Kyoto’s plan to raise its accommodation tax in a bid to increase tax revenue from 5.2 billion yen (US$34.7 million) in 2023 to 12.6 billion yen annually is likely to support tourism in the city while ...
"Smart" garbage bins are seen after being installed on a sidewalk in the heavily tourist-populated Shijo-dori area of Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on Feb. 14, 2025. (Mainichi/Yoko Minami) KYOTO -- At ...