Covid-19 countermeasures
Covid-19 countermeasures
We ask for your constant attention for “not getting infected,” “not infecting others” and to “not spreading the infection.”As part of basic infection countermeasures, please constantly take the following precautions:
l Please thoroughly practice basic COVID-19 countermeasures: Wash your hands frequently, use hand sanitizers, and wear a mask when necessary.
l Please wear a mask in crowded places or on crowded buses or trains.
l Based on the decisions of individual organizations, you may be asked to wear a mask in some places.
https://www.japan.travel/en/practical-coronavirus-information/tips-for-a-safe-trip/
If you have symptoms during your stay in Kyoto city
- If you experience symptoms such as fever, sense of fatigue, coughing, or throat pain at the hotel you are staying at while in Kyoto, please notify the front desk using the telephone from your room. (Please stay in your room, and let the hotel staff advise you.)
- If you feel symptoms before checking into your hotel or after checking out, please call the Kyoto Novel Coronavirus Medical Consultation Center.
Phone:075-414-5487
(open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; this consultation center is for Kyoto Prefecture as well as Kyoto City)
Languages: Consultation in English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese is available from 10 AM to 8 PM, Thai from 9 AM to 6 PM.
- When visiting a medical institution, please make sure to wear a mask.
- Please inform the “Kyoto Novel Coronavirus Medical Consultation Center” whether or not you have overseas travel insurance.
Request for Cooperation of Tourists in Preventing the Spread
Enjoy Kyoto with peace of mind
- In order to enjoy your trip with peace of mind, please avoid going to places at times when they are crowded as much as possible. There are many points of interest in Kyoto that are relatively less famous but still worth visiting, or that can be enjoyed in early morning or night when there are less people.
- Please also check the websites of the tourist destinations or restaurants you plan to visit, as business hours may change and scheduled events may be canceled for COVID control purposes.
Airing of live camera feed to check congestion levels around tourist destinations
The Kyoto City Tourism Association shares live camera feed of popular tourist areas with predictions of how pleasant each place would be to visit at each time of the day.
Kyoto City Tourism Association YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/DMOKYOTO
Kyoto Travel Congestion Forecast
We provide useful information for avoiding congestion, by forecasting comfort levels around popular spots, real-time information from live cameras, and attractive sightseeing spots that are relatively empty even during the daytime.
kyoto travel congestion forecast(English)
kyoto travel congestion forecast(繁體中文)
kyoto travel congestion forecast(简体中文)
Sightseeing in the morning and night
The morning is best for discovering Kyoto’s everyday. Crisp morning air, stone-paved streets catching the morning sun, serene gardens—mornings in Kyoto are full of fresh wonders that are different from those you can find in the noon or evening. You can go from location to location easily in the early morning, and visit the popular tourist spots when they are less crowded. Enjoy the city’s candid beauty by exploring it in the morning.
Kyoto shrines and temples open to morning prayers and visits
https://kyoto.travel/en/see-and-do/kyotointhemorning.html
Other sources of information related to COVID-19 and disease control measures
Multilingual Visitor Hotline (24H) on new coronavirus(JNTO)
https://www.jnto.go.jp/jpn/projects/visitor_support/japanvisitorhotline.pdf
About COVID-19 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000164708_00079.html
Visit Japan Web (web service for smooth arrival procedure at airport)
https://vjw-lp.digital.go.jp/en/