Kyoto hikes hotel tax on March 1 with top rate of $64 a night

Travel & Leisure

Revenue to fund infrastructure improvements, overtourism measures

Kyoto plans to use lodging tax revenue for measures to attract school trips, such as free tickets to Nijo Castle. (Photo by Yuta Adachi)

YUTA ADACHI

February 28, 2026 01:25 JST

KYOTO, Japan — Lodging taxes in the city of Kyoto will rise to as much as 10,000 yen ($64) per person nightly effective Sunday — 10 times the previous maximum — bringing in money for tourism infrastructure and overtourism countermeasures at a hugely popular destination.