Kyoto OKs hiking city lodging tax to up to 10,000 yen per night

The Kyoto city assembly approved Tuesday sharply raising the lodging tax for people staying at hotels and other accommodations in the ancient Japanese capital, with a maximum rate of 10,000 yen ($66.40) for stays costing 100,000 yen or more per person per night.Until now, the highest tax rate was 1,000 yen for stays costing 50,000 yen or more. The city, heavily impacted by a surge of tourists in recent years, plans to charge the new rates to visiting guests from March 1 next year.Under a revised ordinance, the rates will be 200 yen for stays costing under 6,000 yen per person per night, 400…READ FULL ARTICLE