Physical Location Map of Japan, highlighted continent
This is not just a map. It's a piece of the world captured in the image.
The physical location map represents one of many map types and styles available. Look at Japan from different perspectives.
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Base Map
- gray36
Dark gray color scheme enhanced by hill-shading. Japan highlighted in white.
- savanna style36
Savanna green color scheme enhanced with shaded relief. Japan is highlighted by yellow color.
- physical18
Physical map illustrates the natural geographic features of an area, such as the mountains and valleys.
- political18
Political map illustrates how people have divided up the world into countries and administrative regions.
- satellite18
Satellite map shows the land surface as it really looks like. Based on images taken from the Earth's orbit.
- shaded relief18
Shaded relief map shows topographic features of the surface. Hill-shading simulates the shadows cast by terrain features.
- blank12
Simple black and white outline map indicates the overall shape of the regions.
- flag9
National flag of the Japan resized to fit in the shape of the country borders.
Outside
- physical10
Physical style for all areas outside of the borders of Japan.
- gray2
Gray color scheme for all areas outside of the borders of Japan.
- savanna style2
Savanna color scheme for all areas outside of the borders of Japan.
- blank1
Blank map for all areas outside of the borders of Japan.
- political1
Political style for all areas outside of the borders of Japan..
- satellite1
Satellite style for all areas outside of the borders of Japan.
- shaded relief1
Shaded relief style for all areas outside of the borders of Japan.
Effects
- lighten6
All areas outside of the borders of Japan lightened.
- land only3
Selected effects applied to the land only, water areas remain unaffected by the effects.
- desaturated2
All areas outside of the borders of Japan desaturated to grayscale colors.
- semi-desaturated2
All areas outside of the borders of Japan partly desaturated to almost grayscale colors.
Options
- hill shading inside10
Base map enhanced by hill-shading.
- hill shading outside10
Outside map enhanced by hill-shading.
- shaded relief sea10
The depth of the waters represented by colors and enhanced by relief shading.
- highlighted continent2
Entire continent highlighted by the color.
- show entire continent2
The location of Japan shown within the context of the entire continent.
Maps of Japan
Maphill is a collection of map images. This image combines a physical map with the globe centered on Japan. Use the buttons under the image to switch to different map types.
See Japan from a different perspective.
Each map style has its advantages. No map type is the best. The best is that Maphill enables you to look at the same country from many different angles.
Sure, this physical location map is nice. But there is good chance you will like some other styles of Japan map even more. Select another style in the above table and look at the Japan from a different view.
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You can embed, print or download the map just like any other image. All Japan location maps are available in a common image format. Enrich your website or blog with hiqh quality map graphics.
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Is there anything more than this map?
Sure, there is. It has been said that Maphill maps are worth a thousand words. That's certainly true. But you can experience much more when you visit Japan.
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Learn more about the map styles
Each map type offers different information and each map style is designed for a different purpose. Read about the styles and map projection used in the above map (Physical Location Map of Japan, highlighted continent).
Physical map
Physical map illustrates the mountains, lowlands, oceans, lakes and rivers and other physical landscape features of Japan. Differences in land elevations relative to the sea level are represented by color.
Green color represents lower elevations, orange or brown indicate higher elevations, shades of grey are used for the highest mountain ranges in the world. Underwater topography is represented by blues. Darker blues are used for the deepest water, lighter shades of blue represent shallower water such as the continental shelf.
Map projection of the location map
The location map of Japan combines two projections: the orthographic azimuthal projection for the globe and the simple geographic projection for the rectangular part of the map. Geographic projection has straight meridians and parallels, each degree of latitude and longitude is the same size over the entire world map.
The orthographic azimuthal projection is a perspective projection from infinite distance. It was already known to the Egyptians and Greeks more than 2,000 years ago. It gives the appearance of the Earth viewed from outer space. Only one hemisphere can be viewed at a time. The globe centered on Japan appears more realistic than almost any other projection.
Facts
Popular searches
A list of the most popular locations in Japan as searched by our visitors.
Recent searches
List of the locations in Japan that our users recently searched for.
The Maphill difference
It's neither this physical location map nor any other of the many millions of maps. The value of a map gallery is not determined by the number of pictures, but by the possibility to see the world from many different perspectives.
Technology
We unlock the value hidden in the geographic data. Thanks to automating the complex process of turning data into map graphics, we are able to create maps in higher quality, faster and cheaper than was possible before.
Forever free
We created Maphill to make the web a more beautiful place. Without you having to pay for it. Maphill maps are and will always be available for free.
Real Earth data
Do you think the maps are too beautiful not to be painted? No, this is not art. All location maps of Japan are created based on real Earth data. This is how the world looks like.
Easy to use
This map is available in a common image format. You can copy, print or embed the map very easily. Just like any other image.
Different perspectives
The value of Maphill lies in the possibility to look at the same area from several perspectives. Maphill presents the map of Japan in a wide variety of map types and styles.
Vector quality
We build each location map individually with regard to the characteristics of the map area and the chosen graphic style. Maps are assembled and kept in a high resolution vector format throughout the entire process of their creation.
Experience of discovering
Maphill maps will never be as detailed as Google maps or as precise as designed by professional cartographers. Our goal is different. We want to redefine the experience of discovering the world through the maps.
Fast anywhere
Maps are served from a large number of servers spread all over the world. Globally distributed map delivery network ensures low latency and fast loading times, no matter where on Earth you happen to be.
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