A: Hey, what's up?
B: Oh, just reading some news. What's new with you?
A: Well, I found something interesting about Kyoto! Did you know that more than 16 million people visited there last year?
B: No way! That's a lot of people. Who were most of them?
A: Turns out, foreign tourists outnumbered Japanese travelers for the first time! Around 8.2 million foreigners stayed overnight compared to around 8 million Japanese.
B: Wow, that's amazing! I wonder why more Japanese didn't stay overnight.
A: Seems like rising accommodation fees in Kyoto might have something to do with it. More people are choosing day trips instead of staying overnight.
B: That makes sense. But they still want to promote tourism, right?
A: Exactly! They're aiming for sustainable tourism that harmonizes well with the lives of local residents. So, they'll keep working on it!
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More than 16.3 million people stayed at least one night in Kyoto last year. It is the largest figure ever, and marks a year-on-year increase of 1.5 million visitors.
The Kyoto city government says that of this figure, the number of foreign tourists surpassed that of Japanese. More than 8.2 million foreign tourists stayed at least one night in Kyoto last year, while a little over 8 million Japanese travelers did so.
Kyoto City tourism promotion officials say that rising accommodation fees in the city may have prompted more Japanese tourists to make a day trip rather than stay overnight.
They also say the city aims to continue efforts to realize sustainable tourism in harmony with the lives of local residents.
B: Oh, just reading some news. What's new with you?
A: Well, I found something interesting about Kyoto! Did you know that more than 16 million people visited there last year?
B: No way! That's a lot of people. Who were most of them?
A: Turns out, foreign tourists outnumbered Japanese travelers for the first time! Around 8.2 million foreigners stayed overnight compared to around 8 million Japanese.
B: Wow, that's amazing! I wonder why more Japanese didn't stay overnight.
A: Seems like rising accommodation fees in Kyoto might have something to do with it. More people are choosing day trips instead of staying overnight.
B: That makes sense. But they still want to promote tourism, right?
A: Exactly! They're aiming for sustainable tourism that harmonizes well with the lives of local residents. So, they'll keep working on it!
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More than 16.3 million people stayed at least one night in Kyoto last year. It is the largest figure ever, and marks a year-on-year increase of 1.5 million visitors.
The Kyoto city government says that of this figure, the number of foreign tourists surpassed that of Japanese. More than 8.2 million foreign tourists stayed at least one night in Kyoto last year, while a little over 8 million Japanese travelers did so.
Kyoto City tourism promotion officials say that rising accommodation fees in the city may have prompted more Japanese tourists to make a day trip rather than stay overnight.
They also say the city aims to continue efforts to realize sustainable tourism in harmony with the lives of local residents.
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Summary
In Kyoto last year, a record-breaking 16.3 million people stayed at least one night, with an increase of 1.5 million visitors year-on-year. For the first time, foreign tourists (8.2M) surpassed Japanese travelers (8M). High accommodation fees in Kyoto potentially contributed to fewer overnight
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250613_05/
Date: June 13, 2025
Created: 2025/06/13 19:03
Updated: 2025/12/08 03:40
Last Read: 2025/06/13 20:58