u201d means that the store at which the 8% consumption tax will be exempted for international customers.\r\nThis is different from the \u201cDUTY FREE\u201d, which is the import tax you should pay when you import the foreign products into Japan.\r\n\r\n2\tPlease confirm that whether the item(s) you purchased at our store or your carrying package can be brought into the airplane or other means of Transportation or not by yourself.\r\n3\tWe do not provide the information about custom duty and import requirements of foreign countries.In addition,there are probably prohibited and restricted imports in some countries, we do not have these information.\r\n4\tWe do not precisely have the information about the country of origin or the material of our goods.\r\n5\tWe do not ship our goods abroad.But the shippment for the back-order goods is acceptable.\r\n6\tIn that case,the customer will pay for the freight cost and custom duty.\r\n7\tTaxFree procedures will be processed at the shop where you purchase the goods and cannot be processed together with goods purchased in other shops.\r\n8\tTaxFree procedures will be on the day you purchase the goods.TaxFree procedure of goods purchased on a different day is not possible.\r\n9\tThe warranty of the item(s) that you bought in Japan is valid only in Japan.When item(s) need warrant repair, you should send that to makers in Japan, via us.Shipping cost and necessary repairing cost of item will be your burden.\r\nWhen departing from Japan\r\n1\tBe careful not to open the package.You may have to pay tax at the time of departure.\r\n2\tYou must take the fax-free goods out of Japan within 30 days of purchase.\r\n3\tPlease do not remove or misplace the purchase proof document.It will be collected by Customs at the time of departure.\r\n4\tYou may be subject to pay consumption tax if you do not carry the item(s) you purchased at the time of departure.\r\n\r\n[#0:title=Back to About Tax-Free Shopping]\r\nCredit Card Payment Options\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nContact Us\r\nIf you have any questions ,please feel free to contact us via E-Mail before visiting our store.According to your E-Mail,we also can smoothly prepare the instrument you want to play or to buy for you in advance.\r\n\r\n|*TEL|[tel::045-222-8685]|","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"*About Shimamura music Minatomirai Yokohama classic store. 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