Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan’s ancient capital, Kyoto, is poised to take a significant step toward combating overtourism in 2026. Japanese newspaper The ...

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In the heart of Kyoto’s Gion district, where the glow of soft lanterns meets centuries of tradition, a significant new chapter in Japanese hospitality is about to begin. The Imperial Hotel Co., Ltd.

A former ‘geiko’ theatre is reborn as the Imperial Hotel Kyoto, built around the idea that architecture can carry the past into the present ...

The newly increased accommodation tax in Kyoto went into effect on March 1, making it the highest tourist tax in Japan ...

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TOKYO, July 02, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacifica Hotels G.K. subsidiary Karasuma Hospitality G.K. has signed a franchise agreement with IHG Hotels & Resorts to rebrand a 103-room hotel in a prime Kyoto ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Katie Chang is a Brooklyn-based travel writer. There are cities you feel the need to visit once. Then, there’s Kyoto. In today’s ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that in January 2022 it will open the Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei in the world-famous and much-loved city of Kyoto, Japan’s ...