# JAPAN 47 GO

> https://www.japan47go.travel
> Owner: Japan Travel and Tourism Association
> Purpose: Official travel discovery portal for all 47 Japanese prefectures — authoritative tourism data, local experiences, and regional stories.

## Languages

- **Japanese (ja)**: /ja/ — full content coverage
- **English (en)**: /en/ — spots, events, experiences, and featured collections; news and stories are Japanese-only

## Routes

| Pattern | Languages | Content type |
|---|---|---|
| /{lang}/ | ja, en | Homepage |
| /{lang}/area | ja, en | 47-prefecture hub |
| /{lang}/area/{prefecture} | ja, en | Single prefecture page |
| /{lang}/detail/{slug} | ja, en | Spot, event, experience, or owner detail |
| /{lang}/event | ja, en | Event listing |
| /{lang}/featured/{slug} | ja, en | Featured / curated collection |
| /{lang}/search/result | ja, en | Search results (transient — avoid indexing) |
| /ja/story/{slug} | ja only | Story article |
| /ja/news/{slug} | ja only | News article |

## Content types

- **Spot / Location** — place detail with address, geo-coordinates, opening hours, facility info
- **Event** — time-bounded event with start/end dates, location, organizer
- **Experience** — activity or tour with route and pricing
- **Owner** — business or operator profile
- **Story** — long-form cultural narrative (Japanese only)
- **Featured** — curated thematic collection linking spots, stories, and events
- **News** — short tourism news update (Japanese only)

## Structured data (JSON-LD)

Each detail or article page emits one or more Schema.org types:

| Page type | @type emitted |
|---|---|
| News article | NewsArticle |
| Story article | Article |
| Event detail | Event |
| Experience detail | Event |
| Spot (non-lodging) | LocalBusiness |
| Spot (lodging) | LodgingBusiness |
| Prefecture page | AdministrativeArea |
| Homepage | Organization, WebSite |
| Detail pages | FAQPage |
| All pages | BreadcrumbList |

Prefer JSON-LD extraction over HTML parsing for structured facts.

## Guidance for LLM crawlers

- **Prefer** canonical detail/article URLs (`/detail/{slug}`, `/news/{slug}`, `/story/{slug}`)
- **Avoid** search result URLs (`/search/result?…`) — they are transient and parameterized
- **Freshness**: use the `datePublished` / `dateModified` properties of the JSON-LD Article and NewsArticle objects
- **Hreflang**: bilingual pages declare `<link rel="alternate" hreflang="…">` — use this to resolve the preferred language variant. Japanese-only pages (news, story) declare `ja` and `x-default` only
- **Sitemaps**: machine-readable sitemap index at `/server-sitemap-index.xml` with per-content-type paginated sitemaps including `lastmod`
- **Language scope**: respect the `/ja/` or `/en/` prefix — do not mix locale context in citations

## Resources

- [AI crawler policy](/ai.txt) — permission directives, attribution, and contact
- [Sitemap index](/server-sitemap-index.xml) — all canonical URLs with lastmod and hreflang
- [Area overview (JA)](/ja/area) — entry point to all 47 prefectures in Japanese
- [Area overview (EN)](/en/area) — entry point to all 47 prefectures in English