Accommodation demand from individual travelers and foreign visitors to Japan

「In Kyoto’s hotel industry, demand from foreign visitors to Japan, supported by the weaker yen, continued to expand, while demand for large banquets from companies and various organizations also remained steady. On the other hand, some tourism demand among general tourists declined due to the effects of the summer heat, torrential rains and other factors.」

「Inbound demand continued to expand, and the number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a record high of 42.68 million in 2025, up 15.8% year on year. Domestic tourism demand also remained firm, and the overall business environment continued to perform steadily.」

「In Kyoto’s hotel industry, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan continued to increase due to the weaker yen and regulatory easing, among other factors, while demand for large banquets also showed signs of recovery. On the other hand, some tourism demand declined due to multiple factors, including a tendency among visitors to avoid Kyoto as a destination because of overtourism and the effects of weather, such as the extreme heat and localized torrential rains seen in recent years.」

「The hotel industry was active, supported by stable domestic tourism demand and a record-high number of foreign visitors to Japan due in part to the weaker yen, reaching 36,869 thousand in 2024, up 47.1% year on year.」

「In Kyoto’s hotel industry, a gradual recovery trend has emerged due to an increase in foreign tourists visiting Japan, supported by the weaker yen and regulatory easing, among other factors, as well as the revitalization of domestic travel.」

「In Kyoto’s hotel industry, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan increased as border-control measures were eased, among other factors, and use of banquets involving food and beverages was also increasing, resulting in a gradual recovery trend.」

「In Kyoto’s hotel industry, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan increased as border-control measures were eased, among other factors, and use of banquets involving food and beverages was also increasing, resulting in a gradual recovery trend.」

「In the hotel industry, the National Travel Assistance program, a measure to stimulate tourism demand, was implemented from October 2022. In addition, hotel demand increased as the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan rose due to the easing of border-control measures and benefits from the weaker yen, among other factors, and signs of improvement began to emerge.」

「At the Company, too, the number of accommodation guests recovered to levels close to those before the pandemic from October onward, supported by the autumn tourism season and tourism support measures implemented by the government.」

「In Kyoto’s hotel industry, the lifting of restrictions on activities related to the novel coronavirus and the launch of travel support programs by local governments and others led to an increase in tourists and growing use of banquets involving food and beverages, resulting in a gradual recovery trend.」

「In Kyoto’s hotel industry, the lifting of restrictions on activities related to the novel coronavirus led to increases in tourism and business travel, among other forms of demand, as well as growing use of banquets involving food and beverages, resulting in a gradual recovery trend.」

「As in the previous fiscal year, the impact of the spread of the novel coronavirus meant that accommodation demand remained very low, not only among tourists visiting Kyoto but also among business travelers and others.」

「Following the lifting of restrictions on domestic travel and requests to refrain from operating businesses involving food and beverages under the state of emergency and other measures, the number of hotel guests, mainly for tourism and business travel, began to increase gradually.」

「As travel gradually increased compared with the previous year, revenue rose. As a result, accommodation segment revenue was ¥177 million, an increase of ¥95 million year on year.」

「Although signs of recovery subsequently emerged due to measures including the Go To Travel campaign, the campaign was suspended and the state of emergency was reintroduced as infections with the novel coronavirus resurged, resulting in a substantial decline in revenue.」

「Accommodation demand had been recovering steadily from July, particularly for individual travel, due to the impact of Go To Travel. However, cancellations of accommodation reservations increased from December following the resurgence of novel coronavirus infections and the announcement of the nationwide suspension of Go To Travel.」

「Although almost all accommodation reservations had been canceled by mid-June due to the impact of the novel coronavirus, Kyoto Hotel Okura continued to show signs of recovery, particularly on weekends, to levels similar to those before the pandemic following the lifting on 19 June of the request to refrain from cross-prefectural travel and the launch of the Go To Travel campaign on 22 July.」

「As measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, requests to refrain from going out and the declaration of a state of emergency led to the cancellation of almost all reservations for foreign and domestic travel, both of which had previously been performing steadily.」

「Foreign tourists visiting Japan through inbound travel performed well, with some exceptions, through December 2019. However, competition intensified due to a rush of new hotel openings in the city, and the number of foreign guests fell sharply from the beginning of 2020 due to the impact of the novel coronavirus.」

「In Kyoto’s hotel industry, foreign tourists visiting Japan, supported by inbound demand, continued to perform well, with the exception of some segments.」

「In Kyoto’s hotel industry, foreign tourists visiting Japan, supported by inbound demand, continued to perform well, with the exception of some segments.」

「In Kyoto’s hotel industry, foreign tourists visiting Japan, supported by inbound demand, continued to perform well, while domestic tourism demand also remained steady.」

「In Kyoto’s hotel industry, although a series of major natural disasters occurred during the summer, foreign tourists visiting Japan subsequently continued to increase and support demand, allowing the industry to maintain strong performance. Meanwhile, the trend of new hotels entering the market remained unchanged, and the competitive environment became increasingly intense.」

「In Kyoto’s hotel industry, the market environment became increasingly competitive due to a rush of hotel construction and the emergence of private lodging facilities, while the rising trend in the number of visitors to Kyoto was halted by heavy rains in early July and a succession of typhoons thereafter.」

「In Kyoto’s hotel industry, the accommodation segment continues to perform well, driven by an increase in visitors to Japan, particularly from Asia, although」

「Against the backdrop of strong inbound demand, the accommodation segment continued to perform steadily.」

「In Kyoto’s hotel industry, although there were signs of a change in trends among foreign visitors to Japan, the operating environment remained generally favorable, with the accommodation segment continuing to perform steadily against the backdrop of strong inbound demand.」

「In Kyoto's hotel industry, although there were signs of a change in trends among foreign visitors to Japan, the operating environment remained generally favorable, with the accommodation business continuing to perform well.」

「In Kyoto's hotel industry, the accommodation business continued to perform well, supported by an increase in foreign visitors to Japan against the backdrop of various government measures aimed at making Japan a tourism-oriented nation, as well as steady numbers of domestic individual and group travelers.」

「In Kyoto's hotel industry, although there were signs of a change in trends among foreign visitors to Japan, both domestic individual and group travel performed strongly, and accommodation demand remained robust.」

「Accommodation demand remained solid, with individual travelers performing well and the number of foreign visitors to Japan remaining at a high level.」