The Kyoto City Tourism Association (hereinafter “DMO Kyoto”) is currently seeking qualified contractors to submit proposals for article production for Kyoto City’s official international tourism website, “Kyoto Travel.”
Background
Kyoto City and DMO Kyoto have operated the “Kyoto Travel” website for several years to provide centralized, accurate and up-to-date information for foreign tourists. The website was redesigned in June of 2025 to more clearly convey important news and guidelines to the ever-increasing numbers of visitors to Kyoto, as well as to help promote sustainable tourism in the city.
Objectives
As Kyoto City’s official tourism website, “Kyoto Travel” must distinguish itself from the numerous other media outlets and content covering Kyoto. Moving forward, we need new articles that more effectively communicate the message that the city as well as DMO Kyoto wants to convey.
We seek a contractor capable of producing high-quality articles written in English from the perspective of foreign residents or visitors to Kyoto, while maximizing visibility through both traditional and AI-powered search engines.
Scope of Work (within a year)
・Develop a comprehensive content strategy for the multilingual “Kyoto Travel” website
・Produce 10 new articles
・Create 4 videos
・Choose and translate 5 articles from our partner media outlets to “Kyoto Travel”
・Analyze website metrics and implement improvements based on gathered data
*Uploading content to CMS (WordPress) and advertisement management are not included in the scope of this work.
Estimated Budget
Maximum of 5,000,000 yen (including tax).
Applications
The deadline for voicing your intent to apply and asking further questions is 5:00 PM, April 24 (Fri), 2026.
The deadline for submitting a proposal is 5:00 PM, May 11 (Mon), 2026.
To apply, please contact us in the address specified in the page linked below. Further details, requirements and specification documents are included there as well.
*Please note that the aforementioned page and specification documents are available in Japanese only.
Further details and application (available in Japanese)
