Library Guides: HIST 24706: Edo/Tokyo: Society and the City in Japan (Spring 2017): Spatial & Statistical Data

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Historical data

Japan Historical GIS Dataverse
Japanese Historical Maps (UC Berkeley)
View historical maps of Japan in Google Earth or Google Maps.

Spatial data

Global Map Japan
Downloadable maps and spatial data from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan.
JAXA
Download imagery and remote sensing data from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Global Administrative Boundaries
Download country boundaries and administrative regions in a variety of formats.
OpenStreetMap Data: Japan
Download all of OpenStreetMap's data for Japan as a shapefile. This data is editable, and it is updated frequently.
Open Addresses
Geocoded addresses are available for much of Japan. The street names are written in Japanese, but the data is still usable to non-Japanese speakers.

Statistical data

Statistics Bureau of Japan
UN Data: Japan
Bank of Japan
Current and historical statistics related to financial markets and economics in Japan.
Data.go.jp
This is the English version of the Japanese Open Data Portal. It is searchable in English, and some resources are available in English.
HDX: Japan
The location page for Japan in Humanitarian Data Exchange includes more than 100 datasets--both statistical and spatial.
GHDx: Japan
Search for datasets, reports, and scientific literature from 1947-present day related to health in Japan.

China Data Online This link opens in a new window
This database contains some data about Japan.
ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new window
ICPSR has more than 2000 studies related to Japan, including downloadable data in a variety of formats.
ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and includes many large time-series datasets. International in scope.

Japan data in English

This page has spatial and statistical data resources in English about Japan. For assistance with these resources, contact Taylor Hixson, Resident Librarian for GIS.

To learn more about resources available in Japanese, contact Japanese Studies Librarian Ayako Yoshimura.