Bus fares doubled and accommodation tax increased up to 10 times… Kyoto City says “Tourists should pay more”

▲ Tourists at Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto, Japan [Yonhap News]

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, ‘The city of Kyoto, a historic city and famous tourist destination in Japan, plans to diversify bus fares in response to a surge in tourists.’,
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, ‘According to Jiji Press, Kyoto Mayor Matsui Koji announced at the city council plenary session on the 25th that the city plans to apply differentiated fares on municipal buses in the city center depending on whether passengers are residents or non-residents.’,
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, ‘Kyoto intends to set the fare for residents at 200 yen (approximately 1,830 KRW), while tourists and other non-resident passengers will be charged 350-400 yen (approximately 3,200-3,600 KRW).’,
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, ‘Currently, the municipal bus fare is 230 yen (approximately 2,100 KRW).’,
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, ‘If this fare system is finalized, the fare for tourists will be about double that of residents.’,
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, ‘Kyoto plans to implement the new fare system as early as April 2027.’,
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, ‘Kyoto is the first city in Japan known to differentiate bus fares due to overtourism issues.’,
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, ‘Additionally, Kyoto will raise the accommodation tax, currently up to 1,000 yen (approximately 9,140 KRW) per person, to a maximum of 10,000 yen (approximately 91,400 KRW) starting next month.’,
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