Kyoto eyes raising city lodging tax to up to 10,000 yen per night

Kyoto municipal authorities plan to raise the lodging tax for hotels and other accommodation to a maximum 10,000 yen ($63) per person per night from the current 1,000 yen limit, as the city is struggling with overtourism, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday.The new amount will be the highest among Japanese municipalities that adopt fixed fee systems, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.The city introduced a multitiered lodging tax system in 2018. Currently visitors pay 200 yen for stays that cost less than 20,000 yen per person per night, 500 yen fo…READ FULL ARTICLE