Know Your Station — sources and credits
22 October 2026 · Review01
Real station photographs are cropped and gently panned or zoomed. They are identification views, not newly filmed walkthroughs. All orientation diagrams are original Fumi graphics based on the official factual references. Diagrams are simplified and not to scale; they do not give a complete floor plan or live platform assignment. Full official maps are linked in the viewing page.
The films are distributed under Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 to accommodate the photographs used under that licence. Attribution, source links and changes are recorded below. Fumi branding remains a trademark; this licence does not imply endorsement or grant trademark rights. Preserve this credits file with redistribution and link it beside the website players.
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Narration: synthetic Japanese male English voice, the custom voice approved by Steve for Your First Onsen Bath Review02. Fal MiniMax Speech 2.8 HD. No cloned real person's identity. No music, added reverberation or source-photo audio.
Typography: DejaVu Sans and Serif, licence included in the source package. Fumi logo reused from the FumiTours website.
Photography
osaka_gate_0
Osaka Station Central Concourse relief.jpg
Author: Stephen Kelly from San Francisco, CA, USA
Licence: CC BY 2.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AOsaka_Station_Central_Concourse_relief.jpg
Source date: 2016-03-30 16:42
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
osaka_gate_2
JRW-Osaka-STA South-central-gate.jpg
Author: MaedaAkihiko
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJRW-Osaka-STA_South-central-gate.jpg
Source date: 2021-12-25 07:07:19
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
kansai_0
Kansai Airport Station concourse JR West and Nankai 2026 06 21 dllu.jpg
Author: Daniel Lu (User:dllu)
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Source date: 2026-06-21
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
kansai_platform_1
Kansai-Airport station Nankai platform.jpg
Author: Niiryoku2910
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AKansai-Airport_station_Nankai_platform.jpg
Source date: 4 May 2025
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
shin-osaka_0
Shin Osaka station 2024 Jan 1 various 22 25 34 705000.jpeg
Author: Nesnad
Licence: CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AShin_Osaka_station_2024_Jan_1_various_22_25_34_705000.jpeg
Source date: 1 January 2025 14:32:27
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
shin-osaka_2
Shin Osaka station 2024 Jan 1 various 22 25 49 963000.jpeg
Author: Nesnad
Licence: CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AShin_Osaka_station_2024_Jan_1_various_22_25_49_963000.jpeg
Source date: 1 January 2025 14:31:52
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
shin_gate_1
JR Shin-Ōsaka Station Shinkansen Central Gate.jpg
Author: Mister0124
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJR_Shin-%C5%8Csaka_Station_Shinkansen_Central_Gate.jpg
Source date: 2023-02-23 22:46:31
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
kyoto_1
Kyoto Station building, Kyoto, 20240820 1407 5118.jpg
Author: Jakub Hałun
Licence: CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AKyoto_Station_building%2C_Kyoto%2C_20240820_1407_5118.jpg
Source date: 2024-08-20 14:07:49
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
kyoto_2
Kyoto Station building, Kyoto, 20240820 1326 5105.jpg
Author: Jakub Hałun
Licence: CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AKyoto_Station_building%2C_Kyoto%2C_20240820_1326_5105.jpg
Source date: 2024-08-20 13:26:20
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
kyoto_gate_1
The ticket gate of JR CENTRAL Kyoto Station.jpg
Author: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThe_ticket_gate_of_JR_CENTRAL_Kyoto_Station.jpg
Source date: 2022-09-11 15:29:09
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
tokyo_0
2024 Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building at night ().jpg
Author: Kakidai
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A2024_Tokyo_Station_Marunouchi_Building_at_night_%28%29.jpg
Source date: 2024-12
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
tokyo_1
2024 Tokyo Station Marunouchi Building at night (1).jpg
Author: Kakidai
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Source date: 2024-12
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
haneda_0
Haneda-Airport-T3-STA Keikyu-Gate.jpg
Author: MaedaAkihiko
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHaneda-Airport-T3-STA_Keikyu-Gate.jpg
Source date: 2021-09-25 12:51:45
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
Visual verification: Tokyo Monorail gates at Haneda Terminal 3. Original Commons filename incorrectly says Keikyu; visible signage confirms Tokyo Monorail.
haneda_1
Haneda-Airport-T3-STA Monorail-Gate.jpg
Author: MaedaAkihiko
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHaneda-Airport-T3-STA_Monorail-Gate.jpg
Source date: 2021-09-25 12:52:40
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
Visual verification: Keikyu gates/signs at Haneda Terminal 3. Original Commons filename incorrectly says Monorail; visible signage confirms Keikyu.
osaka_north
OSAKA STATION CITY NORTH GATE BLDG.JPG
Author: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima
Licence: CC0 — http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OSAKA_STATION_CITY_NORTH_GATE_BLDG.JPG
Source date: Taken on 31 March 2014, 18:17:21
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
tokyo_transfer
JR Tokyo Station Shinkansen Central Transfer Gates.jpg
Author: Mister0124
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JR_Tokyo_Station_Shinkansen_Central_Transfer_Gates.jpg
Source date: 2019-06-09 19:27:26
Changes: Cropped, gently panned/zoomed and placed in a captioned graphic layout.
Official factual references
Osaka Station & Umeda
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/timetable/pdf/station_osaka.pdf
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/plan-your-trip/routes-schedule/
- https://subway.osakametro.co.jp/en/guide/routemap.php
Kansai Airport Station
- https://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/access/from-airport/train
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/travel-information/en/train-usage-guide/howto/guide/
- https://www.nankai.co.jp/en_railway/access-timetable
Shin-Osaka Station
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/timetable/pdf/station_shin-osaka.pdf
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/info/station/
- https://subway.osakametro.co.jp/en/guide/routemap.php
Kyoto Station
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/timetable/pdf/station_kyoto.pdf
- https://kyoto.travel/en/news/destinationKyotoSta.html
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/route/index.html
Tokyo Station
- https://www.tokyostationcity.com/en/introduction/
- https://www.tokyostationcity.com/en/information/pdf/stationyard_1fb1.pdf
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/en/e/stations/e1039.html
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/info/station/
Haneda Airport
- https://tokyo-haneda.com/en/access/train/index.html
- https://www.haneda-tokyo-access.com/en/
- https://www.tokyo-monorail.co.jp/english/haneda-tokyo-access/
Website photographs
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