About Source-checked Japan
Source-checked Japan is an independent travel information project for people visiting Japan who want narrow, practical, well-checked guides — not another one-line mention of a place.
What we publish
We focus on specific "obsessions" — crafts, fermented food, pilgrimage routes, and events — where the practical, logistics-level information in English is thin or scattered, even when the place itself is well known.
How we use AI
We use AI tools to help with research collection, drafting, and organizing sources. AI-collected material is always treated as unverified until a human has independently confirmed it against a primary source — official sites, direct phone or in-person contact, or live transit/booking data. No AI-collected claim is published as a confirmed fact without that human check. Our method page explains this process in detail.
What we do not do
- We do not claim to be an official guide, tourism board, or partner of any place, event, or business we write about.
- We do not accept payment to publish a favorable review.
- We do not disclose non-public information about the people or businesses we research.
Contact
Corrections and questions go through the reporting link on each article; see Corrections.