Getting started guide

What is Bijusanpo?

Built around the idea of "find an exhibition you can visit today," Bijusanpo helps you discover art exhibitions on show at museums and galleries near you.

Your first 3 steps

The first 3 steps to start your art walk with Bijusanpo. Learn the basics: pick a date, find exhibitions open at museums and galleries that day, and check the details.

Add to Home Screen

How to add Bijusanpo to your smartphone's Home Screen so you can open it like an app.

Log in

How to log in with Google or LINE so you can use features like Want to go, notifications, and For You recommendations.

Receive notifications

How to set up push or email notifications for exhibitions ending and new exhibitions. The requirements differ between iPhone and Android.

Finding exhibitions

How to find exhibitions you're interested in on the home screen. Switch dates, narrow to "open now," sort, browse tabs, and search by keyword — so you can quickly find exhibitions near you, even after work or at night.

Finding exhibitions on the map

How to find nearby venues by browsing exhibition markers on the map view, and move back and forth between the list at the bottom of the screen and the map.

Reading the exhibition and venue pages

How to read the detail page and venue page, where you can check an exhibition's dates, admission, address, and each venue's opening information.

Save exhibitions to "Want to go"

How to save exhibitions you're curious about to your Want-to-go list so you don't miss them and can pull them up on a day you can go. You can also get notified before a run ends.

Adding a venue to your favorite venues

How to add your favorite museums and galleries to your favorite venues so you can get notified when a new exhibition starts.

Creating and sharing a walk plan

How to create a walk plan covering several venues from the map and share the date, venues, and order with the people you're going with via a single URL.

Mark an exhibition as Visited

How to mark an exhibition as Visited after you've seen it. A dated stamp is added to the card, and you can edit your visit dates anytime.

See your recommendations

How to use the For You tab, where similar exhibitions and personalized picks appear based on your Visited records.

Tune your recommendations

How to prioritize tags you're interested in or hide tags you don't want, to tune your recommendations and search results.

Creating a walk plan together with Claude AI

How to connect Claude.ai with MCP to search for exhibitions, manage favorites, and create a walk plan through conversation. This is a beta feature, so the specification may change.

When you can't log in with LINE

How to work around not being able to log in with LINE directly from an app added to the Home Screen on iPhone (iOS).

When your location can't be detected

Browser-by-browser settings for when "Can't get current location" appears even though you allowed location access.

When you find a mistake in exhibition information

How to report and request corrections from the detail page when you spot errors in exhibition info such as dates, prices, or closed days.

How to register a new exhibition

The criteria and steps for requesting an exhibition that isn't yet listed on Bijusanpo.

About our exhibition data sources

An explanation of the data sources behind the exhibition information on Bijusanpo, and what to keep in mind when checking the latest details.

When the display looks broken

How to clear saved cache data and reload the app when the screen doesn't display correctly.

When you want to leave

How to leave Bijusanpo (delete your account), plus what happens to your data, whether you can re-register, and other things to note after deletion.