KYOTO--The Kyoto municipal government plans to impose a tax on vacant homes to prevent young people from fleeing the city due ...

KYOTO -- The city of Kyoto said visitor numbers in 2025 hit a record 62.79 million, topping 60 million for the first time, ...

July in Kyoto is filled with some of the city's most spectacular summer events and festivals, including Gion Matsuri ...

KYOTO—As the ancient capital grapples with overtourism, Kyoto city officials will raise the accommodation tax to a maximum of ...

The most renowned of all traditional Japanese festivals, Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri has a storied history dating back to the year ...

KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kyoto City is calling for donations from a wide range of people, including those living overseas and foreign tourists visiting Kyoto in the future. Accordingly, the city ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each spring in Kyoto, more than 500 people in traditional dress process through the streets for Aoi Matsuri, a festival with roots ...

The Kyoto City Museum of Art is reopening, but it’s not what you might expect. The city museum is not just emerging from lockdown. Rather it is unveiling a massive three-year architectural renovation, ...

Tokyo — The glorious ancient monuments, Zen temples and soaring pagodas of Kyoto have made it a major tourist draw for a century. The Japanese city's population is only about 1.5 million, yet it ...