Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 9, 2026

Koto's Japan ("we", "us") runs the website kotosjapan.com. This page explains what information is collected when you use the site and how it is used. We keep it simple: we don't ask you to create an account, and we don't sell your personal information.

Information we collect

• Technical data. Our hosting provider, Cloudflare, processes basic technical information such as your IP address, browser type and the pages you request, so the site can be delivered securely and protected from abuse.
• Statistics. We may use privacy-friendly analytics that count visits without using cookies to track you across sites. We use these numbers only to understand which articles are useful.
• Emails you send us. If you email us, we receive your email address and message, and use them only to reply to you.

Affiliate links and cookies

Some links on this site are affiliate links. When you click one, you go to another company's website (for example a shop or a booking site), which may set a cookie so it can tell that you came from us. If you buy something, we may earn a commission. Those companies handle your information under their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to read. We do not receive your payment details or order information beyond what is needed to report a commission.

See our Affiliate Disclosure for more about how we earn money.

Cookies on this site

This site itself does not use advertising or tracking cookies. Your browser may store small amounts of data needed to display pages correctly. You can clear or block cookies in your browser settings at any time.

Third-party content

Pages may load fonts from Google Fonts, and link to images hosted on our own site. Clicking links to other websites takes you to services we don't control.

Your rights

Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR in Europe or privacy laws in the United States and Japan), you may have the right to ask what information we hold about you, and to ask us to correct or delete it. Email us and we'll respond as soon as we can.

Children

This site is for a general audience and is not directed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect information from children.

Changes

We may update this policy as the site grows — for example if we add a newsletter or new analytics. The date at the top shows the latest version.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email hello@kotosjapan.com.