Copyright

Short version: the writing and the original artwork here are ours. Ask before you reuse them, and tell us if you think we have used something of yours.

Our material

Article text, guides, comparison tables, and original illustrations published on this site belong to Japan Wander Trail. You may quote a short passage with a link back.Republishing a full article, or feeding our guides into a site of your own, is not permitted without written permission.

Photographs

Images on this site come from a mix of sources, including licensed stock and AI-generated artwork. An image is never presented as documentary evidence of a specific place, product, or moment — see our AI Policy. Where an image is licensed from a third party, that licence stays with them, and it does not transfer to you.

Trademarks and other people's brands

Product names, shop names, and logos mentioned in our guides belong to their owners. We use them to identify what we are describing. Mentioning a brand is not a claim of partnership, sponsorship, or endorsement — where a commercial relationship exists, we say so on the page.

If you think we have infringed your rights

We would rather fix a problem than argue about it. Send us the following and we will review it promptly:

• The work you own, and where you originally published it
• The page on this site where you believe it appears
• How you would like it resolved — credit, removal, or a licence

Contact us here.

Using our guides in your own work

Teachers, tour operators, and writers ask about this fairly often. Facts are not ours to own — if a bathhouse opens at six, say so freely. What we ask you not to copy is our wording, our structure, and our artwork. If you want to use more than a short quotation, ask; the answer is usually yes.