GAZETTEER OF JAPAN

The Gazetteer of Japan is prepared by the Government of Japan(the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, and the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department of the Japan Coast Guard), based on the resolution of the United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names.

The Gazetteer is a comprehensive compilation of standardized geographical names of features in Japan including municipaliyies, residential areas, natural features and undersea features.

It records roughly 3,900 geographical names including the geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) and also the Romanized spellings of geographical names, etc.

• Preface (312KB PDF)
• GAZETTEER OF JAPAN 2007 (1,466KB PDF)

(Official English appellation of ”Geographical Survey Institute” in the preface was changed　to ”Geospacial Information Authority of Japan” on 1 April 2010.）