[Free Download] Japanese-Style Room Background Illustration (Vertical / 9:16) — copainter users may use it commercially and free of charge

Easy-to-use vertical (9:16) Japanese-style room backgrounds for a wide range of creative projects. Perfect as background illustrations for manga, Webtoons, games, and anime.
Commercial use and tracing are allowed.

copainter team
October 28, 2025 · 8 min read

[Free Download] Japanese-Style Room Background Illustrations (Vertical / 9:16)

Commercial & free use available for copainter users

We’re offering free Japanese-style room (washitsu) background illustrations in a vertical 9:16 format, ideal for smartphone-focused content. These tall compositions are especially useful for Webtoon, manga, and anime projects.

To make them practical for production, many of the illustrations feature overhead and difficult perspective angles that are usually time-consuming to draw.
Commercial use is allowed and free of charge, and tracing and modifications are permitted.

Please save the images shown on this page and use them directly.
License details are listed at the end of this article.

■ File Overview

• Format: PNG (non-transparent)
• Aspect ratio: Vertical (optimized for smartphone viewing)
• Resolution: 1344 px (W) × 768 px (H)
• Download: Save each image individually as shown below
  (Note: No bulk ZIP download is provided)

■ Japanese-Style Room Background Illustrations (Direct Download Available)

・A quiet afternoon washitsu — A traditional Japanese room wrapped in tatami and shoji, filled with warmth and calm.

・A washitsu with cherry blossoms — A moonlit Japanese garden visible through shoji, creating a peaceful nighttime atmosphere.

・A solemn Buddhist altar room — A dignified space with a golden Buddha statue, evoking Japan’s spiritual culture.

・A traditional washitsu dining scene — A calm everyday moment with tea, wagashi, cushions, and tea utensils.

・A tatami room with a Buddha statue — Soft light illuminating tatami and statue, expressing silence and reverence.

・A sun-filled washitsu — Gentle morning light streaming through shoji, highlighting the beauty of a Japanese home.

・A washitsu with tea and wagashi — A warm spring gathering scene where tea utensils and flowers harmonize.

・A washitsu with a coffered ceiling — An elegant interior showcasing refined Japanese architectural design.

・A spring-lit washitsu — Cherry blossoms and a hanging scroll adding color to a tranquil room.

・A washitsu with an engawa veranda — Light and greenery blending naturally into a traditional Japanese lifestyle scene.

・Morning light in a Buddhist altar room — Sunlight through shoji illuminating a golden statue with solemn beauty.

・A moonlit washitsu and garden — A calm nighttime scene where lantern light softly fills the room.

・A washitsu with bonsai and a hanging scroll — A refined, healing space combining wood warmth and greenery.

・A moonlit zashiki — A tense yet quiet nighttime room, suggesting the presence of a samurai.

・A room with a gold folding screen — A luxurious and formal interior symbolizing Japanese tradition and authority.

・A washitsu with a tiger scroll — A space where strength and stillness coexist through classic Japanese art.

・A temple Buddha hall — A sacred prayer space bathed in soft morning light.

・A washitsu with a shining gold screen — A dignified room where history and beauty are preserved.

・A Buddhist altar room with cherry blossoms — A gentle spring scene with blossoms framed by a round window.

・A sunlit old folk house washitsu — High beams, tatami, and bonsai creating a peaceful traditional home.

・A cherry-blossom altar room — Petals drifting through a round window, softly lighting the statue.

・A zashiki with tea and wagashi — A warm Japanese room filled with sunlight, flowers, and the scent of spring.

■ Using These Assets in copainter

Generate variations with the AI Assistant
Download the images and load them as reference in copainter to easily create variations such as time-of-day changes (morning / evening / night), sky replacement, or prop additions.

Upscale to 4000 px or more with the High-Resolution AI
You can increase the resolution to production-ready sizes suitable for most commercial projects.
https://www.copainter.ai/en/upscaling

Convert into manga-friendly backgrounds with the Inking AI
Use the images as references to simplify lines and create backgrounds optimized for manga. Customize pen styles to add originality.
https://www.copainter.ai/en/inking

■ License Terms

• Eligible users: copainter subscribers
• Usage scope: Free and commercial use allowed only for works created using copainter
• Modification: Allowed (cropping, edits, color changes, vectorization, etc.)
• Credit: Not required
• Prohibited: Redistribution or resale of the assets, claiming authorship, or commercial use outside copainter
• Disclaimer: The provider assumes no responsibility for damages resulting from use of these materials

■ FAQ

Q. I want higher-resolution images.
A. Please use copainter’s high-resolution AI, which can upscale images up to 4× in both width and height.

Q. Can I use these outside copainter?
A. As long as you are a copainter subscriber and use these assets in works created with copainter, commercial and free use are allowed. Editing with external tools for this purpose is also permitted.

Q. Is commercial use allowed?
A. Yes. You do not need to create the entire work using copainter, but redistribution or resale of the assets themselves is not allowed.

Q. Are there other free assets available?
A. Yes. In addition to background illustrations, pose collections are also available here:
https://blog.copainter.ai/tag/assets-en/

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Creation tips and guides are also shared on copainter Learn.