This city of Japan receives around 75 million tourists a year, houses more than a thousand sanctuaries and temples, and about 20% of national treasures.
The ranking of the cities most visited by the religion that was based on a study conducted by Mycross, A religious jewelry company revealed that the city most busy with believers is located in Japan: Kyoto occupies the first place, According to the analysis.
The study was done on 6 very popular destinations and was based on five fundamental criteria: the number of tourists that receives each year, the number of Religious places It houses, the volume of online searches that it has, the use of hashtags on social networks and the availability of accommodation on key dates.
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Kyoto: The most visited tourist city in the world thanks to religion
Kyoto is one of the most chosen cities by tourists, receives around 75 million visitors per year. In addition, the city appeared in 1.2 million online searches and in 23 million hashtags, according to the study by Mycross.
The city houses more than one thousand sanctuaries and templesabout 20% of Japan’s national treasures and 15% of their important cultural assets.
The flow of people who receives annually is so high that it was announced that as of March 2026 the hotels housing values will increase and their value will be 10 times current price, That is, if 6 USD is currently paid the night, from 2026 it would increase to 60 USD.
How follows the ranking of cities visited by religion
The ranking revealed 5 other destinations that religious tend to choose over others:
- Second place: Varanasi, located north of India on the banks of the Ganges river. It is part of the 7 sacred cities of Hinduism. Receive approximately 11 million visitors per year and dominate online searches with 2.8 million.
- Third Place: The Vaticanlocated in Rome, Italy. It reaches a searches volume of 2.3 million. Headquarters of the Pope and the Basilica of San Pedro.
- Fourth place: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue of Christ the Redeemer is made by a very symbolic destiny in addition to its tropical climate and dream beaches.
- Fifth place: Lhasathe Tibet. It has the second largest amount of visitors per year. It is a spiritual center of Tibetan Buddhism.
- SIXTH PLACE: MECASaudi Arabia. The birthplace of Muhammad receives 18.5 million visitors a year.
Source: Ambito
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