TokyoLicensed inns and hotels in Tokyo
For Tokyo inns that want a multilingual website.
OpenScheme
Inbound Readiness Support Subsidy ・ Tokyo Metropolitan Government / TCVB ・ FY2026
Rate two-thirds for multilingual work, half for the rest ・ ¥3,000,000 per facility ・ Applications 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (postmark)
What Dawnlight Hotel OS does under it
A Japanese/English/Chinese official site (two-thirds for multilingual work), payments, and multilingual guidance through the AI concierge. Booking and check-in go under a different scheme
At a glance
- Rate
- two-thirds for multilingual work, half for the rest
- 1/2〜2/3
- Cap
- ¥3,000,000 per facility
- Eligible
- Facilities in Tokyo licensed under the Hotel Business Act as a hotel/ryokan or simple lodging (SMEs)
- Period
- Applications 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (postmark)
Eligible costs
Reception environment for foreign visitors: multilingual support (facility guides, etiquette notices, multilingual websites), cashless equipment (cards, e-money, multi-currency), public Wi-Fi, luggage storage, accessible toilets, security cameras
Not covered
Anything bought or installed before the grant decision; see the application guide for the full exclusion list
One of the few schemes that covers making the official website multilingual. Reservation and check-in systems go under the Digital Shift scheme instead.
Which Dawnlight Hotel OS costs can be claimed
Within one module, set-up, monthly fees and hardware are judged separately. The table is a guide based on the published guidelines; the final decision rests with the scheme's review.
- Making the official website multilingualMay be claimed Multilingual websites are a named example, at the two-thirds rate
- Multilingual facility guides and etiquette noticesMay be claimed Facility guides and etiquette notices are a named example
- Multilingual AI concierge (cloud service)Note The AI service itself is not among the named examples. Confirm with TCVB beforehand which translation and implementation parts qualify
- Installing cashless payment terminalsMay be claimed Cashless equipment is a named example, at the half rate
- Dawnlight's payment feature (software)Note The named example is payment *equipment*; confirm the software and gateway parts individually
- Public Wi-FiMay be claimed Public wireless LAN is a named example
- Reservations / OTA sync / self check-inNote This scheme is about the reception environment for foreign visitors; these belong under the Tokyo Digital Shift scheme
◎ Named in the examples○ Can qualify△ Partly / confirm× Excluded
Starting early
Only work started after the grant decision qualifies; anything bought or installed beforehand does not.
How to apply
By registered post or online via jGrants (GビズID Prime required). Follow the guide revised 1 Sep 2026.
Our part under this scheme
You file the application. We prepare the quotation (and tell you when two or more are required), the catalogue, the technical part of the implementation plan, and the delivery notes and completion report the final report needs. We can introduce an administrative scrivener.
Sources
- TCVB page (guide revised 1 Sep 2026): https://www.tcvb.or.jp/jp/project/infra/welcome-foreigner/ ・ Checked: 2026-09-01
- Tokyo press release (FY2026 tourism subsidies): https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/information/press/2026/03/2026032729 ・ Checked: 2026-03-27
Scheme details are based on official information as of the date checked. Schemes change or close without notice, and we do not guarantee adoption.
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