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  "purpose": "Editorial travel guides agents can cite. Not a booking engine.",
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    "no_invented_hours": true,
    "disclose_affiliates": true,
    "ask_human_before_spend": true
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      "status": "flagship",
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      "guides": ["tokyo", "kyoto", "osaka", "jr-pass", "hiroshima", "kanazawa", "yanaka", "routes"],
      "kit_pdf": "/kits/yomu-japan-starter-kit.pdf"
    },
    {
      "id": "korea",
      "name": "South Korea",
      "status": "core",
      "level": "L4",
      "hub": "/korea",
      "guides": ["seoul", "busan", "jeju", "gyeongju", "routes"],
      "kit_pdf": "/kits/yomu-korea-starter-kit.pdf"
    },
    {
      "id": "vietnam",
      "name": "Vietnam",
      "status": "growing",
      "level": "L3",
      "hub": "/vietnam",
      "guides": ["entry", "hoi-an", "top-10", "events", "work", "relationships"],
      "kit_pdf": "/kits/yomu-asia-starter-kit.pdf"
    },
    {
      "id": "taiwan",
      "name": "Taiwan",
      "status": "growing",
      "level": "L3",
      "hub": "/taiwan",
      "guides": ["transit", "tainan", "top-10", "events", "work", "relationships"],
      "kit_pdf": "/kits/yomu-asia-starter-kit.pdf"
    }
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      "path": "/routes/japan-korea",
      "title": "Japan–Korea corridor",
      "spine": ["Tokyo", "Kyoto/Osaka", "Fukuoka", "Busan", "Seoul"],
      "border": ["Camellia Line Hakata–Busan (confirm camellia-line.co.jp)", "short-haul air"],
      "shipped": "2026-08-14"
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      "14day": 80000,
      "21day": 100000
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      "14day": 110000,
      "21day": 140000
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      "14day": 84000,
      "21day": 105000
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      "14day": 116000,
      "21day": 147000
    },
    "jr_pass_agency_until_2026-09-30": "matches online table",
    "jr_pass_note": "Classic 10 with one Shinkansen pair usually should skip nationwide pass. Channel (online vs overseas agency) matters from Oct 2026.",
    "visa_japan_exemption": "https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/short/novisa.html",
    "visa_japan_evisa": "https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/visaonline.html",
    "visa_korea_portal": "https://www.visa.go.kr/",
    "visa_taiwan_boca_exempt": "https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-149-4486-7785a-2.html",
    "visa_taiwan_boca_index": "https://www.boca.gov.tw/lp-149-2.html",
    "visa_taiwan_checked": "2026-08-15",
    "visa_taiwan_note": "Nationality-specific durations (90/30/14 days + footnotes). New Southbound trial TH/BN/PH ordinary passports up to 14 days effective until 2027-07-31 per BOCA. Passport validity ≥6 months on entry.",
    "thsr_pass_source": "https://pass.thsrc.com.tw/",
    "thsr_pass_checked": "2026-08-15",
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    "thsr_pass_3day_child_twd": 1100,
    "thsr_pass_flexible_2day_adult_twd": 2500,
    "thsr_pass_flexible_2day_child_twd": 1250,
    "thsr_en": "https://en.thsrc.com.tw/",
    "ferry_hakata_busan_operator": "https://www.camellia-line.co.jp/",
    "visa_vietnam_checked": "2026-08-16",
    "visa_vietnam_evisa_portal": "https://evisa.gov.vn/",
    "visa_vietnam_evisa_portal_alt": "https://thithucdientu.gov.vn/",
    "visa_vietnam_immigration_portal": "https://immigration.gov.vn/",
    "visa_vietnam_evisa_apply_en": "https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/en_US/web/guest/khai-thi-thuc-dien-tu/cap-thi-thuc-dien-tu",
    "visa_vietnam_evisa_fee_usd_single": 25,
    "visa_vietnam_evisa_fee_usd_multiple": 50,
    "visa_vietnam_evisa_processing_working_days": 3,
    "visa_vietnam_evisa_max_days_wording": 90,
    "visa_vietnam_exemption_notice": "https://vnembassy-jp.org/en/vietnam-extends-visa-exemption-policy",
    "visa_vietnam_exemption_resolution": "44/NQ-CP",
    "visa_vietnam_exemption_effective": "2025-03-15",
    "visa_vietnam_exemption_through": "2028-03-14",
    "visa_vietnam_exemption_days": 45,
    "visa_vietnam_exemption_cohort_note": "12 countries named on VN Embassy Japan English notice incl. Japan, ROK, DE, FR, IT, ES, UK, RU, DK, SE, NO, FI — re-read official text; not a full world matrix",
    "visa_vietnam_us_embassy_pointer": "https://vn.usembassy.gov/vietnamese-visas-and-entry-exit/",
    "vietnam_railways_en": "https://www.vr.com.vn/en"
  },
  "endpoints": {
    "llms_txt": "/llms.txt",
    "catalog": "/api/catalog.json"
  }
}