Research Guides: Japan Studies Collection: Geography

Subject Index

Japan Atlas
Provided by Web Japan
Japanese Historical maps digitized by the University of Manchester
Japanese Historical Maps UC Berkeley's Japanese historical map images. The database can be searched by county, province, author, keywords, & data fields.
Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era:
Provided by University of British Columbia Library
Geographical Survey Institute of Japan/国土地理院
- Research Guide for Non-Japanese speakers prepared by Matthew Hayes of Duku University Library
Hiroshima　Archives ヒロシマアーカイブズ
Nagasaki Archives ナガサキーカイブス
National Archives of Japan Digital Archives/国立公文書館国図高精細画
Historical maps images and descriptions. Needs to install plugins to view maps.
Historical GIS map of the Kanto Plain :
ncludes downloadable GIS data useful for understanding the transformation of the Kanto Plain (Tokyo, Yokohama, etc.) from a predominantly rural area to its present, densely-populated state. Japanese only.
Gaihozu Digital Archive/外邦図デジタルアーカイブ
Searchable images of maps of the areas outside the Japanese territory, Prepared by former Japanese army.
Gaihozu Digital Archives @ Univ. of Tohoku/ 東北大学外邦図デジタルアーカイブ　English / Japanese

Online Database Through UHM Library
(Valid UHM username and password are required)

Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei/日本歴史地名大系 via Nihon Rekishi chimei Taikei from JK Select
Encyclopedia of Japanese Historical Place Names. Categorizing 20,000 entries which encompass all of the prefectures of Japan plus Kyoto City, edited to reflect recent changes such as municipal mergers and changes in place names. It also contains some archeological 500 notes reflecting the latest research.

Other Useful Websites

白地図、世界地図、日本地図　Free downloadable maps for your presentations, articles, etc.
North and South Kore's Cities & Counties/韓国・北朝鮮の市郡名　
List of North and South Korean cities and counties with Japanese transcription.

Chimei Hensen Joho/市町村地名変遷情報
Provides information on changes of geographic names from 1889 to present.