The NDL's collection of topographic maps includes medium scale maps (1:100,000-1:10,000）as described below.
Numbers shown in brackets 【】 indicate the NDL call number for an item.

1. NDL's Collections

1-1. Maps issued by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan and its antecedent organizations

"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.

1-2. Maps issued by other institutions

1-2-1. The War Damage Reconstruction Institute

1-2-2. Fukkō Tochi Jūtaku Kyōkai, Uchiyama Chizu.

1-2-3. U.S. Army Map Service (AMS)

1-3. Replica corpus books

• "Nihon retto nimangosenbun no ichi chizu shusei"（Corpus of Japan 1:25,000 topographic maps）（Kagaku Shoin　1991.10-1995.5　【YP6-118】）
• "Seishiki nimanbun no ichi chikeizu shusei"（Corpus of 1:20,000 topographic maps）（Kashiwa Shobo Publishing Co. Ltd.　2001.4-2003.4　【YP6-167】etc.）（Material available in the Map Room）
  
  • Eastern Japan：Content information
  • Central Japan 1：Content information
  • Central Japan 2：Content information
  • Central Japan 3：Content information
  • Kansai：Content information
  • Chugoku・Shikoku 1：Content information
  • Chugoku・Shikoku 2：Content information
  • Kyushu：Content information
• "Meiji zenki kansai chishizu shusei: 1884-1890"（Corpus of topographic maps of the Kansai region in the first half of the Meiji era）（Kashiwa Shobo Publishing Co. Ltd.　1989.10　【YP6-100】：Content information）（Material available in the Map Room）
  Tentative Topographic Map is reduced and edited to reflect borders shown on the current 1:25,000 Topographic Map. The list of original drawings can be found at the end of the material.
• "Meiji zenki kanto heiya chishizu shusei : 1880-1886"（Corpus of topographic maps of the Kanto plain in the first half of the Meiji era）（Kashiwa Shobo Publishing Co. Ltd.　1989.7　【YP6-99】：Content information）（Material available in the Map Room）
  The first military district Rapid Survey Map is reduced and edited to reflect borders shown on the current 1:25,000 Topographic Map. The list of original drawings can be found at the end of the material.
• "Chizu de miru hyakunenmae no Nihon"（To see Japan 100 years ago with old maps）（Shogakukan Inc.　1998.8　【YP6-148】）（Material available in the Map Room）
  This book includes topographic maps of main cities produced in the Meiji and Taisho eras. For the Kanto region, the first military district 1:20,000 rapid survey maps, and for other areas, 1:20,000 topographic maps or 1:50,000 topographic maps are contained. The list of topographic maps used can be found at the end.
• "Meiji taisho showa tokyo ichimanbunnoichi chikeizu shusei"（Corpus of 1:10,000 topographic maps of Tokyo in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras）（Kashiwa Shobo Publishing Co. Ltd.　1983.11　【YP6-66】：Content information）（Material available in the Map Room）
  This material includes 1:10.000 topographic maps of Tokyo's 23 wards produced at the end of Meiji, Taisho and early Showa eras at the size of 1:10,000. And 1:10,000 maps edited with reduced 1:5,000 Tokyo Maps are included as an appendix.
• "Taisho showa tokyo shuhen ichimanbunnoichi chikeizu shusei Keiyo, Keihin and Tama chiku"（Corpus of 1:10,000 topographic maps around Tokyo - Keiyo area, Keihin area, and Tama area）（Kashiwa Shobo Publishing Co. Ltd.　1984.4　【YP6-81】）（Material available in the Map Room）
  This material includes the suburbs of Tokyo's 23 wards such as Keiyo, Keihin and Tama produced in the Taisho and early Showa eras at the size of 1:10,000.
• "Showa zenki nihon toshi chizu shusei"（Corpus of Japan city maps in the first half of the Showa era）（Kashiwa Shobo Publishing Co. Ltd.　1987.3　【YP6-79】：Content information）（Material available in the Map Room）
  This material includes 91 maps of 82 Japanese city areas in the early Showa era at the size of 1:10,000.
• "Sensai fukkoki tokyo ichimanbunnoichi chikeizu shusei"（Corpus of 1:10,000 topographic maps on Tokyo in the period of revival from WW2-damage）（Kashiwa Shobo Publishing Co. Ltd.　1988.4　【YP6-90】：Content information）（Material available in the Map Room）
  This material contains the reprint version of the original drawings reflecting Tokyo's 23 wards of 1945 and 1957. It also includes "Marunouchi"（【YG18-K-53】）, 1: 5,000 map which was produced by GHQ in 1948.
• "Meiji zenki showa zenki tokyo toshi chizu"（Tokyo city maps in the first half of the Meiji and Showa eras）（Kashiwa Shobo Publishing Co. Ltd.　1995.12-1996.3　【YP6-138】）（Material available in the Map Room）
  • 1 (Eastern part of Tokyo)：Content information
  • 2 (Northern part of Tokyo)：Content information
  • 3 (Southern part of Tokyo)：Content information
  • 4 (Western part of Tokyo)：Content information
    This book was compiled from Tokyo topographic maps produced in the early Meiji and Showa eras. This comprises the 1st part "1:25,000 map" and the 2nd part "1:10,000 map" and contains 1:20,000 Rapid Survey Map, 1:10,000 Old Topographic Map and The War Damage Reconstruction Institute's 1:10,000 Topographic Map.

2. How to Use Materials

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

3. Related Websites

• Historical Agro-Environmental Browsing System（National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences.）（Index Map in Japanese）
  Users can compare "Rapid Survey Map", which was produced in the early to middle Meiji era, with current roads, rivers and railroads. By clicking the plus mark after selecting a region to move to the screen, users can see maps other than "Rapid Survey Map" such as Tokyo 1:5,000 map (1880s)

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