How this site is made

Japan Wayfinder answers practical questions about Japan with calculators and published data, not personal reviews.

Where the information comes from

Prices, fares and schedules come from official and published sources, which are named on each page with the date they were last checked. Dollar amounts use the European Central Bank reference exchange rate.

What we do not do

We do not write first-hand reviews of hotels, restaurants or products, and we do not publish invented testimonials. When a page summarizes what travelers say, it links to where they said it. Any illustration made with AI is labeled as an illustration.

How AI is used

The pages and calculators on this site are built and updated with the help of AI tools. Numbers are checked against their sources before publication. If you find an error, it is our mistake, and we want to fix it.

How the site earns money

Some links are affiliate links. If you buy or book through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Commissions do not change calculator results or which option a page recommends. The JR Pass calculator, for example, tells you when a pass is not worth buying.

To track these referrals, pages load a script from our affiliate network, Travelpayouts, which converts eligible links into affiliate links. When you click one, the network and the booking site may set cookies to record that the visit came from us.