The Japanese Imperial Household Agency will boost the capacity of daily visitors to Katsura Imperial Villa, a popular tourist spot in the western Japan city of Kyoto, and begin to charge for admission from Nov. 1.
The Japanese Imperial Household Agency will boost the capacity of daily visitors to Katsura Imperial Villa, a popular tourist spot in the western Japan city of Kyoto, and begin to charge for admission from Nov. 1.
It will be the first-ever imposition of fees on visitors to facilities related to the Imperial household. The move, announced by the agency’s Kyoto office on Tuesday, is designed to cover maintenance and personnel expenses in line with the capacity increase.