The city plans to use the additional revenue from the tax in areas such as improving infrastructure and repairing cultural ...

Kyoto is the cultural capital of Japan, so it is no wonder the city is teeming with unique hotels, hostels, ryokans, and ...

The amount will be the highest among areas using a flat-rate tax system across the country, according to the internal affairs ...

The Kyoto city assembly approved Tuesday sharply raising the lodging tax for people staying at hotels and other ...

The best way to get around Kyoto is by bus and on foot. The abundance of English-language signs and announcements make Kyoto's bus systems easy for visitors to navigate. But all those bus fares ...

KYOTO - The Kyoto city assembly on March 25 approved sharply raising the lodging tax for people staying at hotels and other accommodations in the ancient Japanese capital, with a maximum rate of ...

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KYOTO—As the ancient capital grapples with overtourism, Kyoto city officials will raise the accommodation tax to a maximum of 10,000 yen ($63) per person per night, according to sources.