This photograph is in the public domain in
Japan because its copyright has expired according to Article 23 of the 1899
Copyright Act of Japan (
English translation) and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of
Copyright Act of 1970. This is when the photograph meets one of the following conditions:
To uploader: Please provide the source and publication date.
If the photograph was also published in the United States within 30 days after publication in Japan, it might be copyrighted. If the copyright has not expired in the U.S, this file will be deleted. See
Commons:Hirtle chart.
This template should not be used for a faithful photographic reproduction of an artwork. Under Article 23 of the former Copyright Act, its protection will be consistent with the artwork. See also
Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag.
Reproduction of the architectural work(s) in this image is permitted under
Section 46 of the Copyright Law of Japan, as long as it does not constitute "imitative reproduction of an architectural work and offering it to the public by transfer of ownership of its copies."
This permission does not apply to artistic works in general or to buildings that are considered artistic works, unless they are
in public domain. See
COM:CRT/Japan#Freedom of panorama for more information.