新設全客室をバリアフリー化　規模問わず、２１年度から―京都市

　京都市の門川大作市長は６日の記者会見で、新設する宿泊施設の全客室について、原則バリアフリー化を義務付けると発表した。障害者や高齢者に配慮し、宿泊施設の質の向上につなげる狙い。２０２０年度に関係条例を改正し、２１年度の施行を目指す。規模に関係なく、全宿泊施設の客室にバリアフリー化を義務付けるのは全国初。（2020/01/06-20:23）

The western Japan city of Kyoto plans to require all rooms in newly built lodging facilities to be barrier-free in principle, to improve the accommodation experience for disabled and elderly guests, its mayor, Daisaku Kadokawa, said Monday.
   The city, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country, will aim to revise a related ordinance in fiscal 2020 and implement the new rules the following fiscal year, he told a press conference. Kyoto will be the first in Japan to make barrier-free rooms at all lodging facilities mandatory, regardless of size.
   Current rules require only entrances, hallways and shared bathing areas at lodging facilities to be barrier-free.
   The new rules will also cover areas between room entrances and beds, and entrances to restrooms, bathing rooms and washrooms, requiring hotel operators to provide sufficient space for wheelchairs to pass through.
   The number of hotels has spiked in Kyoto, prompting the mayor to say last autumn that he does not want operators which do not ensure safety and security for locals or respect local culture to open hotels in the city.