https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/world/asia/japan-mount-fuji-kyoto-tourism.html
Shoko Takayasu for The New York Times. The writer spent several days elbowing through crowds in Kyoto and Fuji City, Japan. On two recent occasions, a foreign tourist walked into Shoji Matsumoto

https://www.heremagazine.com/articles/kyoto-future-of-tourism
The tourism association of Kyoto, Japan looks to solve overtourism issues by rerouting crowds towards the small businesses who need them most. Plus, how we can all be better travelers following the pandemic. ... Kyoto is home to over 2,000 shrines and the training grounds for maiko, or apprentice geishas. Image courtesy of the Kyoto City

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/10/kyoto-tackles-overtourism/
Kyoto, a popular tourist destination with numerous world-famous sightseeing spots, is contending with undesirable effects on the lives of local residents and the natural environment from a soaring

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/02/japan/society/kyoto-overtourism-new-bus-service/
Jun 2, 2024. KYOTO -. The city of Kyoto launched an express bus service on Saturday, connecting Kyoto Station with the area's major tourist destinations. The bus service was introduced as part

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/264/
Kyoto is not just sitting idly by. At an international tourism expo held in Tokyo in September, Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa introduced the city's efforts to cope with overtourism. The mayor has

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/15/japan-over-tourism-fuji-kyoto/
But a post-covid surge in tourist numbers, coupled with a weak yen that makes Japan cheaper for many visitors, is pushing Japan's world-famous hospitality to the brink. One town is installing a

https://apnews.com/article/japan-tourism-kyoto-geisha-ban-1162257d8642a85db447a6f4afdbb249
Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto has long been a popular destination for tourists, ... Gion's outrage highlights brewing resentment at what many people feel is "over-tourism," even though the Japanese economy depends more than ever on tourism revenue to sustain growth. People walk along a street in Gion area, Kyoto, western Japan on

https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c07701/kyoto-and-the-peril-of-overtourism-interview-with-mayoral-candidate-murayama-shoei.html
From 2008 to 2018 the number of foreign visitors to Japan quadrupled to 31 million annually, while inbound travelers to Kyoto soared from 500,000 to over 8 million.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/18/japan/society/overtourism-prevention-plan/
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231114/p2a/00m/0op/016000c
A: The number of tourists visiting the city of Kyoto had plummeted amid the coronavirus pandemic, but in 2022, an estimated 43.61 million people, or about 30 times the city's population of 1.44

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/03/08/kyoto-is-not-a-theme-park-tourists-told-to-stay-away-from-ancient-citys-famous-geisha-dist
In 2019, incoming travel totalled more than 31 million people - and experts say this year's number could approach or even overtake that. It's become too much for many residents of Gion, though.

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/28/1125747235/the-return-of-tourism-might-not-be-enough-to-save-kyoto-from-its-economic-woes
As travel restrictions ease in Japan, the country's ancient former capital, Kyoto, is anticipating a return of tourists. But it may not be enough to save the city from its financial difficulties.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Travel-Leisure/From-Kyoto-to-Kamakura-Japan-braces-for-new-surge-in-overtourism
Packed city buses have become a constant in Kyoto. So from April 27 to May 6, the city is calling on riders to make free transfers from the buses to the city-run subway system via special tickets.

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/9/12/japans-remedy-for-overtourism-taking-visitors-off-the-beaten-track
In 2019, 9.2 million Chinese tourists travelled to Japan, accounting for nearly one-third of all visitors, spending 1.8 trillion yen ($12.2bn) in the process. "Our head office is located in the

https://www.cnn.com/travel/geisha-paparazzi-overtourism-kyoto-intl-hnk/index.html
In 2015, Kyoto created pamphlets and paper handouts that used pictograms to illustrate travel " nuisance activities " like littering, using selfie sticks, smoking in prohibited areas, and

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-05/once-overcrowded-kyoto-now-longs-for-foreign-tourists-in-japan
His government has retained a cap on daily international arrivals at 20,000, a far cry from the record 31.9 million foreign visitors in 2019, who spent 4.8 trillion yen ($35.5 billion) according

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Travel-Leisure/Kyoto-s-geisha-district-grapples-with-overtourism
KYOTO -- Kyoto's famed Gion district is struggling to balance its centuries-old way of life against the pressure to welcome ever-greater numbers of foreign tourists, some of whose misbehavior has

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230919/p2a/00m/0na/016000c
KYOTO -- The Kyoto Municipal Government has compiled a list of "overtourism" countermeasures for the autumn tourist season, such as increasing the number of extra bus services and calling on

https://www.romancing-japan.com/posts/overtourism-japan-downside-japan-tourism/
Geisha in Kyoto have been harassed by visitors desperate for selfies, leading to a photography ban in many Gion backstreets to protect the local culture. From April 2024, the Kyoto local government will ban all tourist from entering Gion, the geisha district, to protect geisha and maiko from potential harassment. The narrow streets, as charming as they may be, struggle to handle the

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14490668
KYOTO--Activist Chieko Fukuta reckons she has figured out a way to soothe wounded local sensibilities over the clumsy and often unintended rude behavior of foreign tourists, whose numbers here

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/25/travel/kyoto-japan-tourism.html
Kyoto Station shows the city's more modern side. While it is home to globally known companies, like Nintendo and Kyocera, in recent years the city has become dependent on tourism. Andrew Faulk

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/10/what-is-overtourism-and-how-can-we-overcome-it/
The term 'overtourism' has re-emerged as tourism recovery has surged around the globe. But already in 2019, angst over excessive tourism growth was so high that the UN World Tourism Organization called for "such growth to be managed responsibly so as to best seize the opportunities tourism can generate for communities around the world".

https://thekyotoproject.org/over-tourism-in-kyoto/
Over-Tourism in Kyoto. By Aki Kawashima, Arisa Yamauchi and Haruki Ishimoto. Kyoto is the one of the oldest cities in the world. Just ten years ago, the number of inbound visitors to Kyoto was only 930,000. In 2011, the number dropped by almost half. This is because of the Tohoku earthquake.

https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2158.html
Kyoto (京都, Kyōto) served as Japan's capital and the emperor's residence from 794 until 1868.It is one of the country's ten largest cities with 1.5 million inhabitants and a modern face.. Over the centuries, Kyoto was destroyed by many wars and fires, but due to its exceptional historic value, the city was dropped from the list of target cities for the atomic bomb and escaped destruction

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3267379/japan-seeks-more-visitors-despite-overtourism-woes
Japan last year attracted over 25 million tourists from abroad, in part buoyed by the lifting of pandemic-era border restrictions, from countries such as South Korea, Singapore and the United States.

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15315076
KYOTO--The Kyoto City Tourism Association decided not to serve food and alcoholic beverages to "premium seating" guests at the Gion Festival after a chief priest threatened to resign from the

https://www.traveloka.com/en-ph/explore/destination/must-visit-guide-to-kyoto-acc/371462
4. Nijo Castle. Shutterstock.com. Experience the power and politics of feudal Japan at Nijo Castle, built in 1603 as the Kyoto residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo Period. The castle is famous for its "nightingale floors," designed to chirp when walked upon to alert guards to any intruders.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/06/21/japan/overtourism-arrival-tax-japan/
How can Japan ensure that tourism benefits locals and travelers alike? There's no silver bullet but an arrival tax of around $40 could be a good starting point.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/japanese-hotel-refuses-entry-to-israeli-man-over-possible-ties-to-military/3255056
ANKARA. A hotel in Japan's Kyoto city refused accommodation to an Israeli man citing possible ties with his country's military engaging in conflict in Gaza, local media reported on Friday. The

https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/bjjt8p6ra
An Israeli tourist named Alex, who had booked a room at a hotel in Kyoto, received a message from the hotel manager informing him that he could not accommodate him due to reports of war crimes