Kyoto Now Taxes You Per Night, Per Person. At the Top End That's Ten Thousand Yen Each.
To say lodging tax in Japanese, say 宿泊税 (shukuhakuzei).
Your Kyoto hotel quoted you one price. There's a line at the bottom of the bill nobody mentioned.
宿泊税
shukuhakuzei
lodging tax
In this video
- 宿泊税 shukuhakuzei lodging tax
- 宿泊税は含まれていますか？ shukuhakuzei wa fukumarete imasu ka? Is the lodging tax included?
Kanji in this phrase
- 宿泊税
- しゅくはあくぜい
Why this phrase
Kyoto's lodging tax went up on 1 March 2026 and is now tiered by the per-person nightly rate, from two hundred yen a night up to ten thousand yen in the top band. It is charged per person, per night, so a family multiplies it. Teach the word so viewers spot it on the booking page instead of at checkout.
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