FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Japam
Everything worth knowing before you plan your itinerary.
Every place is manually extracted from videos by YouTube creators who specialise in travel and Japan. These are not user reviews or algorithm-generated recommendations.
Every place card shows the creator's exact quote, the timestamp in the video, and a direct link back to it on YouTube.
No. Japam is not affiliated with any creator, or with YouTube or Google. Links point to their public videos purely as a source and credit.
Yes, almost entirely: every place and card ships inside the app from install, nothing to download. Only the map background and the source-video thumbnails need a connection.
You can filter by category — ramen, street food, izakaya, cafe, nature, culture, shopping and more — to show only the places you're interested in, both on the map and in lists.
Yes, any place can be added to your favourites to build up an itinerary over the course of your trip.
They're extracted from videos published at a given point in time — a place may have closed, moved, or changed since. Always double-check practical details before heading over.
Yes, Japam is free on the App Store.