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Japan Bilingual Atlas
A bilingual road atlas of Japan from Kodansha International in a glovebox paperback format with additional street plans, railway networks diagrams, thematic tourist maps highlighting important sights, etc. All place names are in both Latin alphabet and in Japanese; places of interest and the supporting text are in English. The atlas is divided into several sections:- The country at 1:1,260,000, showing the road and rail networks on a base with a very good presentation of the topography through altitude colouring and relief shading, plenty of names of geographical feature and highlighting of places of interest. Indexed.- Enlargements at 1:500,000 on a plain colour base but with highlighting for the tourist sights covering the Kinki area and the Hanshin district (Kobe ‘“ Osaka), the Nagoya area, the Tokyo Metropolitan area, and the Fukuoka area; and at 1:200,000 for the Keihin district (Tokyo ‘“ Yokohama). – Street plans of 16 main cities.- 7 sightseeing maps including Okinawa, Mt Fuji area, Kyoto environs, Nara environs, etc.- Subway and/or railway maps for the main urban conurbations.- Three overview maps of the whole country showing main road, rail and air connections.- 8 thematic maps of Japan highlighting a range of places of interest, including volcanoes, national parks, world heritage sites, special scenic and historic spots, traditional villages, etc.