The city government of Kyoto said Tuesday it will raise its lodging tax for people staying at hotels and other accommodations ...

KYOTO -- Nishiki Market, known as "Kyoto's Kitchen" with a history of over 400 years, is seeking to be registered as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in cooperation with history-rich ...

KYOTO, Japan -- The municipal government of Kyoto said Tuesday that it will raise hotel lodging taxes to as much as 10,000 yen ($63) per night, as the city looks to counter the effects of ...

Japan's ancient city of Kyoto has officially announced it will raise the cap on its accommodation tax tenfold to 10,000 yen, or about 63 dollars, a night. The city started collecting the tax in ...