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What official Japanese tourism sources announced — closures, new rules, fees and routes. Checked weekly, linked to the guides they affect.
Since June 1, 2026, the previously-free parking lot at Kirifuri-kogen Kisuge-daira (Nikko) charges ¥500-1,000 for cars depending on season (free Dec-Mar), ¥3,000 for buses, ¥500 for motorcycles; first 30 minutes free.
A section of the Senjogahara circular boardwalk (Yukawa trail) in Oku-Nikko is closed May 11 – October 30, 2026 for maintenance.
Wakayama's tourism federation lists five active closures across the Kumano Kodō network: Nakahechi (Nejiki-no-Sugi cedar–Shiomi Pass 捻木の杉～潮見峠, trail collapse after heavy rain in June 2026, no alternate route, reopening undetermined; plus the Mandara-no-michi 曼荼羅の道 between Nachi Station and Nachi Taisha, detoured via prefectural road 43), Ohechi (Nitta-hirami-do–Ansashi-hirami Daishi-do 新田平見道～安指平見大師堂, highway construction, through ~April 2027), Kohechi (Obako Pass–Kamigashi-ke ruins 伯母子峠～上西家跡, path collapse since May 2023, passable only via a steep ridge detour), and Kiiji (Kirime-oji–Kirime Station 切目王子～切目駅, bridge-replacement detour through September 2026).
DMO KYOTO and Kyoto Prefectural Police announced joint measures to improve the viewing environment around Gion Matsuri, addressing crowding at float-viewing and parade areas.
The Beppu Ropeway (up Mt. Tsurumi) runs extended night operations on five Saturdays in August 2026 only — 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 August — with cars every 30 minutes from 17:30, last ascent 20:00 and last descent 20:30; cancelled in bad weather.
The Kyushu Olle long-distance walking course on Ōshima island (Munakata, Fukuoka) is temporarily closed; the tourism federation asks hikers to check current status before setting out.