Caught sight of the news that Kyoto will be raising hotel taxes in 2026? To be exact, for room rates between 20,000 to 50,000 ...

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Pricey hotels have been popping up one by one in Okinawa and the ancient capital of Kyoto, just in time for demand to return now that tourists are back. According to the Kyoto city government ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the Kyoto Municipal Government's plan to raise its ...

‘A sanctuary of ethereal beauty’: these are the words Japanese architect Kengo Kuma uses to describe his new hotel project, Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto, which sits in the magical bamboo forests of ...

Tourists visiting Kyoto can expect to pay higher hotel taxes in 2026 as the Japan city aims to mitigate the negative impacts ...

The "ethereal beauty" of classical Japanese Noh theatre informed Kengo Kuma and Associates' design for the Banyan Tree hotel in Kyoto, with a dedicated stage hidden in its stepped gardens. Banyan Tree ...

Kyoto introduced the new code of conduct in March and published it online. Hotels also started handing out brochures with the code to guests when they checked in. Tourism officials have made the ...

Kyoto authorities announced Tuesday plans to hike lodging taxes ... And in December Ginzan Onsen, a Japanese hot spring town with made-for-Instagram snowy scenes began stopping anyone arriving after 8 ...

Authorities in Kyoto announced Tuesday plans for a big hike in hotel lodging taxes, as Japan's picture-perfect ancient capital seeks to assuage grumbles from locals about too many tourists. Japan has ...