For businesses
Be found by travellers while they plan.
NipponNavi is a free, bilingual map of Japan that travellers use to decide where to go: by interest, by area, and by how local they want it to feel. Sponsor your location and it shows up right where those decisions happen.
Ways to partner
Featured place
Your location highlighted on the map and at the top of its area’s list, with your photos, description and a link to book or visit.
Prefecture guide spotlight
A partner card on the guide page for your prefecture, in English and Japanese, where travellers read about the area before they go.
Story or blog feature
A post about your place, your craft or your town, written with you and shared with our readers.
Affiliates & travel services
eSIMs, rail passes, tours, hotels and car rental: if you serve visitors to Japan, we’d like to hear from you.
Who it’s for
Restaurants and izakaya, ryokan and onsen, cafés, craft shops and makers, tour and experience operators, local tourism associations, and travel brands that help visitors in Japan.
Our promise to travellers (and to you)
- Every sponsored listing is clearly labelled “Sponsored / 広告”, in line with Japan’s rules on stealth marketing.
- Sponsorship never changes a place’s Local–Iconic rating or what other travellers say about it.
- We only feature places we’d be happy to send a friend to, so the label means something.
We’re launching founding-partner rates. Send a short note below and we’ll reply by email with options and pricing for your area.
Partner inquiry
Prefer email? Write to support@kisostudios.com