This place is special to me because it was one of the most interesting places I visited during my 2017 solo trip in Japan. Naoshima definitely lives up to its name "Japan's Art Island" - where contemporary art meets architecture meets nature. The two GIANT pumpkin sculptures by one of the most acclaimed Japanese artists, Yayoi Kusama, were massive and became the symbol of the island. James Turrell’s work at Chichu museum and Minamidera blew. my. mind. The garden that built just like Monet's paintings was so beautiful. It felt like I stepped into his artwork! I also loved the beauty of simplicity and the creative use of natural light in Tadao Ando’s architecture. And of course - the delicious food and friendly people there. Spend a day on Naoshima next time you are in Japan. You won’t regret it!

Japan's Art Island - Naoshima

Color pictorial map of Japan and Korea, published as a series of Mem-o-Maps at the end of World War II, as souvenirs for the military. Includes inset banner, Military personnel could fill in with their name, organization, etc. Shows various landmarks, place names and two banners "Came in on good ship" and "departed on good ship". Relief shown pictorially. Includes decorative compass rose oriented with north to left margin.

Mem-O-Map of Japan and Korea

Bird's-eye view map of Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Karafuto (Sakhalin). With insets of a globe depicted in the middle of main map, showing Japan and its colonies in red, Ryukyu Island, Taiwan and Karafuto. Published as supplement to newspaper 'Tokyo Asahi shinbun' issue no. 12352 in Nov. 3, 1921. Shows the topography, place names, mountains, rivers, roads and railways. Major railways are shown in bold red line. Planned railway lines shown in thin red lines. Text in Japanese.

Bird's-eye view map of the new Japan

This is the English edition of the Polish Atlas Swiata. This massive atlas (weighing nearly 5.5 kilograms and containing 48 square meters of maps) is of high cartographic and aesthetic quality, and provides a rich assortment of thematic (over 400) as well as hundreds of physical and political maps. Includes pictures of the flag and a synopsis for each country. Liberal yet tasteful and effective use of tinted colors, especially for topography and bathymetry. Rich use of symbolism creatively conveys the data in a clear manner. Many maps of urban areas. Printed on beige paper. Printed in Warsaw, Poland. Book No. 08 001958 7. Post and screw binding coupled with frequent use of fold-out maps eliminates any problem with the gutter.

Japan - South. Pergamon World Atlas. Pergamon Press, Ltd. & P.W.N. Poland 1967. Sluzba Topograficzna W.P.

South of Japan (1967)

1 map : col. ; 49 x 70 cm., folded to 28 x 14 cm. Cover title. Title on map: Bird's-eye view of Nara : Capital of Japan 709 A.D. to 784 A.D. Copperplate print. In Japanese and in English. Oriented with north to the  Perhaps, between 1898 to 1907.<br>left. Bird's-eye view. Includes 1 inset, a view of Buddhist image statue with text, and index. Drawn by Y. Shimidzu. East Asian Library call number: Ha177.

Bird's-eye view of Nara : Capital of Japan 709 A.D. to 784 A.D. [after 1868]

Nara (After 1868)

The moat encircling area of Sakai City, where chin-chin trains run leisurely on the street. The moat encircling the city has a history of a unique culture that flourished in the moat encircling the city. From the ruins of Sen no Rikyu's mansion to a tour of Japanese sweets and temples associated with Akiko Yosano, this is an area where you can fully enjoy the culture of Sakai, an autonomous city that was connected to the rest of the world. We also recommend taking a short break at a pure coffee shop or an old-fashioned public bathhouse, and using a shared bicycle to get around.

Retro Japanese sweets tour map (KANMOORI area)

Hotsprings map in Hakone, Japan.

Folded in cover 20 x 12 cm. Copperplate print. In Japanese. Orientation varies. Bird's-eye view. Includes 1 inset, distance chart and list of inns. Shows distances. East Asian Library call number Hb13.

Soshu Hakone Onsen shinkei zenzu = Map of Hot Spring at Hakone Sagami Japan / Kokaji Kozaburo. Meiji 38 [1905]

Hotspring at Hakone (1905)

Shows government and private railways (operational and under construction), stations steamer lines, underwater cables, roads. Also capital cities, hot springs, shines, temples, mines, resorts.

To make this map more legible and useful, small railway stations which do not lead to any special place of interest for foreign visitors are not shown

On verso, tourist information.

Scale 1:1,640,000 (for Hondo, Shikoku + Kyushu).
Scale 1:2,340,000 (for Chosen).

Insets:
Osaka and cities near by. Scale 1:367,000.
Tokyo and vicinity. Scale 1:350,000.
Hokkaido. Scale 1:2,530,000.
General map of Japan. Scale ca. 1:12,000,000.
Karafuto (Saghalien). Scale 1:3,700,000.

Railways of Japan (1927)

1 atlas : 4 col. maps ; 25 cm. Cover title. Lithograph. In Japanese and
English. Orientation varies. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Includes distance charts, charts of mountains, rivers, lakes on verso.
Includes preface and legend. East Asian Library call number: Cb153.

Dai Nippon Teikoku tetsudo senro meisho annai chizu = Guide to railways in Japan, with maps of the Northern Hemisphere, Manchurea & Corea : Kitahankyu ichiranzu Man-Kan ichiranzu chirishohyo / Aso Etsuzo. Meiji 38 [1905]

Japan (1905)

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Rand, McNally &amp; Company's indexed atlas of the world map of Japan.Copyright 1892, by Rand, McNally &amp; Co. (Chicago, 1897)

Japan (1897)

Color map. Shows lines of air attack to Japan, distances, bases, major cities, population, rail roads, etc. Relief shown pictorially. Includes historical notes and text: "This map, in line and legend, pictures possibilities of invasion by way of China and Korea, by way of Russia and briefly, from the north by way of Alaska ..."

What are the possibilities of attacking the Islands of Japan?

アメリカ軍が終戦直後に制作した秋田県秋田市の地図。

JAPAN CITY PLANS 1:12500 Akita（The University of Texas / Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection）

Akita (1945)

アメリカ軍が終戦直後に制作した鹿児島市の地図。

JAPAN CITY PLANS 1:12500 Kagoshima（The University of Texas / Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection）

Kagoshima, U.S. Army Map (1945)

アメリカ軍が終戦直後に制作した和歌山市の地図。
※東和歌山駅（現JR和歌山駅）、紀伊中ノ島駅、日前神宮付近に地図の食い違いあり

JAPAN CITY PLANS 1:12500 WAKAYAMA

Wakayama (1945)

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日本ライン名所圖繪

Japan Line, Aichi (1923)

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EBENE VON YEDO

Kanto region, Japan (1879）

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大日本府県全図　府県廃置法律案附図（だいにほんふけんぜんず）

Japan (1901-1903)

William Adams 1707 map of Japan

Japan (1707)

The Chinese Empire and Japan

Chinese Empire and Japan, 1882

Relief shown by hachures.
Scale 1: 8,997,000

Rand, McNally & Co.'s China. Chinese Empire with Japan and Korea

East Asia (1903)

Code for Japan Summit 2018の会場周辺MAPです。

Code for Japan Summit 2018 in Niigata ｜Food Map

Universal Studios Japan is a must for anyone visiting the Kansai area of Japan (Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, etc). The park offers seasonal events (Cool Japan and Halloween Horror Nights), one of the best roller coasters I’ve experienced (The Flying Dinosaur), and don’t forget about The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Food plays an important part of your day while you’re bouncing from attraction to attraction. The park has delicious, cute, and downright bizarre food to enjoy. Here’s my list of best snacks at Universal Studios Japan. What’s fantastic is that a lot of these are budget-friendly at a cost under ¥600 ($5 USD).

Best Snacks at Universal Studios Japan (Under $5)

A map of Nogata City, Fukuoka Prefecture, created by the US Army in the 1940s.

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
JAPAN CITY PLANS 1:12500 NOGATA（The University of Texas / Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection）（https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/japan_city_plans/ ）

JAPAN CITY PLANS 1:12500 NOGATA（The University of Texas / Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection）

Nogata, Fukuoka (1945)

A map of Zentsuji Town, Kagawa Prefecture, created by the US Army in the 1940s.

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
JAPAN CITY PLANS 1:12500 ZENTSUJI（The University of Texas / Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection）（https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/japan_city_plans/ ）