Terms of use

Japan Local Guide provides general travel information for visitors to Japan. It is for information only. It is not a booking service or a travel agency, and it does not give professional advice.

Information is checked against official sources and dated, but opening hours, prices, rules, facilities and transport details can change without notice.

Before you travel, book or rely on time-sensitive details, confirm them with the official provider, such as the hotel, restaurant, transport operator or venue.

We aim to keep the site available, but we can’t guarantee that it will always be online, uninterrupted or free of errors. Pages, features and content may be changed, moved or discontinued at any time.

Links lead to websites run by third parties, such as official hotel and restaurant sites, booking pages and map services. We don’t control those sites and aren’t responsible for their content or availability.

Bookings and reservations are made directly with the provider you choose, under that provider’s own terms, prices, cancellation rules and privacy policy.

• Don’t use the site in a way that breaks the law or the rights of others.
• Don’t try to disrupt or overload the site, or to gain unauthorised access to it or its systems.
• Don’t copy the site’s content in bulk, for example by automated scraping, or republish it as your own.

The site’s original text, design and the Japan Local Guide name are protected by copyright and other rights of the site operator. You are welcome to link to any page.

Photos and other third-party materials are used under their own licences and remain with their respective rights holders (see the photo credits). Hotel, restaurant and brand names and trademarks belong to their owners.

These terms may be updated. The date at the top shows the current version.