Frequently Asked Questions

From a mix of the official Anime Tourism 88 list, municipal tourism sites, anime production committee announcements, and Wikipedia / Wikidata. See the About page for a fuller breakdown.

Browsing spots, planning routes (3 plans per month), and reading sample plans is free. Premium ($4.99 / month) lifts the monthly cap and adds detailed multi-day timelines and a PDF export.

User submissions are not open yet — we are working on a moderation pipeline so submitted spots get the same source verification as the rest of the database. We will announce the launch on the Roadmap page.

We index 1,000+ titles from AniList plus manually-curated ones, but coverage is not exhaustive. If a series is missing, please email us — we add new works regularly and prioritize requests.

We do not handle bookings ourselves. Hotel cards link out to third-party affiliates (Hotellook, Klook, Booking.com etc.) where you complete the reservation. Otaku Japan earns a commission only when you complete a booking through these links.

Email content disputes to ko12ma12@icloud.com with the spot URL, your relationship to the content (rights holder / depicted person / other), and the reason. We respond within 7 days.

English, 日本語, 한국어, 中文, and Français. UI labels are fully translated; spot descriptions are translated progressively and may fall back to English while we backfill the long tail.

We aim for WCAG 2.1 AA: keyboard navigation, sufficient color contrast, alt text on photos, and screen-reader-friendly markup. Accessibility issues are treated as bugs — please report them.

Verified spots have been cross-checked against at least two independent sources. Other entries ("published" status) come from a single authoritative source. We display the source on every spot page so you can judge for yourself.