JapanPass

Tour terms

Custom trips, planned around your dates. This page covers private and custom tours only. Consulting sessions are different and are covered on the general terms page.

Paying

The full amount is due at booking, once the itinerary and the price are agreed. There is no deposit and no balance stage.

Cancelling

Which table applies depends on how many guiding days your booking has. Your quote names the schedule it was sent under.

Days are counted in whole 24-hour periods back from the tour start time, in Japan time.

Standard — 1 to 2 guiding days

The full amount is due at booking, once the itinerary and the price are agreed.

When you cancelRefunded, as a share of the total
8 or more days before100%
3 to 7 days before50%
Fewer than 3 days before, or a no-showNothing

Schedule reference: standard@2026-08-02. Your quote states which schedule it was sent under, and that version does not change afterwards.

Extended — 3 or more guiding days

The full amount is due at booking, once the itinerary and the price are agreed.

When you cancelRefunded, as a share of the total
15 or more days before100%
8 to 14 days before70%
3 to 7 days before50%
Fewer than 3 days before, or a no-showNothing

Schedule reference: extended@2026-08-02. Your quote states which schedule it was sent under, and that version does not change afterwards.

Moving your dates

Rescheduling is offered first, free of charge, wherever the guide calendar allows. There is no cut-off date for asking. If no alternative date works, the cancellation bands below apply.

If I cancel

If I cancel, you receive a full refund, and I will introduce you to another guide if you would like one.

Weather and transport

If weather, an official warning or suspended transport makes a day impossible, that day is moved to another point in the trip where possible. If it cannot be moved, that day is refunded in full.

On the day

I wait 30 minutes at the meeting point, then try to contact you. After that the day counts as delivered.

The day rate covers up to 6 guests. There is no per-person supplement.

You book your own transport and lodging. I do not hold or pay for them on your behalf.

Refunds

Refunds go back to the original payment method within 10 days of the cancellation date, in JPY. Card and bank transfer fees are not returned.

Which version applies to you

The terms attached to your quote are the ones you agreed to, and they do not change afterwards. This page shows the current schedules (tq-2026-08-01). If your quote names a different version, that one governs your booking.