The National Atlas of Japan

Geospatial Information Authority of Japan published the first edition of the National Atlas of Japan in 1977, the revised edition in 1990.

The National Atlas of Japan published 1977, 1990 (PDF version) are available.

THE NATIONAL ATLAS OF JAPAN
REVISED EDITION 1990		FIRST EDITION 1977
OPENING	3MB	OPENING	6MB
REVISED EDITION 1990 PHYSICAL FEATURES		FIRST EDITION 1977 PHYSICAL FEATURES
Landform Classification Names of Natural Regions	6MB	Landform Classification Names of Natural Regions	5MB
Geology Active Faults	6MB	Geology Geologic Provinces	6MB
Soils Volcanoes Thermal Springs	8MB	Soils Volcanoes	8MB
Actual Vegetation Distribution of Animals	10MB	Actual Vegetation Distribution of Animals	5MB
River Systems Main Lakes Lake Types	6MB	River Systems Lakes Main Lakes	4MB
		Ground Water Distribution of Thermal Springs	3MB
Submarine Topography Submarine Geology Current, Sea Temperature and Salinity (Winter) Current, Sea Temperature and Salinity (Summer)	4MB	Submarine Topography Bottom Materials of the Adjacent Seas	4MB
		Current, Sea Temperature and Salinity (Winter) Current, Sea Temperature and Salinity (Summer) Tides	4MB
Gravity Anomalies (Bouguer Anomalies) Gravity Anomalies (Free Air Anomalies) Geomagnetism (Total Intensity) Geomagnetism (Horizontal Intensity) Geomagnetism (Declination) Geomagnetism (Inclination)	6MB	Gravity Anomalies Magnetism	4MB
Epicenters of Earthquakes (Epicentral Distribution of Shallow Earthquakes (Focal Depth ≦ 60km)) Epicenters of Earthquakes (Epicentral Distribution of Intermediate and Deep Earthquakes (Focal Depth ≧ 61km)) Crustal Movement (Horizontal Strain) Crustal Movement (Maximum Shear Strain) Crustal Movement (Vertical Movement(I)) Crustal Movement (Vertical Movement(II))	6MB	Epicenters of Earthquakes Crustal Movement	4MB
REVISED EDITION 1990 CLIMATE		FIRST EDITION 1977 CLIMATE
Mean Temperature Daily Range of Temperature	9MB	Mean Temperature Daily Range of Temperature	5MB
Amount of Precipitation Number of Days with Precipitation Equal to or More Than 1mm Relative Humidity	9MB	Amount of Precipitation Dispersion of Precipitation	8MB
		Number of Days with Mean Cloud Cover Less Than 2.5/10 Number of Days with Mean Cloud Cover Equal to or More Than 7.5/10 Number of Days with Precipitation Equal to or More Tham 1 mm	4MB
Number of Days with Mean Cloud Cover Less Than 1.5/10 Number of Days with Mean Cloud Cover Equal to or More Than 8.5/10 Number of Hours of Bright Sunshines	6MB
		Number of Hours of Bright Sunshine Relative Humidity	4MB
Wind Rose and Mean Speed by Wind Direction Monthly Number of Days with Strong Winds Representative Weather Maps Tracks of Severe Typhoons	6MB	Normal Sea Level Pressure and Wind Roses Representative Weather Maps	10MB
Date of First Snowfall Date of Last Snowfall Number of Days with Snow Cover Mean Annual Maximum Depth of Snow Cover Date of First Frost Date of Last Frost Number of Days with Fog Number of Days with Thunder or Lightning Number of Days with Maximum Temperature Less Than 0℃ Number of Days with Minimum Temperature Less Than 0℃ Number oｆ Days with Maximum Temperature Equal to or More Than 25℃ Number of Days with Maximum Temperature Equal to or More Than 30℃ Mean Date of First Flowering of Japanese Cherry Tree-Someiyoshino Mean Date of Red Coloring of Maple Leaves Mean date of First Sighting of the Cabbage Butterfly Mean date of First Warble of the Bush Warbler Climatic Features of Various Places	10MB	Date of First Snowfall Date of Last Snowfall Number of Days with Snow Cover Mean Annual Maximum Depth of Snow Cover Date of First Frost Date of Last Frost Number of Days with Fog Number of Days with Thunder or Lightning Number of Days with Maximum Temperature Less Than 0℃ Number of Days with Minimum Temperature Less Than 0℃ Number oｆ Days with Maximum Temperature Equal to or More Then 25℃ Number of Days with Maximum Temperature Equal to or More Then 30℃	4MB
		Tracks of Severe Typhoons Mean Date of First Flowering of Japanese Cherry Tree-Someiyoshino Mean Date of Red Coloring of Maple Leaves Mean date of First Sighting of the Cabbage Butterfly Mean date of First Warble of the Bush Warbler Climograph of Temperature, Precipitation and Humidity	8MB
REVISED EDITION 1990 LAND DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION		FIRST EDITION 1977 LAND DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION
Land Use Land Prices	9MB	Land Use National and Prefectural Forest Land National and Prefectural Lands Other Than Forests	6MB
		Development of Land for Agriculture, Industry, Transportation and Housing Land Prices	5MB
Water Use Administration of Rivers and Coasts	6MB	Water Use Administration of Rivers and Coasts	3MB
Air, Water and Soil Pollution Major Ground Subsidence Areas	4MB	Pollution of the Air, Water and Soil Ground Subsidence Areas and Volume of Pumped Up Ground Water Major Ground Subsidence Areas Expenditures of Public Works Natural Disaster Rehabilitation Projects	5MB
Area of Flooded Land Distribution of Landslides Distribution of Steep Slopes Major Earthquakes and Tsunamis Distribution of Intensity of Major Earthquakes	4MB	Area of Inundated Land Distribution of Landslides Epicenters of Destructive Earthquakes and the Areas Where Tsunamis Occur Distribution of Intensity of Major Destructive Earthquakes	5MB
REVISED EDITION 1990 POPULATION		FIRST EDITION 1977 POPULATION
Population Distribution Population Density Ration of Daytime and Nighttime Population	3MB	Population Distribution Population Change in Last 50 Years	5MB
Birth Rate Death Rate In-Migrant Rate Out-Migrant Rate Rate of Natural Increase Rate of Social Increase	4MB	Population Density Ratio of Daytime and Nighttime Population	3MB
Percentage of population Change (1920～1985) Percentage of population Change (1920～1950) Percentage of population Change (1950～1980) Percentage of population Change (1980～1985) Male-Female Ratio Population Pyramid	8MB	Percentage of population Change Domestic Movement of the Population	4MB
Age Structure of Population (Ratio of Population Under 15 Years of Age) Age Structure of Population (Ritio of Population Aged 15 to Under 65 Years) Age Structure of Population (Ritio of Population Aged 65 Years and Over) Age Structure of Population (Total Dependency Ratio) Number of Hosehold Members per Household Ratio of Nuclear Families	14MB	Rate of Natural Growth of the Population Birth Rate Death Rate Number of Household Members Per Household	4MB
		Age Structure of Population Male-Female Ratio	4MB
Raitio of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Workers Ratio of Production and Transportation Workers Raitio of Sales Persons Service Workers Raitio of Clerical and Technical Workers, Managers and Officials Raitio of Totally Unemployed Persons Population Structure by Industry	8MB	Population Structure by Industries Changes in Population Structure by Industries	5MB
		Ratio of Clerical and Technical Workers, Managers and Officials Ritio of Employees Raitio of Female Workers Under 30 Years of Age 3Raitio of Female Workers Aged 30 Years and Over	5MB
REVISED EDITION 1990 AGRICULTURE, FORRESTRY AND FISHRIES		FIRST EDITION 1977 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
Raitio of Cultivated Land and Persons Engaged in Agriculture Structure of Farm Households by Degree of Engagement Area of Cultivated Land Value of Farm Products Sold Gross Agriculture Product Productivity of Agricultural Labor Productivity of Cultivated land	6MB	Ratio of Cultivated Land and Persons Engaged in Agriculture Structure of Farm Households by Degree of Engagement	5MB
		Structure of Farm Households by Size of Cultivated Land Power Cultivators and Tractors Power Sprayers and Power Dusters Power Reapers Greenhouses	3MB
		Gross Agricultural Product Structure of Farm Households by Price of Farm Products Sold Productivity of Agricultural Labor Productivity of Cultivated Land	3MB
Harvested Area of Rice Harvested Area of Wheat, Barley and Miscellaneous Cereals Harvested Area of Pulses Harvested Area of Potatoes Harvested Area of Vegetables (I) Harvested Area of Vegetables (II) Growing Area of Fruit Trees (I) Growing Area of Fruit Trees (II) Harvested Area of Industrial Crops Harvested Area of Industrial Horticulture Number of Livestock Number of Chickens	7MB	Harvested Area of Rice Harvested Area of Wheat, Barley and Miscellaneous Cereals Harvested Area of Pulses	3MB
		Harvested Area of Potatoes Harvested Area of Vegetables Harvested Area of Feed and Forage Crops, Flowers, seeds and Seedlings	4MB
		Growing Area of Fruit Trees (I) Growing Area of Fruit Trees (II) Harvested Area of Industrial Crops	3MB
		Number of Livestock Number of Chickens Sericulture	3MB
Raitio of Forest Land and Persons Engaged in Forestry Area of Forests Operated Production of Timber	2MB	Ratio of Forest Land and Persons Engaged in Forestry Structure of Forestry Housholds by Size of Forests Under Management	3MB
		Production of Timber Ratio of Artificial Forests and Area of Artificial Forests	3MB
Fishing Ports and Fishermen Fishing Grounds Catches by Fishing Area Catches by Region of Sea and Catches of Inland Water Fisheries Yield of Cultures	5MB	Catches and Fishing Grounds Coastal Fishing Grounds and Farms	4MB
		Fisheries Production Fishing Ports and Fishermen	4MB
REVISED EDITION 1990 MINING, MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION		FIRST EDITION 1977 MINING, MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION
Distribution of Mines Quantity of Production in Mining	4MB	Quantity of Production in Mining Distribution of Mines	3MB
Distribution of Factories Factories for Foodstuffs, Beverages, Feed and Tobacco Industries Factories for Textile, Clothing and Related Products Industries Factories for Pulp, Paper and Related Products Industries Factories for Publishing, Printing and Related Industries Factories for Chemicals, Plastic Products, Petroleum Products and Coal Industries Factories for Ceramic, Stone, Clay and Grass Product Industries Factories for Iron and Steel, and Nonferrous Metals Industries Factories for Fabricated Metal Products Industries Factories for Machinery and Accessories Industries Factories for Electrical Machinery, Equipment and Supplies Industries Factories for Transportation Equipment Industries Factories for Precision Instruments Industries	11MB	Distribution of Factories Structure of Factories by Number of Workers	5MB
		Production of Manufactured Goods Production of Manufactured Goods by Industries	4MB
		Factories for Foodstuffs and Related Products Factories for Textiles, Clothing and Related Products Factories for Lumber and Wood Products, Furniture and Fixtures Factories for Pulp, Paper and Allied Products Factories for Publishing, Printing and Allied Products Factories for Chemicals, Petroleum and Coal Products Factories for Rubber Products, Tanned Leather and Leather Products and Furs Factories for Ceramic, stone, Clay and Glass products Factories for Iron and Steel, and Nonferrous Metals Factories for Fabricated Metal Products Factories for Machinery, Ordnance and Accessories Factories for Electrical Machinery, Equipment and Supplies Factories for Transportation Equipment Factories for Precision Instruments Factories for other Manufactured Products	17MB
Number of Workers per Factory Value of Product Shipments by Industries	4MB
Power Plants and Power Transmission System Production of City Gas	5MB	Power Plants and Power Transmission System City Gas production	4MB
Number of the Construction Trade Value of Construction Works Executed Value of Public Construction Works Started Number of Newly Constructed Houses	4MB	Value of Construction Work Executed Value of Public Construction Works Started Number of Newly Constructed Houses	3MB
REVISED EDITION 1990 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS		FIRST EDITION 1977 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Frequency of Trains Frequency of Flights and Number of Passengers Frequency of Sailings and Number of Passengers	7MB	Transportation Network Aire Lines with Foreign Countries Routes of Ocean-going Lines	4MB
Volume of Aircraft Freight Volume of Shipping Freight Frequency of Flights to and from Foreign Countries Volume of Shipping Fright to and from Foreign Countries	5MB	Railway Passenger Traffic Volume Time of Arrival by Railway	3MB
		Railway Freight Traffic Volume Development of Railways	8MB
Volume of Vehicle Tarffic Length of Roads and Pavement Ratio Number of Vehicles and Ratio of Road Improvement	7MB	Vehicle Traffic Volume Density of Roads and Number of Vehicles	3MB
		Aircraft Passenger Traffic Volume Frequency of sailings and Number of Passengers Frequence of Flights with Foreign Countries Ship Freight Traffic Volume with Foreign Countries	4MB
		Freight traffic Volume by Coastal Shipping Interregional Freight Flow	4MB
		Warehouses Persons Engaged inTransport and Communications	3MB
Amount of Postal Matter International Postal Matter Distribution of Telephones Wireless Stations Amount of Information Broadcast Amount of Information Corresponded	7MB	Distribution of Telephones and Telephone Office International Postal Matter International Telephone Calls	6MB
		Distribution of Post Offfices Number of Postal Matter	5MB
		Number of Telephone Calls Number of Telegrams Transmitted International Telex International Telegrams	4MB
REVISED EDITION 1990 FOREIGN TRADE		FIRST EDITION 1977 FOREIGN TRADE AND FLOW OF GOODS
Value of Exports and Imports by Commodity Quantity of Exports and Imports by Commodity Value of Exports and Imports by Ports Ratio of Import Dependency on Principal Raw Materials	6MB	Value of Exports and Imports by Commodity Value of Exports and Imports by Port	3MB
		Quantity of Exports and Imports by Commodity Ratio of Import Dependency on Principal Raw Materials	3MB
		Flow of Rice Flow of Mandarin Oranges Flow of Raw Milk Flow of Fresh Fishery Products Flow of Crude Oil Flow of Iron and Steel	4MB
REVISED EDITION 1990 COMMERCE, BANKING AND INSURANCE		FIRST EDITION 1977 COMMERCE, BANKING AND INSURANCE
Percentage of Wholesalers in Proportion to Total Number of Wholesale and Retail Stores Sales per Store in Wholesale Trade Sales in Wholesale Trade Sales in Retail Trade Large-Scale Retail Stores Number of Retail Stores per 1,000 Population Sales per Store in Retail Trade	4MB	Ratio of Wholesalers Sales Store in Wholesale Trade Distribution of Department Stores, Supermarkets, Etc.	6MB
		Number of Retail Stores Per 1,000 Inhabitants Sales in Retail Trade Raitio of Restaurants	6MB
		Sales in Wholesale Trade Sales in Retail Trade Ratio of Persons Engaged in Commerce	5MB
Distribution of Financial Indtitutions Balance of Deposits and Loans Life Insurance Non-Life Insurance	4MB	Distribution of Bank Outstanding Amounts of Deposits and Savings Amounts of Insurance Policies in Force	5MB
REVISED EDITION 1990 POITICS AND FINANCE		FIRST EDITION 1977 POLITICS AND FINANCE
Election for the House of Representatives Election for the House of Councilors Constituencies and Fixed Number of Seats for the House of Representatives Constituencies and Fixed Number of Seats for the House of Councilors	4MB	Election for the House of Representatives Election for the House of Councillors Constituencies and Fixed Number of Seats for the House of Representatives Constituencies and Fixed Number of Seats for the House of Councillors	4MB
National and Prefectural Revenue National and Prefectural Expenditure Gross Prefectural Product Distribution of Prefectural Income Financial Strength Index of Si, Mati and Mura Amount of Administrative Investment	4MB	National and Prefectural Revenue National and Prefectural Expenditures Net Prefectural Product Distribution of Prefectural Income	4MB
REVISED EDITION 1990 SOCIAL CONDITIONS		FIRST EDITION 1977 SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Hours of work and Wages by Industry Ratio of Women Part-Time Workers and Wages Membership of Labor Unions by Industry	3MB	Hours of Work and Wages by Industry Raitio of Women Part-time Workers and Wages Membership in Labor Unions by Industry	4MB
Size of Income Regional Difference in Indices of Income Income and Expenditure per Worker's Household Amount of Savings and Liabilities per Worker's Household	3MB	Income and Expenditures Per Worker's Household Amount of Savings and Liabilities Per Worker's Household Structure of Income	4MB
Water Supply Public Sewerage Diffusion of City Gas Installations Public Parks Mumber of Tatami per Capita Percent of Households in Own House	4MB	Distribution of Waterworks and Water Supply Distribution of Public Sewerage Distribution of City Gas Installations Electricity Consumption Number of Tatami Per Inhabitant Percentage of Houses Owned	4MB
Distribution of Hospitals Number of Beds per 100,000 Population Number of Medical Doctors per 100,000 Population Deaths by Causes Distribution of Social Welfare Institutions	6MB	Distribution of Hospitals Number of Physicians per 10,000 Inhabitants	3MB
		Raitio of Persons Insured in National Health Insurance Medical Care Expenses in National Health Insurance Fixed Number of Day Nurseries Per 100 Preschool Children	4MB
		Distribution of Social Welfare Institutions (I) Distribution of Social Welfare Institutions (II) Ratio of Livelihood Protection	5MB
Number of Criminal Cases and Total of Cases Cleared Total Number of Fires and Fire Losses Road Traffic Accidents Industrial Accidents	4MB	Total Number of Criminal Cases and Total Arrested Total Number Arrested Under Special Laws Road Traffic Accidents Cases of Violations of Raod Traffic Law Fire Losses Floor Area Destroyed by Fire	4MB
REVISED EDITION 1990 EDUCATION AND CULTURE		FIRST EDITION 1977 EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Day Nurseries Kindergartens Elementary Schools Junior Hight Schools Hight Schools Special Traning Schools	4MB	Number of Elementary Schools Number of Middle Schools Proportion of Middle School Graduates Advancing to High Schools and Number of High Schools Number of Students of High Schools by Course Kindergartens Miscellaneous Schools	5MB
Distribution of Colleges, Universities and Technological Colleges Number of Entrants to Colleges and Universities Number of Students Enrolled in Colleges and Universities Distribution of Libraries Distribution of Museums Distribution of Public Halls	5MB	Distribution of Collages, Universities and Technological Collages Proportion of High School Graduates Advancing to Higher Education and Entrants Collages and Universities Number of Students Enrolled in Collages and Universities	4MB
		Distribution of Libraries Distribution of Museums Distribution of Reserch Institutes and Laboratories	6MB
Television Stations Radio Stations Ratio of Subscription Contracts of Colorcast Cable television (CATV) Circulation of Newspapers Circulation of Mgazines	6MB	Television Stations Radio Stations Ratio of Color Television Subscription Contracts Newspaper Circulation Circulation of Magazines	4MB
Historic Sites, Places of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monuments National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties (Buildings)	6MB	Historic Sites, Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monuments National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties (Buildings)	6MB
Public Physical Training Facilities Distribution of Outdoor Recreation Areas (I) Distribution of Outdoor Recreation Areas (II) Natural Parks	4MB	Public Physical Training Facilites Distribution of Consolidated Sports Facilities Distribution of Outdoor Recrestion Areas (I) Distribution of Outdoor Recrestion Areas (II)	6MB
		Natural Parks Public Parks	6MB
		Number of Tourists Resouces for Tourism Tourism and Recreation Facilities Accommodation Facilities and Number of Users	5MB
REVISED EDITION 1990 ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS		FIRST EDITION 1977 ADMINISTRATIVE
Administrative Areas	3MB	Administrative Areas	4MB
List of Administrative Areas	18MB	List of Administrative Areas	14MB
COLOPHON		COLOPHON