Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has granted final approval for Kyoto to implement the nation’s highest-ever accommodation tax, authorizing the historic capital to charge guests ...

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Travelers to Kyoto, Japan, will soon face accommodation taxes of up to $66 per person, per night. Here's what you need to know about these changes.

Kyoto will implement Japan's highest hotel tax in March 2026, with luxury stays potentially costing an additional 10,000 yen per night. This measure aims to fund overtourism countermeasures, improve ...

On October 9, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba held an online meeting with Dr. KITAGAWA Susumu, Distinguished Professor at Kyoto University, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and conveyed his ...

Travelers making plans to visit Kyoto next spring will have to shell out more money to stay in the popular destination.

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Australians heading to Japan will soon be asked to pay an increased hotel tax as hordes of tourists descend on the historic city of Kyoto.  More than one million Aussies travelled to Japan between ...

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Japan’s government has granted final approval for Kyoto to implement the nation’s highest-ever hotel tax, authorising the historic capital to charge guests up to 10,000 yen (US$68) per person, per ...

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