Japan Places API

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The free endpoints need no key and no registration. Replace the prefecture to change the query:

curl "https://japan-places.local-connect-design.trade/api/v1/poi/municipality?prefecture=tokyo"

That returns POI counts by category for Tokyo. Paid endpoints return 402 Payment Required with the exact price and a payment header before you pay anything.

What you get at each tier

Attribution is required on every response at every tier. The three paid datasets are unlocked by the RapidAPI feature "Premium Datasets" (Basic: off, Pro/Ultra/Mega: on). Pay-per-use over x402 is available for the three paid datasets.

Subscriptions are billed on RapidAPI. Micropayments are USDC on Base. RapidAPI takes a 25% marketplace fee.

Pay per call with x402 (no account, no API key)

1. Call a paid endpoint. You get 402 with accepts[] describing the scheme, network, asset, amount, and pay-to address.
2. Sign a USDC (Base) transfer authorization for that amount.
3. Send the signed authorization in the X-Payment header on retry.
4. Receive 200 OK with the data.

No account, no API key, no subscription. Ideal for occasional use or testing before committing to a monthly plan.

MCP Tools (AI agents)

Expose Japanese POI data to AI agents via Model Context Protocol. Tools include:

• jp_municipality – Municipality census data
• jp_quality – Geocode quality scores
• jp_catchment – Station catchment analysis
• jp_chains – Chain store detection
• jp_aliveness – Aliveness index
• jp_energy_price – JEPX electricity price signal
• jp_subsidy_award_rate – Subsidy award rate signal

Energy price signal (JEPX)