1991
First Published
4.17
Average Rating
128
Number of Pages
This atlas covers all of Japan, with place names in both Japanese and English for the greatest convenience in locating where one wishes to go. The atlas is divided into five parts—area maps, city maps, sight-seeing maps, transportation maps, and thematic maps. A helpful guide to all travelers. FEATURES *21 large-scale maps of the regions of Japan, featuring Greater Tokyo and the Kanto area and the Greater Osaka Area, with the locations of almost all of the 3,000 officially registered Japanese cities, towns, and villages. *19 maps of major metropolitan areas, from Naha in Okinawa to Hiroshima, Kyoto, Nagoya, Tsukuba, and Sapporo. *7 maps featuring notable tourist and resort areas, including Fuji-Hakone-Izu, Nara, Kamakura, and Nikko. *9 transportation maps, including road and intercity railway maps, Tokyo and Osaka subway and rail maps, and even major domestic airline routes. *19 thematic maps, indicating national parks, historic spots, national monuments, hot springs, birdwatching areas, and locations of traditional arts and crafts, such as pottery and lacquerware.
Avg Rating
4.17
Number of Ratings
12
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Author
Kodansha
Author · 25 books
Kodansha Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社講談社, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Kōdansha) is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, as well as the more literary magazines Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. Kodansha was founded by Seiji Noma in 1909, and members of his family continue as its owners either directly or through the Noma Cultural Foundation.
