VisitHero is a free, multilingual survival map for visitors and residents in Japan. Instead of just 'where is X', it answers 'can I do X here' — and shows the everyday facilities tourists need.
Smoking areas and no-smoking street zones (with fines), public toilets, coin lockers, large malls, kid-friendly attractions, stations & airports (with nearby facilities), tourist information centres, free Wi-Fi, foreign-card ATMs, evacuation shelters, and other local rules — in 6 languages.
Verified on-site first in Fukuoka, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima. Tokyo and Osaka are covered as gateway areas using open data. We expand by density, city by city.
Built from official municipal open data and ordinances, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Japan's national geospatial data, our own on-site checks, and community submissions. We do NOT scrape commercial booking/review sites.
✓ means our team confirmed it on-site. Without the badge, the spot comes from open data and is not yet field-verified. You can help by submitting and correcting spots.
Rules and facilities change. Always follow on-site signage and local law. Smoking outside designated areas can be fined (e.g. ¥1,000–¥20,000 depending on the city). VisitHero is provided for guidance only, with no warranty.
VisitHero is part of EMYSTI's Hero series, alongside StayHero (residents) and TransHero (translation). Contact: info@emysti.net