Kyoto’s new mayor vows to curb overtourism, but will his efforts hurt Japanese city’s ‘lifeblood’?

By Julian Ryall

Koji Matsui wants to charge tourists higher fares to ease congestion. But experts say Kyoto needs ‘all-year’ marketing to manage the volume of tourists instead.

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