Kyoto vs Taichung

Kyoto and Taichung are level on the TRAIL Index at 71. Kyoto grades better on 6 measures, Taichung on 6; the same 37 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• TRAIL Index: Kyoto 71, Taichung 71
• OECD: Kyoto 74, Taichung 72
• UN Tourism: Kyoto 81, Taichung 69
• UNDRR: Kyoto 73, Taichung 78

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Kyoto 75, Taichung 85
• Economy and jobs: Kyoto 83, Taichung 100
• Climate and hazards: Kyoto 55, Taichung 38
• Water and environment: Kyoto 88, Taichung 33
• Community and housing: Kyoto 75, Taichung 100
• Access and continuity: Kyoto 83, Taichung 80

Where Kyoto is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 78.5 % average annual occupancy (Kyoto City Tourism Association (DMO KYOTO), 2024). At or above 75: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 91.6 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 60 and 100: grade 1/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 99.8 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) / Kyoto Prefecture Sewerage Policy Division, FY2023). At or above 95: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 267.2 kg per resident per year (City of Kyoto Environmental Policy Bureau / Ministry of the Environment Survey, FY2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Green space: 35 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (City of Kyoto, 'Kyoto City Basic Green Plan' (京都市緑の基本計画), 2010). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.
• Dedicated tourism funding: A dedicated source partly ring-fenced for residents, infrastructure or sustainability (Kyoto City Official Guide / LIVE JAPAN, 2024–2026). Grade 3/4.

Where Taichung is stronger

• Domestic share of nights: 73.5 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Tourism Administration, MOTC (Taiwan), Jan–Sep 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Average length of stay: 7 nights per visitor (country figure) (中華民國交通部 (交通新聞稿-114年來臺旅客觀光支出110億美元 五大趨勢驅動臺灣觀光由規模成長邁向產值提升), 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Income per head: 85,127 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Economic Outlook database, 2025). At or above 60,000: grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 3.2 visitor nights per resident per year (Taichung City Government Tourism and Travel Bureau & Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 2 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Taichung City Government, Price Statistics Monthly Bulletin, July 2026). At or below 3: grade 4/4.
• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Taichung City Government Tourism and Travel Bureau & TIPC, 2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Japan: #1 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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