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Who runs Pai Yipon, and the open data, maps and photos the site is built on.

Last updated October 23, 2026

Who runs this site

Pai Yipon is run by Now On Company Limited.

Registered address: 112/246 Srinakarin, 10540 Samut Prakan, Thailand
Company registration number: 0115564023284
Email: [email protected]

Data we use

These sources are credited here as their licences ask. We adapt their content: descriptions are rewritten and checked for each language, and data is reorganised by place.

Japan Travel MCP — Data (open-travel/japan-travel-mcp-data) (opens in a new tab)
Japan Travel MCP data by KJ Sunada / KabuK Style Inc.
Used for
Prefectures, towns, places to see, protected local foods, traditional crafts, Japan Heritage stories and places to stay.
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Japan Meteorological Agency: warnings, earthquakes, typhoons, tsunami (気象庁防災情報XML) (opens in a new tab)
Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁)
Used for
Weather warnings, earthquakes, typhoons and tsunami warnings on the alerts page and prefecture cards.
Licence
Government of Japan Standard Terms of Use (CC BY 4.0 compatible) (opens in a new tab)
JMA climate normals 1991-2020 (平年値) (opens in a new tab)
Climate normals 1991–2020, Japan Meteorological Agency
Used for
Average monthly temperature, rainfall and sunshine for each weather city, on the weather and season pages.
Licence
Public Data Licence (Japan) / CC BY 4.0 compatible (opens in a new tab)
7days Weather Forecast in Japan (jniimi/weather_forecast_japan) (opens in a new tab)
Forecasts by the Japan Meteorological Agency, compiled by jniimi.
Used for
Seven-day weather forecasts by city.
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
National Land Numerical Information: Administrative Boundaries (N03), simplified (opens in a new tab)
National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Boundaries), MLIT, simplified by SmartNews Media Research Institute. 「国土数値情報（行政区域データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成
Used for
Town and ward boundaries, used to place each attraction in the right town.
Licence
MLIT National Land Numerical Information terms (opens in a new tab)
OpenFreeMap (OpenMapTiles) (opens in a new tab)
© OpenMapTiles, served by OpenFreeMap
Used for
Map tiles and map style.
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (OpenMapTiles schema) (opens in a new tab)
OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)
© OpenStreetMap contributors
Used for
Map data, and the locations of restaurants and places to stay on our maps.
Licence
ODbL 1.0 (opens in a new tab)
Pexels (opens in a new tab)
Photographers on Pexels, listed below
Used for
Photos.
Licence
Pexels License (opens in a new tab)
Wikidata (opens in a new tab)
Wikidata, a Wikimedia Foundation project
Used for
Identifiers, coordinates and official websites, to cross-check places.
Licence
CC0 1.0 (opens in a new tab)

Protected local foods, traditional crafts and Japan Heritage stories follow the public lists of Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Agency for Cultural Affairs.

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Data we use

Japan Travel MCP — Data (open-travel/japan-travel-mcp-data) (opens in a new tab)

Japan Meteorological Agency: warnings, earthquakes, typhoons, tsunami (気象庁防災情報XML) (opens in a new tab)

JMA climate normals 1991-2020 (平年値) (opens in a new tab)

7days Weather Forecast in Japan (jniimi/weather_forecast_japan) (opens in a new tab)

National Land Numerical Information: Administrative Boundaries (N03), simplified (opens in a new tab)

OpenFreeMap (OpenMapTiles) (opens in a new tab)

OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab)

Pexels (opens in a new tab)

Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

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