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Kyoto tourist tax

Staying in Kyoto, you pay the Kyoto City accommodation tax: ¥200 to ¥10,000 per person per night, by price.

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      Usually paid at the property on arrival or departure, on top of the room price, unless your booking says it is included. The amounts are those of the official rules; the property may round differently.

      Kyoto City accommodation tax: rates

      Charged per person and per night, according to the room charge and service charge per person per night, excluding meals and consumption tax.

      Price per person per nightTax per person per night
      under ¥6,000¥200
      ¥6,000 to under ¥20,000¥400
      ¥20,000 to under ¥50,000¥1,000
      ¥50,000 to under ¥100,000¥4,000
      ¥100,000 or more¥10,000

      In force since 1 March 2026.

      Worked examples

      Two adults, 3 nights from 15 October 2026, any accommodation in kyoto city, ¥24,000 a night:¥2,400.

      • ¥12,000 per person per night (room charge and service charge per person per night, excluding meals and consumption tax) → ¥400 per person per night.
      • 2 guests × 3 nights.

      A family of two adults and two children aged 7 and 15, 12 nights, same accommodation:¥19,200.

      • ¥6,000 per person per night (room charge and service charge per person per night, excluding meals and consumption tax) → ¥400 per person per night.
      • 4 guests × 12 nights.

      Good to know

      • If you paid the tax to a booking site or travel agent, you do not pay it again at the property.

      Kyoto tourist tax: questions

      How much is the tourist tax in Kyoto?
      ¥200 to ¥10,000 per person per night, by price, charged per person and per night, by price band (room charge and service charge per person per night, excluding meals and consumption tax). For two adults staying three nights in a any accommodation in kyoto city at ¥24,000 a night, that is ¥2,400.
      Do children pay the tourist tax in Kyoto?
      The official source lists no age exemption: children pay like adults.
      Is there a maximum number of nights?
      There is no night cap: every night is taxed.

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      Page updated . Every rate comes from the official source linked on the page, read on the date shown next to it. Taxes change: the official source prevails.