Japan has a tax contribution system called "Furusato Nozei," which allows you to donate part of your income tax to a city of your choice, usually your hometown. The chosen city will return the favor with gifts, such as high-end seafood, premium cuts of wagyu beef, luxury fruit, local alcohol, rice, and daily commodities such as tissue paper and detergent. However, the Shibuya Ward in Tokyo has extended its offerings to include digital goods, providing in-game currency for Monster Strike and Kotodaman — developed by the Shibuya-based Mixi — and even Final Fantasy 14 cosmetics from Square Enix.
These gifts cannot exceed 30 percent of the donation amount.
As reported by Automaton, the Shibuya Ward is offering five Phials of Fantasia (an in-game item that allows you to change your character's appearance), the Collegiate Attire costume sets, the Magitek attire, four dance emotes, and a Megashiba mount, referencing the iconic Hachiko dog statue outside Shibuya Station. As per the official Final Fantasy 14 Online Store, these goods amount to roughly $88. However, because of the system's strict gift-valuation laws, they're split into tiers, and a Japanese player would have to allocate up to $350 of their tax bracket to...
