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Saturday, March 31, 2018

Foreign Visitors Now Occupy 40% of Kyoto's Hotel Rooms

Above, Kyoto's Kinkaku-ji "Golden Pavilion". Photo by Armand Vaquer.

If the latest news on the percentage of foreign visitors in Kyoto's hotels is any indication, it appears that more foreigners are visiting Japan's ancient capital.

According to Japan Property Central:
A survey of 36 leading hotels in Kyoto has found that the percentage of foreign guests has exceeded 40% for the first time since reporting began in 2014. According to the Kyoto City Tourism Association, the share of foreign guests in 2017 was 40.5%, up 3.2 points from 2016. The busiest season for foreign tourists was April, with a share of 50.9%, up 5.3 points from the previous year. 
The hotels reported an occupancy ratio of 88.8%, down 0.1 points from 2016. January, which is typically the worst month for tourism, had an occupancy ratio of 75.7%, up 4.3 points from 2016.

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