Tourist tax›Japan›checked 24 Oct 2026
Tourist tax in Kyoto
This is the tax inside Kyoto's own boundary. Neighbouring towns, including the ones near the airport, set their own; it follows where your accommodation is.
Across every type of stay. Your exact stay depends on dates, star rating, children and night limits: the calculator works it out.
- 200 JPY to 10,000 JPY per adult per night, all year.
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Quick answers
How do you pay the tourist tax in Kyoto?
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Every rate and rule
Kyoto City accommodation tax (京都市宿泊税)
Set by Kyoto City (京都市, 行財政局 市税事務所) · 5 rates
Kyoto City accommodation tax (京都市宿泊税)
| Type of stay | Room price | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| All types of stay | under 6,000 JPY per guest per night | 200 JPY per person, per night |
| All types of stay | 6,000 JPY to under 20,000 JPY per guest per night | 400 JPY per person, per night |
| All types of stay | 20,000 JPY to under 50,000 JPY per guest per night | 1,000 JPY per person, per night |
| All types of stay | 50,000 JPY to under 100,000 JPY per guest per night | 4,000 JPY per person, per night |
| All types of stay | 100,000 JPY or more per guest per night | 10,000 JPY per person, per night |
Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.
Who pays less or nothing
- Students: pupils on school trips and their teachers; not universities
- Other: nursery children aged 3+ on the nursery's own trips, and escorts
Source: 京都市宿泊税条例 (Kyoto City Accommodation Tax Ordinance, promulgated 2018-03-01, levied from 2018-10-01); rates as amended by the amending ordinance of 2025-10-03 (Minister for Internal Affairs consent announced 2025-10-03), for nights from 2026-03-01, checked 24 Oct 2026.
Checked 24 Oct 2026 · next check due by 22 Jan 2027.