This program aims to create a comfortable, secure, and safe stay environment by subsidizing part of the costs required to enhance systems for accommodating diverse needs at accommodation facilities within the city and to strengthen responses in the event of a crisis or similar situation.
Kumamoto City: FY2026 Subsidy for Enhancing the Reception Environment for Accommodation Businesses
September 21, 2026
Summary
Kumamoto City supports accommodation businesses with part of the costs of enhancing services for diverse guest needs and strengthening responses to crises. The program covers initiatives related to tourism, equipment investment, digitalization, labor efficiency, and disaster preparedness.
Key Information
| Location | Chuo Ward, Higashi Ward, Nishi Ward, Minami Ward, and Kita Ward, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto |
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| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Sep 4, 2026 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥3,000,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | 1/2 (maximum amount varies depending on the number of guest rooms) |
| Purpose | Human resource development and employment / tourism and inbound tourism / equipment investment / productivity improvement and operational efficiency / digitalization / labor-saving and workforce reduction / crime prevention, disaster prevention, and BCP |
| Eligible Expenses | Expert honoraria / exhibition and booth fees / machinery and equipment expenses / system purchase costs and system development costs |
| Eligible Applicants | Accommodation facilities / sole proprietors / corporations |
| Implementing Agency | Kumamoto City |
| Official Page | https://www.city.kumamoto.jp/kiji00371784/index.html |