Topographic Map of Japan (large scale)

updated on June 30th, 2023
by Map Room

The NDL's collection of topographic maps includes large scale maps (larger than 1:10,000) as described below.
Numbers shown in brackets 【】 indicate the NDL call number for an item.

1. NDL's Collections

1-1. Tokyo

Scale	Series	Publisher	Year of publication	Coverage	Holding information
1:2,500	1:2,500 Tokyo Topographic Maps	Bureau of City Planning, Tokyo	[1982]-[2000]	1994-2000：Entire metropolitan area 1982-1990：Entire metropolitan area except for offshore islands	1994-2000：Index map in Japanese (PDF　2.54MB) 1982-1990：Index map in Japanese (PDF　1.66MB)
1:5,000	[Tokyo 1:5,000 Maps]	Please refer to Urban Maps of Japan (City Maps)(in Japanese).
1:5,000	Maps of War Damage in Tokyo
1:3,000	1:3,000 Topographic Maps	City Planning Tokyo Regional Committee, Land Surveying Bureau, Empire of Japan	[1942]-[1944]	Tama area	Index map in Japanese (PDF　746KB) ⇒Replica corpus books
1:3,000	1:3,000 Topographic Maps	Produced by the Reconstruction Bureau, Endo Ichiji, Uchiyama-mokei-seizu-sha, etc.	1924-[1947]	The 23 wards of Tokyo and parts of the cities of Kawasaki and Yokohama	Index map in Japanese (PDF　2.04MB) ⇒Replica corpus books
1:5,000	[Complete Survey Maps of Tokyo]	Please refer to Urban Maps of Japan (City Maps)(in Japanese).
1:5,000	[1:5,000 Tokyo Maps]
1:5,000	1:5,000 Original

1-2. Yokohama

Scale	Series	Publisher	Year of publication	Coverage	Holding information
1:2,500	[Yokohama City 1:2,500 Topographic Maps]	Yokohama City Planning Division	1997-2002	Parts of Yokohama	Index map in Japanese (PDF　869KB)
1:3,000	1:3,000 Topographic Maps	Yokohama Housing & Architecture Bureau and Yokohama Civil Engineering Bureau	1929-[1931], [1950]-[1953]	Parts of Yokohama	1929-1931：List 1950-1953：List
1:3,000	1:3,000 Topographic Maps	Produced by the Reconstruction Bureau, Endo Ichiji, Uchiyama-mokei-seizu-sha, etc.	1924-[1947]	The 23 wards of Tokyo and parts of the cities of Kawasaki and Yokohama	Index map in Japanese (PDF　2.04MB)
1:5,000	Survey Maps of Yokohama	Please refer to Urban Maps of Japan (City Maps)(in Japanese).

1-3. Osaka

Scale	Series	Publisher	Year of publication	Coverage	Holding information
1:3,000	Osaka City Topographic Maps	[City of Osaka]	[1960]-[1961]	Osaka	Index map in Japanese (PDF　923KB)
1:5,000	Survey Maps of Osaka	Please refer to Urban Maps of Japan (City Maps)(in Japanese).

1-4. Kobe

"Photocopying restricted" materials are not available for same-day photoduplication service due to concerns over deterioration. Only black-and-white later-date photoduplication (sent by mail) service is available.

Scale	Series	Publisher	Year of publication	Coverage	Holding information
1:3,000	1:3,000 Topographic Maps	[City of Kobe]	[1957]-[1962]	Kobe	Index map in Japanese (PDF　844KB)
1:5,000	Survey Maps of Kobe, Hyogo	Survey Division of the Geography Bureau, [Home Ministry] the Geography Bureau	[1883]	Central area of Kobe	Photocopying restricted ：【YG913-2029】 Replica：【YG41-Z-145】 ⇒Replica corpus books

1-5. Other regions

Scale	Series	Publisher	Year of publication	Coverage	Holding information
1:2,500	1:2,500 Japan Basic Maps	Please refer to Japan Basic Maps(in Japanese).
1:3,000	1:3,000 Topographic Maps	Local municipality	[1952]-[1960]	Local municipality	Atsugi:List Hiratsuka:List Niigata:【YG1-Z-914】 Kanazawa:List Komatsu:List Hamamatsu:List Akashi:List Yawata (currently Kitakyushu):List Others

1-6. Replica corpus books

"Meiji taisho nihon toshichizu shusei"(Maps of Japanese cities in the Meiji and Taisho eras)（Kashiwa Shobo Publishing Co. Ltd.　1986.10　【YP6-76】：Content information）（Material available in the Map Room）
This contains maps of 73 major cities in Japan, published in the Meiji and Taisho eras.
"Meiji zenki Naimusho Chirikyoku sakusei chizu shusei Vol.1 City Maps"(Maps produced by the Geography Bureau in the Home Ministry in the early Meiji era)（Kashiwa Shobo Publishing Co. Ltd.　1999.1　【YP6-155】：Content information）（Material available in the Map Room）
Contains "Complete Survey Maps of Tokyo," "Survey Maps of Yokohama," "Survey Maps of Osaka," and "Survey Maps of Kobe, Hyogo" produced by the Geography Bureau in the Home Ministry in the early Meiji era.
"Tama chikeizu : 1942-44"(Topographic Map of Tama)（Collegio　2004.5　【YQ5-H33】：Content information）（Material available in the Map Room）
Contains 1:5,000 miniature maps of 1:3,000 Topographic Maps of the Tama Area, consisting of 162 maps, surveyed from 1942 to 1944. An index is included at the end.
"Teito chikeizu : 1922-47"(Topographic Map of Imperial Capital)（Collegio　2005.3）（Material available in the Map Room）
- The 1st collection　【YP6-H30】：Content information
- The 2nd collection　【YP6-H31】：Content information
- The 3rd collection　【YP6-H32】：Content information
- The 4th collection　【YP6-H33】：Content information
- The 5th collection　【YP6-H34】：Content information
- The 6th collection　【YP6-H35】：Content information
  This contains 1:3,000 Topographic Map of the 23 wards of Tokyo, produced from 1922 to 1947, and many maps which are not held by the NDL. A total index is included in its additional volume（【YP6-H29】）.

2. How to Use Materials

Please refer to Use of Materials in Topographical Map of Japan.