Terms of Use

By using this site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please stop using the site.

Japan Atlas is an independently operated travel and editorial website, published under the name Japan Atlas.

Japan Atlas provides general travel, cultural, and editorial information intended to help you understand places and make your own decisions. This content is not:

• Professional advice, including legal, medical, financial, immigration, or safety advice
• A substitute for checking current official information
• A personalised travel-planning service
• A guarantee of any particular travel outcome

These limits describe the boundaries of what published content can promise, not a judgment on how carefully it is prepared.

Japan Atlas aims to research and present information carefully, but travel details change over time. This can include:

• Transport routes, schedules, and fares
• Venue hours, closures, or availability
• Prices
• Entry requirements and travel rules
• The availability of external services this site refers to
• Content that becomes outdated between reviews

Please verify important details with official or current sources before acting on them, particularly for time-sensitive plans.

You remain responsible for your own travel decisions, including:

• Checking current conditions before you travel
• Assessing whether a place, route, or activity is suitable for you
• Making and managing your own bookings
• Meeting entry, visa, health, safety, and other legal requirements that apply to your trip
• Deciding whether an activity or destination is appropriate for your circumstances

Japan Atlas provides general information, not a personal assessment of your situation.

Japan Atlas links to external websites and may refer you to third-party services. Japan Atlas does not control:

• Their availability
• Their content
• Their prices
• Their terms
• Their privacy practices
• The quality or outcome of any service they provide

Use of a third-party website or service is governed by that third party's own terms and policies, not by these Terms.

Japan Atlas may use affiliate links and may receive a commission when a visitor makes a qualifying purchase or booking through certain links on this site. Where that is the case:

• This does not increase the price you pay unless the third party clearly states otherwise
• Affiliate relationships do not determine editorial conclusions

Current recommendation and disclosure principles are explained on How We Recommend.

Where Japan Atlas links to booking or purchasing services, Japan Atlas is not the seller, booking provider, payment processor, hotel, airline, transport operator, or travel agent for those transactions.

Any contract for a booking or purchase is formed between you and the third-party provider. Payments, cancellations, refunds, changes, disputes, and customer support are handled under that provider's own terms.

Japan Atlas cannot guarantee availability, pricing, fulfilment, or service quality for third-party bookings or purchases.

The original text, structure, branding, and other original materials on this site are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws.

You are welcome to:

• Use the site for ordinary personal, non-commercial reading
• Share links to public pages
• Quote brief excerpts with clear attribution, where legally permitted

Without prior permission, please do not:

• Copy substantial portions of the site's content
• Republish articles elsewhere
• Reproduce the site or its content commercially
• Remove attribution or ownership notices

Japan Atlas does not claim ownership of third-party trademarks, videos, photographs, maps, or other linked content. Third-party materials remain the property of their respective owners.

When using this site, please do not:

• Use the site for any unlawful purpose
• Attempt to damage, disrupt, or interfere with the site's operation
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the site or its systems
• Use automated tools to extract content in a way that places an unreasonable burden on the site
• Impersonate any person or misrepresent your affiliation with Japan Atlas
• Use the site to violate the rights of others

Access to this site may occasionally be interrupted for reasons such as maintenance, technical problems, hosting issues, security concerns, or changes to the site.

Japan Atlas does not promise advance notice of interruptions or continuous, uninterrupted availability.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, Japan Atlas is not responsible for losses arising solely from:

• Reliance on travel information that has become outdated or has changed
• Third-party websites or services linked from this site
• Decisions about bookings, transport, venues, or service providers
• Interruptions or technical problems outside Japan Atlas's reasonable control

Nothing in these Terms limits any right or liability that cannot be limited or excluded under applicable law.

The Privacy Policy explains how analytics, cookies, email correspondence, and third-party services are handled.

Japan Atlas may update content, change site features, or revise these Terms at any time.

The latest version of these Terms will appear on this page with an updated date. Japan Atlas does not promise direct notification of changes.

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of Japan.

Questions about these Terms can be submitted through Contact.